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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of the rigours, and therefore too the truancies and humours of the lot official, Mike was comparatively so comfortably circumstanced as to have little knowledge.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
bitter
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From this reading Consequently, his lot, though dull, was seldom bitter; and many mitigations of it were within his privilege.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
circumstanced
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From this reading Of the rigours, and therefore too the truancies and humours of the lot official, Mike was comparatively so comfortably circumstanced as to have little knowledge.
clerks
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From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
comfortably
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From this reading Of the rigours, and therefore too the truancies and humours of the lot official, Mike was comparatively so comfortably circumstanced as to have little knowledge.
comparatively
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From this reading Of the rigours, and therefore too the truancies and humours of the lot official, Mike was comparatively so comfortably circumstanced as to have little knowledge.
Consequently
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From this reading Consequently, his lot, though dull, was seldom bitter; and many mitigations of it were within his privilege.
day
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From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
desks
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From this reading His father was the king of a little flourishing prison of desks, and Mike was one of the heirs-apparent.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With Henry it was different.
dull
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From this reading Consequently, his lot, though dull, was seldom bitter; and many mitigations of it were within his privilege.
father
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From this reading His father was the king of a little flourishing prison of desks, and Mike was one of the heirs-apparent.
flourishing
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From this reading His father was the king of a little flourishing prison of desks, and Mike was one of the heirs-apparent.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of the rigours, and therefore too the truancies and humours of the lot official, Mike was comparatively so comfortably circumstanced as to have little knowledge.
heirs-apparent
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From this reading His father was the king of a little flourishing prison of desks, and Mike was one of the heirs-apparent.
Henry
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From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father was the king of a little flourishing prison of desks, and Mike was one of the heirs-apparent.
humours
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From this reading Of the rigours, and therefore too the truancies and humours of the lot official, Mike was comparatively so comfortably circumstanced as to have little knowledge.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Consequently, his lot, though dull, was seldom bitter; and many mitigations of it were within his privilege.
Kean
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From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
king
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From this reading His father was the king of a little flourishing prison of desks, and Mike was one of the heirs-apparent.
knowledge
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From this reading Of the rigours, and therefore too the truancies and humours of the lot official, Mike was comparatively so comfortably circumstanced as to have little knowledge.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the rigours, and therefore too the truancies and humours of the lot official, Mike was comparatively so comfortably circumstanced as to have little knowledge.
lot
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From this reading Of the rigours, and therefore too the truancies and humours of the lot official, Mike was comparatively so comfortably circumstanced as to have little knowledge.
many
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From this reading Consequently, his lot, though dull, was seldom bitter; and many mitigations of it were within his privilege.
MATHEMATICS
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From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
Mike
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From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
mitigations
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From this reading Consequently, his lot, though dull, was seldom bitter; and many mitigations of it were within his privilege.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
offices
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From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
official
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From this reading Of the rigours, and therefore too the truancies and humours of the lot official, Mike was comparatively so comfortably circumstanced as to have little knowledge.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His father was the king of a little flourishing prison of desks, and Mike was one of the heirs-apparent.
PENITENTIARY
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From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
prison
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From this reading His father was the king of a little flourishing prison of desks, and Mike was one of the heirs-apparent.
privilege
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From this reading Consequently, his lot, though dull, was seldom bitter; and many mitigations of it were within his privilege.
prove
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From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
rigours
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From this reading Of the rigours, and therefore too the truancies and humours of the lot official, Mike was comparatively so comfortably circumstanced as to have little knowledge.
rival
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From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
seldom
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From this reading Consequently, his lot, though dull, was seldom bitter; and many mitigations of it were within his privilege.
serious
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From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
Shakespeare
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From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of the rigours, and therefore too the truancies and humours of the lot official, Mike was comparatively so comfortably circumstanced as to have little knowledge.
some
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From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Of the rigours, and therefore too the truancies and humours of the lot official, Mike was comparatively so comfortably circumstanced as to have little knowledge.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Consequently, his lot, though dull, was seldom bitter; and many mitigations of it were within his privilege.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
too
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From this reading Of the rigours, and therefore too the truancies and humours of the lot official, Mike was comparatively so comfortably circumstanced as to have little knowledge.
truancies
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From this reading Of the rigours, and therefore too the truancies and humours of the lot official, Mike was comparatively so comfortably circumstanced as to have little knowledge.
Tyre
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From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Henry it was different.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Consequently, his lot, though dull, was seldom bitter; and many mitigations of it were within his privilege.
Yes
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From this reading A PENITENTIARY OF THE MATHEMATICS Yes, Mike was some day to be another Kean, and Henry was to prove a serious rival to Shakespeare; but, meanwhile, they were clerks in the offices of Tyre.
