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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 This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
adding
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From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
always
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From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
appear
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
Biography
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From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
Bonbright
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Bonbright's
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business
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From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
career
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circumscribed
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clotheshorse
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
custom
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From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
daily
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From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
desk
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detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
devoted
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From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not study it rebelliously, for as yet rebellion had not occurred to him.
dressed
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
early
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From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
enlighten
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
events
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
father
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From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
finished
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Foote
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He did not study it rebelliously, for as yet rebellion had not occurred to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bonbright VII sat at his desk motionless, studying his career as it lay circumscribed before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
home
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From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
hour
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From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
hours
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From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
humanity
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
Lafayette
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From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
large
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
lay
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From this reading Bonbright VII sat at his desk motionless, studying his career as it lay circumscribed before him.
leave
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From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
library
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From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
Marquis
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From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
mature
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
men
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
motionless
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From this reading Bonbright VII sat at his desk motionless, studying his career as it lay circumscribed before him.
much
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
occurred
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From this reading He did not study it rebelliously, for as yet rebellion had not occurred to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
office
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From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
Philosophical
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Rangar
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From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
rebellion
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From this reading He did not study it rebelliously, for as yet rebellion had not occurred to him.
rebelliously
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From this reading He did not study it rebelliously, for as yet rebellion had not occurred to him.
reflections
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
retire
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From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
sat
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From this reading Bonbright VII sat at his desk motionless, studying his career as it lay circumscribed before him.
several
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
severe
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
study
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From this reading He did not study it rebelliously, for as yet rebellion had not occurred to him.
studying
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From this reading Bonbright VII sat at his desk motionless, studying his career as it lay circumscribed before him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
tour
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two
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From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
ultimately
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
utilize
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
VI's
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
VII
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volumes
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
work
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
works
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world
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
written
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He did not study it rebelliously, for as yet rebellion had not occurred to him.
