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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 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
a-publishing
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From this reading I, too, experienced this, the following market day, he being then come to the market cross "a-publishing of truth" as he and his followers term it, in their quaking jargon.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Moreover, they had sent their wives as well, and even the sergeants were less bitter against him than the women.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I, too, experienced this, the following market day, he being then come to the market cross "a-publishing of truth" as he and his followers term it, in their quaking jargon.
Aye
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From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I, too, experienced this, the following market day, he being then come to the market cross "a-publishing of truth" as he and his followers term it, in their quaking jargon.
bitter
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From this reading Moreover, they had sent their wives as well, and even the sergeants were less bitter against him than the women.
catch
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From this reading The pastor's voice had sunk very low: James could hardly catch the last words.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I, too, experienced this, the following market day, he being then come to the market cross "a-publishing of truth" as he and his followers term it, in their quaking jargon.
commanding
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From this reading The magistrates, godly men, had sent the sergeants commanding them to stop his mouth.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The pastor's voice had sunk very low: James could hardly catch the last words.
cross
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day
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moreover, they had sent their wives as well, and even the sergeants were less bitter against him than the women.
experienced
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eyes
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From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
fleshly
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From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
followers
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following
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godly
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From this reading The magistrates, godly men, had sent the sergeants commanding them to stop his mouth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pastor's voice had sunk very low: James could hardly catch the last words.
hardly
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From this reading The pastor's voice had sunk very low: James could hardly catch the last words.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
heart
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From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Moreover, they had sent their wives as well, and even the sergeants were less bitter against him than the women.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I, too, experienced this, the following market day, he being then come to the market cross "a-publishing of truth" as he and his followers term it, in their quaking jargon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I, too, experienced this, the following market day, he being then come to the market cross "a-publishing of truth" as he and his followers term it, in their quaking jargon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I, too, experienced this, the following market day, he being then come to the market cross "a-publishing of truth" as he and his followers term it, in their quaking jargon.
inmost
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From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I, too, experienced this, the following market day, he being then come to the market cross "a-publishing of truth" as he and his followers term it, in their quaking jargon.
James
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From this reading The pastor's voice had sunk very low: James could hardly catch the last words.
jargon
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pastor's voice had sunk very low: James could hardly catch the last words.
less
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From this reading Moreover, they had sent their wives as well, and even the sergeants were less bitter against him than the women.
low
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From this reading The pastor's voice had sunk very low: James could hardly catch the last words.
magistratesplural nounUS /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts/
civil officers who administer local law
From this reading The magistrates, godly men, had sent the sergeants commanding them to stop his mouth.
man
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From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
man's
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From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
market
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From this reading I, too, experienced this, the following market day, he being then come to the market cross "a-publishing of truth" as he and his followers term it, in their quaking jargon.
men
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From this reading The magistrates, godly men, had sent the sergeants commanding them to stop his mouth.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, they had sent their wives as well, and even the sergeants were less bitter against him than the women.
mouth
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From this reading The magistrates, godly men, had sent the sergeants commanding them to stop his mouth.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
pastor's
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From this reading The pastor's voice had sunk very low: James could hardly catch the last words.
pierce
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From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
quaking
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From this reading I, too, experienced this, the following market day, he being then come to the market cross "a-publishing of truth" as he and his followers term it, in their quaking jargon.
read
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From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
rejoinednounUS /ˈrejoined/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
secrets
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From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
seemeth
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From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
sent
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From this reading The magistrates, godly men, had sent the sergeants commanding them to stop his mouth.
sergeants
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From this reading The magistrates, godly men, had sent the sergeants commanding them to stop his mouth.
stop
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From this reading The magistrates, godly men, had sent the sergeants commanding them to stop his mouth.
sunk
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From this reading The pastor's voice had sunk very low: James could hardly catch the last words.
term
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From this reading I, too, experienced this, the following market day, he being then come to the market cross "a-publishing of truth" as he and his followers term it, in their quaking jargon.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Moreover, they had sent their wives as well, and even the sergeants were less bitter against him than the women.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pastor's voice had sunk very low: James could hardly catch the last words.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I, too, experienced this, the following market day, he being then come to the market cross "a-publishing of truth" as he and his followers term it, in their quaking jargon.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The magistrates, godly men, had sent the sergeants commanding them to stop his mouth.
then
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From this reading I, too, experienced this, the following market day, he being then come to the market cross "a-publishing of truth" as he and his followers term it, in their quaking jargon.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Moreover, they had sent their wives as well, and even the sergeants were less bitter against him than the women.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I, too, experienced this, the following market day, he being then come to the market cross "a-publishing of truth" as he and his followers term it, in their quaking jargon.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
too
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truth
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veil
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From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
very
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From this reading The pastor's voice had sunk very low: James could hardly catch the last words.
voice
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From this reading The pastor's voice had sunk very low: James could hardly catch the last words.
well
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From this reading Moreover, they had sent their wives as well, and even the sergeants were less bitter against him than the women.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Moreover, they had sent their wives as well, and even the sergeants were less bitter against him than the women.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
wives
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From this reading Moreover, they had sent their wives as well, and even the sergeants were less bitter against him than the women.
women
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From this reading Moreover, they had sent their wives as well, and even the sergeants were less bitter against him than the women.
wonder
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From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
words
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From this reading The pastor's voice had sunk very low: James could hardly catch the last words.
younger
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From this reading 'Aye, no wonder,' rejoined the younger man, 'with those eyes he seemeth to pierce the fleshly veil and to read the secrets of a man's inmost heart.
