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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 I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The priests told me about this, and were generously hot to have him punished.
all
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From this reading IN THE QUEEN'S DUNGEONS Well, I arranged all that; and I had the man sent to his home.
alleviation
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From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE QUEEN'S DUNGEONS Well, I arranged all that; and I had the man sent to his home.
arranged
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From this reading IN THE QUEEN'S DUNGEONS Well, I arranged all that; and I had the man sent to his home.
back
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From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
common
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From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
cuffing
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From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
desire
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From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
devoted
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From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
disagreeable
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From this reading Something of this disagreeable sort was turning up every now and then.
discredit
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From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
distressing
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From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
down
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From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
DUNGEONS
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From this reading IN THE QUEEN'S DUNGEONS Well, I arranged all that; and I had the man sent to his home.
episodes
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From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Something of this disagreeable sort was turning up every now and then.
executioner
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From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
frauds
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From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
functions
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From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
generously
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From this reading The priests told me about this, and were generously hot to have him punished.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
ground
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From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN THE QUEEN'S DUNGEONS Well, I arranged all that; and I had the man sent to his home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The priests told me about this, and were generously hot to have him punished.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE QUEEN'S DUNGEONS Well, I arranged all that; and I had the man sent to his home.
home
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From this reading IN THE QUEEN'S DUNGEONS Well, I arranged all that; and I had the man sent to his home.
hot
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From this reading The priests told me about this, and were generously hot to have him punished.
human
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From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN THE QUEEN'S DUNGEONS Well, I arranged all that; and I had the man sent to his home.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE QUEEN'S DUNGEONS Well, I arranged all that; and I had the man sent to his home.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
majority
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From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
man
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From this reading IN THE QUEEN'S DUNGEONS Well, I arranged all that; and I had the man sent to his home.
many
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From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The priests told me about this, and were generously hot to have him punished.
mean
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From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
now
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From this reading Something of this disagreeable sort was turning up every now and then.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Something of this disagreeable sort was turning up every now and then.
official
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From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
otherwise
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From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
paingiving
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From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
painstaking
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From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
pay
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From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
people
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From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
performed
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From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
priests
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From this reading The priests told me about this, and were generously hot to have him punished.
punished
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From this reading The priests told me about this, and were generously hot to have him punished.
QUEEN'S
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From this reading IN THE QUEEN'S DUNGEONS Well, I arranged all that; and I had the man sent to his home.
rack
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From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
right-hearted
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From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
self-seekers
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From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
sent
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From this reading IN THE QUEEN'S DUNGEONS Well, I arranged all that; and I had the man sent to his home.
showed
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From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
sincere
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From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something of this disagreeable sort was turning up every now and then.
sort
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From this reading Something of this disagreeable sort was turning up every now and then.
sufferings
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From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
surely
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From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN THE QUEEN'S DUNGEONS Well, I arranged all that; and I had the man sent to his home.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE QUEEN'S DUNGEONS Well, I arranged all that; and I had the man sent to his home.
then
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From this reading Something of this disagreeable sort was turning up every now and then.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The priests told me about this, and were generously hot to have him punished.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE QUEEN'S DUNGEONS Well, I arranged all that; and I had the man sent to his home.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The priests told me about this, and were generously hot to have him punished.
troubles
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From this reading I mean, episodes that showed that not all priests were frauds and self-seekers, but that many, even the great majority, of these that were down on the ground among the common people, were sincere and right-hearted, and devoted to the alleviation of human troubles and sufferings.
turning
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From this reading Something of this disagreeable sort was turning up every now and then.
up
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From this reading Something of this disagreeable sort was turning up every now and then.
wantonly
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From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
Well
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From this reading IN THE QUEEN'S DUNGEONS Well, I arranged all that; and I had the man sent to his home.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The priests told me about this, and were generously hot to have him punished.
woman
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From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
young
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From this reading I had a great desire to rack the executioner; not because he was a good, painstaking and paingiving official,--for surely it was not to his discredit that he performed his functions well--but to pay him back for wantonly cuffing and otherwise distressing that young woman.
