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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 After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
absence
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From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
all
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From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading There was nothing in it to be ashamed of--still he had wanted to keep that episode to himself, and the consequence, of course, was that every detail became known.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
became
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From this reading There was nothing in it to be ashamed of--still he had wanted to keep that episode to himself, and the consequence, of course, was that every detail became known.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
civilisation
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From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
clean
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From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
community
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From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
comprehend
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From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
conferences
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From this reading After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
consequence
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From this reading There was nothing in it to be ashamed of--still he had wanted to keep that episode to himself, and the consequence, of course, was that every detail became known.
consequences
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From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was nothing in it to be ashamed of--still he had wanted to keep that episode to himself, and the consequence, of course, was that every detail became known.
detail
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From this reading There was nothing in it to be ashamed of--still he had wanted to keep that episode to himself, and the consequence, of course, was that every detail became known.
Dick's
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From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
disorderly
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From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
edge
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From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
episode
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From this reading There was nothing in it to be ashamed of--still he had wanted to keep that episode to himself, and the consequence, of course, was that every detail became known.
event
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From this reading After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was nothing in it to be ashamed of--still he had wanted to keep that episode to himself, and the consequence, of course, was that every detail became known.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
explanations
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From this reading After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
extraordinary
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From this reading After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
eyes
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From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
fallen
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From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
family
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From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
foundation
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From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
girl
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From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
harm
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From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
haste
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From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was nothing in it to be ashamed of--still he had wanted to keep that episode to himself, and the consequence, of course, was that every detail became known.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was nothing in it to be ashamed of--still he had wanted to keep that episode to himself, and the consequence, of course, was that every detail became known.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was nothing in it to be ashamed of--still he had wanted to keep that episode to himself, and the consequence, of course, was that every detail became known.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
Judge
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From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
keep
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From this reading There was nothing in it to be ashamed of--still he had wanted to keep that episode to himself, and the consequence, of course, was that every detail became known.
known
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From this reading There was nothing in it to be ashamed of--still he had wanted to keep that episode to himself, and the consequence, of course, was that every detail became known.
laid
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From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
law
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From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
liable
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From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
like
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From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
lived
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From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
love
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From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
Lynch
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From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
many
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From this reading After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
married
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From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
most
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From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing in it to be ashamed of--still he had wanted to keep that episode to himself, and the consequence, of course, was that every detail became known.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
once
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From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
out
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From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
own
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From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
painful
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From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
people
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From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
population
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From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
proprieties
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From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
pure
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From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
reach
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From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
rudimentary
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From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was nothing in it to be ashamed of--still he had wanted to keep that episode to himself, and the consequence, of course, was that every detail became known.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was nothing in it to be ashamed of--still he had wanted to keep that episode to himself, and the consequence, of course, was that every detail became known.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
there
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From this reading After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
thrown
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From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
tiresome
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From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
tribunal
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From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
understood
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From this reading After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
wanderyear
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From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
wanted
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From this reading There was nothing in it to be ashamed of--still he had wanted to keep that episode to himself, and the consequence, of course, was that every detail became known.
Warrenders
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From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dick's life--the part of it which had passed during his absence, the wanderyear which had brought such painful consequences--was laid entirely open, both to his own family and all the Warrenders.
way
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From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
wearied
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From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After this extraordinary and terrible event there were a great many conferences and explanations, which did little good as may be understood.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There he had fallen in love, being clean and of pure mind, and disposed to think everybody like himself, and married in haste--a girl whom his tiresome proprieties had wearied at once, and who did not in the most rudimentary way comprehend what to him was the foundation of life.
wild
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From this reading He had thrown himself into the wild, disorderly population on the edge of civilisation: people who lived out of reach of law, and so long as they were not liable to the tribunal of Judge Lynch, did no harm in the eyes of the community.
