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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 The big-bodied, white-skinned northern dweller, rude and ferocious, bellows his anger uncouthly and drives a gross fist into the face of his foe.
amenities
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From this reading The amenities of life spring up only in mellow lands, where the sun is warm and the earth fat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The amenities of life spring up only in mellow lands, where the sun is warm and the earth fat.
anger
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From this reading The big-bodied, white-skinned northern dweller, rude and ferocious, bellows his anger uncouthly and drives a gross fist into the face of his foe.
apt
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From this reading Where nature shows the rough hand, the sons of men are apt to respond with kindred roughness.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where nature shows the rough hand, the sons of men are apt to respond with kindred roughness.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The supple south-sojourner, silken of smile and lazy of gesture, waits, and does his work from behind, when no man looketh, gracefully and without offence.
bellows
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From this reading The big-bodied, white-skinned northern dweller, rude and ferocious, bellows his anger uncouthly and drives a gross fist into the face of his foe.
big-bodied
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From this reading The big-bodied, white-skinned northern dweller, rude and ferocious, bellows his anger uncouthly and drives a gross fist into the face of his foe.
Britain
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From this reading The damp and soggy climate of Britain drives men to strong drink; the rosy Orient lures to the dream splendors of the lotus.
climate
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From this reading The damp and soggy climate of Britain drives men to strong drink; the rosy Orient lures to the dream splendors of the lotus.
damp
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From this reading The damp and soggy climate of Britain drives men to strong drink; the rosy Orient lures to the dream splendors of the lotus.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The supple south-sojourner, silken of smile and lazy of gesture, waits, and does his work from behind, when no man looketh, gracefully and without offence.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The damp and soggy climate of Britain drives men to strong drink; the rosy Orient lures to the dream splendors of the lotus.
drink
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From this reading The damp and soggy climate of Britain drives men to strong drink; the rosy Orient lures to the dream splendors of the lotus.
drives
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From this reading The damp and soggy climate of Britain drives men to strong drink; the rosy Orient lures to the dream splendors of the lotus.
dweller
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From this reading The big-bodied, white-skinned northern dweller, rude and ferocious, bellows his anger uncouthly and drives a gross fist into the face of his foe.
earth
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From this reading The amenities of life spring up only in mellow lands, where the sun is warm and the earth fat.
face
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fat
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From this reading The amenities of life spring up only in mellow lands, where the sun is warm and the earth fat.
ferocious
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From this reading The big-bodied, white-skinned northern dweller, rude and ferocious, bellows his anger uncouthly and drives a gross fist into the face of his foe.
fist
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From this reading The big-bodied, white-skinned northern dweller, rude and ferocious, bellows his anger uncouthly and drives a gross fist into the face of his foe.
foe
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From this reading The big-bodied, white-skinned northern dweller, rude and ferocious, bellows his anger uncouthly and drives a gross fist into the face of his foe.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The supple south-sojourner, silken of smile and lazy of gesture, waits, and does his work from behind, when no man looketh, gracefully and without offence.
gesture
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From this reading The supple south-sojourner, silken of smile and lazy of gesture, waits, and does his work from behind, when no man looketh, gracefully and without offence.
gracefully
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From this reading The supple south-sojourner, silken of smile and lazy of gesture, waits, and does his work from behind, when no man looketh, gracefully and without offence.
gross
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From this reading The big-bodied, white-skinned northern dweller, rude and ferocious, bellows his anger uncouthly and drives a gross fist into the face of his foe.
hand
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From this reading Where nature shows the rough hand, the sons of men are apt to respond with kindred roughness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The big-bodied, white-skinned northern dweller, rude and ferocious, bellows his anger uncouthly and drives a gross fist into the face of his foe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The amenities of life spring up only in mellow lands, where the sun is warm and the earth fat.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The big-bodied, white-skinned northern dweller, rude and ferocious, bellows his anger uncouthly and drives a gross fist into the face of his foe.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The amenities of life spring up only in mellow lands, where the sun is warm and the earth fat.
kindred
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From this reading Where nature shows the rough hand, the sons of men are apt to respond with kindred roughness.
lands
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From this reading The amenities of life spring up only in mellow lands, where the sun is warm and the earth fat.
lazy
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From this reading The supple south-sojourner, silken of smile and lazy of gesture, waits, and does his work from behind, when no man looketh, gracefully and without offence.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The amenities of life spring up only in mellow lands, where the sun is warm and the earth fat.
looketh
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From this reading The supple south-sojourner, silken of smile and lazy of gesture, waits, and does his work from behind, when no man looketh, gracefully and without offence.
lotus
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From this reading The damp and soggy climate of Britain drives men to strong drink; the rosy Orient lures to the dream splendors of the lotus.
lures
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From this reading The damp and soggy climate of Britain drives men to strong drink; the rosy Orient lures to the dream splendors of the lotus.
man
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From this reading The supple south-sojourner, silken of smile and lazy of gesture, waits, and does his work from behind, when no man looketh, gracefully and without offence.
mellow
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From this reading The amenities of life spring up only in mellow lands, where the sun is warm and the earth fat.
men
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From this reading Where nature shows the rough hand, the sons of men are apt to respond with kindred roughness.
nature
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The supple south-sojourner, silken of smile and lazy of gesture, waits, and does his work from behind, when no man looketh, gracefully and without offence.
northern
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From this reading The big-bodied, white-skinned northern dweller, rude and ferocious, bellows his anger uncouthly and drives a gross fist into the face of his foe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Where nature shows the rough hand, the sons of men are apt to respond with kindred roughness.
offence
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From this reading The supple south-sojourner, silken of smile and lazy of gesture, waits, and does his work from behind, when no man looketh, gracefully and without offence.
only
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From this reading The amenities of life spring up only in mellow lands, where the sun is warm and the earth fat.
Orient
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From this reading The damp and soggy climate of Britain drives men to strong drink; the rosy Orient lures to the dream splendors of the lotus.
respond
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From this reading Where nature shows the rough hand, the sons of men are apt to respond with kindred roughness.
rosy
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From this reading The damp and soggy climate of Britain drives men to strong drink; the rosy Orient lures to the dream splendors of the lotus.
rough
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From this reading Where nature shows the rough hand, the sons of men are apt to respond with kindred roughness.
roughness
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rude
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From this reading The big-bodied, white-skinned northern dweller, rude and ferocious, bellows his anger uncouthly and drives a gross fist into the face of his foe.
shows
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From this reading Where nature shows the rough hand, the sons of men are apt to respond with kindred roughness.
silken
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From this reading The supple south-sojourner, silken of smile and lazy of gesture, waits, and does his work from behind, when no man looketh, gracefully and without offence.
smile
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From this reading The supple south-sojourner, silken of smile and lazy of gesture, waits, and does his work from behind, when no man looketh, gracefully and without offence.
soggy
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From this reading The damp and soggy climate of Britain drives men to strong drink; the rosy Orient lures to the dream splendors of the lotus.
sons
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From this reading Where nature shows the rough hand, the sons of men are apt to respond with kindred roughness.
south-sojourner
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From this reading The supple south-sojourner, silken of smile and lazy of gesture, waits, and does his work from behind, when no man looketh, gracefully and without offence.
splendorsplural nounUS /ˈsplendərz/
impressive and beautiful signs of wealth or importance
From this reading The damp and soggy climate of Britain drives men to strong drink; the rosy Orient lures to the dream splendors of the lotus.
spring
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From this reading The amenities of life spring up only in mellow lands, where the sun is warm and the earth fat.
strong
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From this reading The damp and soggy climate of Britain drives men to strong drink; the rosy Orient lures to the dream splendors of the lotus.
sun
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From this reading The amenities of life spring up only in mellow lands, where the sun is warm and the earth fat.
supple
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From this reading The supple south-sojourner, silken of smile and lazy of gesture, waits, and does his work from behind, when no man looketh, gracefully and without offence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where nature shows the rough hand, the sons of men are apt to respond with kindred roughness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Where nature shows the rough hand, the sons of men are apt to respond with kindred roughness.
uncouthly
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From this reading The big-bodied, white-skinned northern dweller, rude and ferocious, bellows his anger uncouthly and drives a gross fist into the face of his foe.
up
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From this reading The amenities of life spring up only in mellow lands, where the sun is warm and the earth fat.
waits
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From this reading The supple south-sojourner, silken of smile and lazy of gesture, waits, and does his work from behind, when no man looketh, gracefully and without offence.
warm
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From this reading The amenities of life spring up only in mellow lands, where the sun is warm and the earth fat.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The supple south-sojourner, silken of smile and lazy of gesture, waits, and does his work from behind, when no man looketh, gracefully and without offence.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where nature shows the rough hand, the sons of men are apt to respond with kindred roughness.
white-skinned
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From this reading The big-bodied, white-skinned northern dweller, rude and ferocious, bellows his anger uncouthly and drives a gross fist into the face of his foe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Where nature shows the rough hand, the sons of men are apt to respond with kindred roughness.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The supple south-sojourner, silken of smile and lazy of gesture, waits, and does his work from behind, when no man looketh, gracefully and without offence.
work
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From this reading The supple south-sojourner, silken of smile and lazy of gesture, waits, and does his work from behind, when no man looketh, gracefully and without offence.
