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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 Nature plays tricks, but seldom played a stranger than that of casting Newman Chaytor physically in the same mould as Basil.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leaving this schemer to his ill-earned repose, we strip the veil from his past and lay it bare.
any
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From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
apart
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From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nature plays tricks, but seldom played a stranger than that of casting Newman Chaytor physically in the same mould as Basil.
bare
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From this reading Leaving this schemer to his ill-earned repose, we strip the veil from his past and lay it bare.
baseness
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From this reading One was the soul of guilelessness and honour, the other the soul of cunning and baseness.
Basil
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From this reading Nature plays tricks, but seldom played a stranger than that of casting Newman Chaytor physically in the same mould as Basil.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
BornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nature plays tricks, but seldom played a stranger than that of casting Newman Chaytor physically in the same mould as Basil.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
casting
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From this reading Nature plays tricks, but seldom played a stranger than that of casting Newman Chaytor physically in the same mould as Basil.
Chaytor
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From this reading Nature plays tricks, but seldom played a stranger than that of casting Newman Chaytor physically in the same mould as Basil.
contrast
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From this reading But not less strange than this physical likeness was the contrast between their moral natures.
counties
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From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
cunning
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From this reading One was the soul of guilelessness and honour, the other the soul of cunning and baseness.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
families
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From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
Flat
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From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Leaving this schemer to his ill-earned repose, we strip the veil from his past and lay it bare.
guilelessness
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From this reading One was the soul of guilelessness and honour, the other the soul of cunning and baseness.
Gum
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From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leaving this schemer to his ill-earned repose, we strip the veil from his past and lay it bare.
honour
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From this reading One was the soul of guilelessness and honour, the other the soul of cunning and baseness.
ill-earned
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From this reading Leaving this schemer to his ill-earned repose, we strip the veil from his past and lay it bare.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nature plays tricks, but seldom played a stranger than that of casting Newman Chaytor physically in the same mould as Basil.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Leaving this schemer to his ill-earned repose, we strip the veil from his past and lay it bare.
kinship
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From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
lay
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From this reading Leaving this schemer to his ill-earned repose, we strip the veil from his past and lay it bare.
Leaving
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From this reading Leaving this schemer to his ill-earned repose, we strip the veil from his past and lay it bare.
less
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From this reading But not less strange than this physical likeness was the contrast between their moral natures.
likeness
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From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
man
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From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
marvellous
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From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
moral
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From this reading But not less strange than this physical likeness was the contrast between their moral natures.
mould
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From this reading Nature plays tricks, but seldom played a stranger than that of casting Newman Chaytor physically in the same mould as Basil.
Nature
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From this reading Nature plays tricks, but seldom played a stranger than that of casting Newman Chaytor physically in the same mould as Basil.
natures
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From this reading But not less strange than this physical likeness was the contrast between their moral natures.
Newman
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From this reading Nature plays tricks, but seldom played a stranger than that of casting Newman Chaytor physically in the same mould as Basil.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not less strange than this physical likeness was the contrast between their moral natures.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nature plays tricks, but seldom played a stranger than that of casting Newman Chaytor physically in the same mould as Basil.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was the soul of guilelessness and honour, the other the soul of cunning and baseness.
other
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From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
past
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From this reading Leaving this schemer to his ill-earned repose, we strip the veil from his past and lay it bare.
physical
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From this reading But not less strange than this physical likeness was the contrast between their moral natures.
physically
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From this reading Nature plays tricks, but seldom played a stranger than that of casting Newman Chaytor physically in the same mould as Basil.
played
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From this reading Nature plays tricks, but seldom played a stranger than that of casting Newman Chaytor physically in the same mould as Basil.
plays
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From this reading Nature plays tricks, but seldom played a stranger than that of casting Newman Chaytor physically in the same mould as Basil.
puzzled
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From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
repose
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From this reading Leaving this schemer to his ill-earned repose, we strip the veil from his past and lay it bare.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nature plays tricks, but seldom played a stranger than that of casting Newman Chaytor physically in the same mould as Basil.
schemer
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From this reading Leaving this schemer to his ill-earned repose, we strip the veil from his past and lay it bare.
second
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From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
seeing
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From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
seldom
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From this reading Nature plays tricks, but seldom played a stranger than that of casting Newman Chaytor physically in the same mould as Basil.
side
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From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
some
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From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
soul
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From this reading One was the soul of guilelessness and honour, the other the soul of cunning and baseness.
strange
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From this reading But not less strange than this physical likeness was the contrast between their moral natures.
stranger
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From this reading Nature plays tricks, but seldom played a stranger than that of casting Newman Chaytor physically in the same mould as Basil.
strip
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From this reading Leaving this schemer to his ill-earned repose, we strip the veil from his past and lay it bare.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nature plays tricks, but seldom played a stranger than that of casting Newman Chaytor physically in the same mould as Basil.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nature plays tricks, but seldom played a stranger than that of casting Newman Chaytor physically in the same mould as Basil.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leaving this schemer to his ill-earned repose, we strip the veil from his past and lay it bare.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Leaving this schemer to his ill-earned repose, we strip the veil from his past and lay it bare.
tie
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From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leaving this schemer to his ill-earned repose, we strip the veil from his past and lay it bare.
tricks
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From this reading Nature plays tricks, but seldom played a stranger than that of casting Newman Chaytor physically in the same mould as Basil.
veil
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From this reading Leaving this schemer to his ill-earned repose, we strip the veil from his past and lay it bare.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Leaving this schemer to his ill-earned repose, we strip the veil from his past and lay it bare.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
wore
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From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Born in different counties, with no tie of kinship between their families, their likeness to each other was so marvellous that any man seeing them for the first time side by side, without some such disguise as Chaytor wore on Gum Flat, and the second time apart, would have been puzzled to know which was which.
