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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 Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
abhorrence
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
all
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From this reading There had grown in his mind an ideal presentment of womanhood which shed a refined and delicate grace upon all his dealings with the sex.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There had grown in his mind an ideal presentment of womanhood which shed a refined and delicate grace upon all his dealings with the sex.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
anger
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
Basil's
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
bereaved
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
betrayed
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
bow
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
bowed
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Suffering and humiliation were his portion, but not shame; herein Newman Chaytor was powerless.
cast
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
Chaytor
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
clear
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
dealings
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From this reading There had grown in his mind an ideal presentment of womanhood which shed a refined and delicate grace upon all his dealings with the sex.
declared
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
delicate
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From this reading There had grown in his mind an ideal presentment of womanhood which shed a refined and delicate grace upon all his dealings with the sex.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
elder
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His knowledge of the world had taught him that some had fallen and were vile, but he had no harsh thoughts even for these hapless ones, whom he regarded with tender pity.
fallen
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From this reading His knowledge of the world had taught him that some had fallen and were vile, but he had no harsh thoughts even for these hapless ones, whom he regarded with tender pity.
family
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From this reading In the light of the infamous wrong inflicted upon this family, the wrong inflicted upon himself seemed to be lessened.
flung
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His knowledge of the world had taught him that some had fallen and were vile, but he had no harsh thoughts even for these hapless ones, whom he regarded with tender pity.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
grace
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From this reading There had grown in his mind an ideal presentment of womanhood which shed a refined and delicate grace upon all his dealings with the sex.
grown
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From this reading There had grown in his mind an ideal presentment of womanhood which shed a refined and delicate grace upon all his dealings with the sex.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
hapless
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From this reading His knowledge of the world had taught him that some had fallen and were vile, but he had no harsh thoughts even for these hapless ones, whom he regarded with tender pity.
harsh
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From this reading His knowledge of the world had taught him that some had fallen and were vile, but he had no harsh thoughts even for these hapless ones, whom he regarded with tender pity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
head
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
herein
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From this reading Suffering and humiliation were his portion, but not shame; herein Newman Chaytor was powerless.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the light of the infamous wrong inflicted upon this family, the wrong inflicted upon himself seemed to be lessened.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
house
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
humiliation
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From this reading Suffering and humiliation were his portion, but not shame; herein Newman Chaytor was powerless.
ideal
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From this reading There had grown in his mind an ideal presentment of womanhood which shed a refined and delicate grace upon all his dealings with the sex.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
infamous
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From this reading In the light of the infamous wrong inflicted upon this family, the wrong inflicted upon himself seemed to be lessened.
inflicted
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From this reading In the light of the infamous wrong inflicted upon this family, the wrong inflicted upon himself seemed to be lessened.
knowledge
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From this reading His knowledge of the world had taught him that some had fallen and were vile, but he had no harsh thoughts even for these hapless ones, whom he regarded with tender pity.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
lessened
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From this reading In the light of the infamous wrong inflicted upon this family, the wrong inflicted upon himself seemed to be lessened.
light
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From this reading In the light of the infamous wrong inflicted upon this family, the wrong inflicted upon himself seemed to be lessened.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
mother
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
Newman
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His knowledge of the world had taught him that some had fallen and were vile, but he had no harsh thoughts even for these hapless ones, whom he regarded with tender pity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Suffering and humiliation were his portion, but not shame; herein Newman Chaytor was powerless.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
off
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
ones
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From this reading His knowledge of the world had taught him that some had fallen and were vile, but he had no harsh thoughts even for these hapless ones, whom he regarded with tender pity.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
pity
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From this reading His knowledge of the world had taught him that some had fallen and were vile, but he had no harsh thoughts even for these hapless ones, whom he regarded with tender pity.
portion
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From this reading Suffering and humiliation were his portion, but not shame; herein Newman Chaytor was powerless.
powerless
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From this reading Suffering and humiliation were his portion, but not shame; herein Newman Chaytor was powerless.
presentment
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From this reading There had grown in his mind an ideal presentment of womanhood which shed a refined and delicate grace upon all his dealings with the sex.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
refined
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From this reading There had grown in his mind an ideal presentment of womanhood which shed a refined and delicate grace upon all his dealings with the sex.
regarded
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From this reading His knowledge of the world had taught him that some had fallen and were vile, but he had no harsh thoughts even for these hapless ones, whom he regarded with tender pity.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the light of the infamous wrong inflicted upon this family, the wrong inflicted upon himself seemed to be lessened.
sex
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From this reading There had grown in his mind an ideal presentment of womanhood which shed a refined and delicate grace upon all his dealings with the sex.
shame
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From this reading Suffering and humiliation were his portion, but not shame; herein Newman Chaytor was powerless.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
shed
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From this reading There had grown in his mind an ideal presentment of womanhood which shed a refined and delicate grace upon all his dealings with the sex.
shop
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
sight
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
some
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From this reading His knowledge of the world had taught him that some had fallen and were vile, but he had no harsh thoughts even for these hapless ones, whom he regarded with tender pity.
Suffering
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From this reading Suffering and humiliation were his portion, but not shame; herein Newman Chaytor was powerless.
taught
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From this reading His knowledge of the world had taught him that some had fallen and were vile, but he had no harsh thoughts even for these hapless ones, whom he regarded with tender pity.
tender
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From this reading His knowledge of the world had taught him that some had fallen and were vile, but he had no harsh thoughts even for these hapless ones, whom he regarded with tender pity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His knowledge of the world had taught him that some had fallen and were vile, but he had no harsh thoughts even for these hapless ones, whom he regarded with tender pity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
There
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From this reading There had grown in his mind an ideal presentment of womanhood which shed a refined and delicate grace upon all his dealings with the sex.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading His knowledge of the world had taught him that some had fallen and were vile, but he had no harsh thoughts even for these hapless ones, whom he regarded with tender pity.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the light of the infamous wrong inflicted upon this family, the wrong inflicted upon himself seemed to be lessened.
thoughts
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From this reading His knowledge of the world had taught him that some had fallen and were vile, but he had no harsh thoughts even for these hapless ones, whom he regarded with tender pity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
vile
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From this reading His knowledge of the world had taught him that some had fallen and were vile, but he had no harsh thoughts even for these hapless ones, whom he regarded with tender pity.
villain
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Suffering and humiliation were his portion, but not shame; herein Newman Chaytor was powerless.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There had grown in his mind an ideal presentment of womanhood which shed a refined and delicate grace upon all his dealings with the sex.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His knowledge of the world had taught him that some had fallen and were vile, but he had no harsh thoughts even for these hapless ones, whom he regarded with tender pity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There had grown in his mind an ideal presentment of womanhood which shed a refined and delicate grace upon all his dealings with the sex.
woman
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From this reading Basil's mind was quite clear when he left the house, and as he had bowed his head to the bereaved mother when she declared him to be Newman Chaytor, the villain who had betrayed and cast her off, so did he bow his head to the elder woman in the shop below, who flung upon him a look of anger and abhorrence as he passed from her sight.
womanhood
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From this reading There had grown in his mind an ideal presentment of womanhood which shed a refined and delicate grace upon all his dealings with the sex.
world
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From this reading His knowledge of the world had taught him that some had fallen and were vile, but he had no harsh thoughts even for these hapless ones, whom he regarded with tender pity.
wrong
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From this reading In the light of the infamous wrong inflicted upon this family, the wrong inflicted upon himself seemed to be lessened.
