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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 In his retirement the superannuated giant begins to mellow down into a sort of animal decay.
adamant
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From this reading But Time’s moments still keep descending upon the quietest hour, and though it were adamant they would wear it.
affects
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Time’s moments still keep descending upon the quietest hour, and though it were adamant they would wear it.
animal
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From this reading In his retirement the superannuated giant begins to mellow down into a sort of animal decay.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
begins
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From this reading In his retirement the superannuated giant begins to mellow down into a sort of animal decay.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Time’s moments still keep descending upon the quietest hour, and though it were adamant they would wear it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
casting
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
close
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From this reading But let us come to the close of a sketch necessarily imperfect.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But let us come to the close of a sketch necessarily imperfect.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
decay
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From this reading In his retirement the superannuated giant begins to mellow down into a sort of animal decay.
descending
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From this reading But Time’s moments still keep descending upon the quietest hour, and though it were adamant they would wear it.
disturb
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From this reading So Orme pursued his solitary way with not much from without to disturb him.
down
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From this reading In his retirement the superannuated giant begins to mellow down into a sort of animal decay.
drowsing
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
elements
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
especially
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
farmers
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So Orme pursued his solitary way with not much from without to disturb him.
giant
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From this reading In his retirement the superannuated giant begins to mellow down into a sort of animal decay.
hard
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
haze
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
heart
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So Orme pursued his solitary way with not much from without to disturb him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So Orme pursued his solitary way with not much from without to disturb him.
hour
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From this reading But Time’s moments still keep descending upon the quietest hour, and though it were adamant they would wear it.
imperfect
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From this reading But let us come to the close of a sketch necessarily imperfect.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his retirement the superannuated giant begins to mellow down into a sort of animal decay.
innocent
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In his retirement the superannuated giant begins to mellow down into a sort of animal decay.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Time’s moments still keep descending upon the quietest hour, and though it were adamant they would wear it.
keep
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From this reading But Time’s moments still keep descending upon the quietest hour, and though it were adamant they would wear it.
less
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But let us come to the close of a sketch necessarily imperfect.
lives
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
mellow
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From this reading In his retirement the superannuated giant begins to mellow down into a sort of animal decay.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
moments
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From this reading But Time’s moments still keep descending upon the quietest hour, and though it were adamant they would wear it.
more
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
mostly
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
much
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From this reading So Orme pursued his solitary way with not much from without to disturb him.
natures
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
necessarily
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From this reading But let us come to the close of a sketch necessarily imperfect.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So Orme pursued his solitary way with not much from without to disturb him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In his retirement the superannuated giant begins to mellow down into a sort of animal decay.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
Orme
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From this reading So Orme pursued his solitary way with not much from without to disturb him.
otherwise
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
perhaps
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
pursued
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From this reading So Orme pursued his solitary way with not much from without to disturb him.
quietest
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From this reading But Time’s moments still keep descending upon the quietest hour, and though it were adamant they would wear it.
retirement
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From this reading In his retirement the superannuated giant begins to mellow down into a sort of animal decay.
rude
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
sailors
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
seldom
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
sketch
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From this reading But let us come to the close of a sketch necessarily imperfect.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Orme pursued his solitary way with not much from without to disturb him.
softens
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
solitary
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From this reading So Orme pursued his solitary way with not much from without to disturb him.
sort
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From this reading In his retirement the superannuated giant begins to mellow down into a sort of animal decay.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Time’s moments still keep descending upon the quietest hour, and though it were adamant they would wear it.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
superannuated
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From this reading In his retirement the superannuated giant begins to mellow down into a sort of animal decay.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Time’s moments still keep descending upon the quietest hour, and though it were adamant they would wear it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Time’s moments still keep descending upon the quietest hour, and though it were adamant they would wear it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But Time’s moments still keep descending upon the quietest hour, and though it were adamant they would wear it.
Time's
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From this reading But Time’s moments still keep descending upon the quietest hour, and though it were adamant they would wear it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So Orme pursued his solitary way with not much from without to disturb him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But Time’s moments still keep descending upon the quietest hour, and though it were adamant they would wear it.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But let us come to the close of a sketch necessarily imperfect.
way
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From this reading So Orme pursued his solitary way with not much from without to disturb him.
wear
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From this reading But Time’s moments still keep descending upon the quietest hour, and though it were adamant they would wear it.
well
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From this reading In hard, rude natures, especially such as have passed their lives among the elements, farmers or sailors, this animal decay mostly affects the memory by casting a haze over it; not seldom, it softens the heart as well, besides more or less, perhaps, drowsing the conscience, innocent or otherwise.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But Time’s moments still keep descending upon the quietest hour, and though it were adamant they would wear it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So Orme pursued his solitary way with not much from without to disturb him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading So Orme pursued his solitary way with not much from without to disturb him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But Time’s moments still keep descending upon the quietest hour, and though it were adamant they would wear it.
