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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 And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
adventure
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
assure
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From this reading I can assure you this is no exaggeration, but a portrait.
atrophy
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From this reading He is born good, a congenital good example, a sufferer from atrophy of his original sin.
Bagarrow
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From this reading The only hope I can see for Bagarrow, short of murder, is forcible trepanning.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I can assure you this is no exaggeration, but a portrait.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can assure you this is no exaggeration, but a portrait.
claim
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From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
congenital
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From this reading He is born good, a congenital good example, a sufferer from atrophy of his original sin.
criminal
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From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
curiosity
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
exactly
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From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
exaggeration
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From this reading I can assure you this is no exaggeration, but a portrait.
example
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
eyes
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
fixed
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The only hope I can see for Bagarrow, short of murder, is forcible trepanning.
forcible
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From this reading The only hope I can see for Bagarrow, short of murder, is forcible trepanning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He is born good, a congenital good example, a sufferer from atrophy of his original sin.
goes
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
goodness
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From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
hope
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From this reading The only hope I can see for Bagarrow, short of murder, is forcible trepanning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can assure you this is no exaggeration, but a portrait.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I can assure you this is no exaggeration, but a portrait.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
Lombroso
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From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
lust
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
mere
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
missionary
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
murder
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From this reading The only hope I can see for Bagarrow, short of murder, is forcible trepanning.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
Nicer
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I can assure you this is no exaggeration, but a portrait.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
only
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From this reading The only hope I can see for Bagarrow, short of murder, is forcible trepanning.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
original
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From this reading He is born good, a congenital good example, a sufferer from atrophy of his original sin.
pathological
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From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
portrait
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From this reading I can assure you this is no exaggeration, but a portrait.
pride
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
quiet
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
religion
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
say
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From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
secondary
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
see
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From this reading The only hope I can see for Bagarrow, short of murder, is forcible trepanning.
seems
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From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
setter
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The only hope I can see for Bagarrow, short of murder, is forcible trepanning.
sin
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From this reading He is born good, a congenital good example, a sufferer from atrophy of his original sin.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
sufferer
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From this reading He is born good, a congenital good example, a sufferer from atrophy of his original sin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
things
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
three
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
timid
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
trepanning
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From this reading The only hope I can see for Bagarrow, short of murder, is forcible trepanning.
two
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
universe
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seems to me that the thing must be pathological, that he and this goodness of his have exactly the same claim upon Lombroso, let us say, as the born criminal.
way
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
Ways
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From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And so he goes on his way through this wonderful universe with his eyes fixed upon two or three secondary things, without the lust or pride of life, without curiosity or adventure, a mere timid missionary of a religion of "Nicer Ways," a quiet setter of a good example.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can assure you this is no exaggeration, but a portrait.
