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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 Though there may be fallacies in the premises, there is, however, a certain plausibility in the deduction.
account
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From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
argued
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From this reading On these lines it could fairly be argued that one family taint of neurosis, manifesting itself diversely, had driven Stephen Chisely to the gaol and brought his cousin, the Canon, to the feet of Yvonne.
artistic
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From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It prevailed at times over Canon Chisely’s natural austerity and hardness.
attainment
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From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
austerity
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From this reading It prevailed at times over Canon Chisely’s natural austerity and hardness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On these lines it could fairly be argued that one family taint of neurosis, manifesting itself diversely, had driven Stephen Chisely to the gaol and brought his cousin, the Canon, to the feet of Yvonne.
beautiful
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From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
book
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From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
bounds
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From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On these lines it could fairly be argued that one family taint of neurosis, manifesting itself diversely, had driven Stephen Chisely to the gaol and brought his cousin, the Canon, to the feet of Yvonne.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
Canon
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carried
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From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
carrying
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From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
causation
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From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
certain
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From this reading Though there may be fallacies in the premises, there is, however, a certain plausibility in the deduction.
character
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From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
Chisely
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Chisely's
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From this reading It prevailed at times over Canon Chisely’s natural austerity and hardness.
comparative
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From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On these lines it could fairly be argued that one family taint of neurosis, manifesting itself diversely, had driven Stephen Chisely to the gaol and brought his cousin, the Canon, to the feet of Yvonne.
cousin
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deduction
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From this reading Though there may be fallacies in the premises, there is, however, a certain plausibility in the deduction.
degenerate
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From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
determining
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From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
diversely
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driven
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emotionality
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From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
enables
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fairly
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fallacies
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family
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From this reading On these lines it could fairly be argued that one family taint of neurosis, manifesting itself diversely, had driven Stephen Chisely to the gaol and brought his cousin, the Canon, to the feet of Yvonne.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
feet
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From this reading On these lines it could fairly be argued that one family taint of neurosis, manifesting itself diversely, had driven Stephen Chisely to the gaol and brought his cousin, the Canon, to the feet of Yvonne.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
gaol
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genius
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From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On these lines it could fairly be argued that one family taint of neurosis, manifesting itself diversely, had driven Stephen Chisely to the gaol and brought his cousin, the Canon, to the feet of Yvonne.
hardness
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From this reading It prevailed at times over Canon Chisely’s natural austerity and hardness.
heredity
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From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On these lines it could fairly be argued that one family taint of neurosis, manifesting itself diversely, had driven Stephen Chisely to the gaol and brought his cousin, the Canon, to the feet of Yvonne.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Though there may be fallacies in the premises, there is, however, a certain plausibility in the deduction.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On these lines it could fairly be argued that one family taint of neurosis, manifesting itself diversely, had driven Stephen Chisely to the gaol and brought his cousin, the Canon, to the feet of Yvonne.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading On these lines it could fairly be argued that one family taint of neurosis, manifesting itself diversely, had driven Stephen Chisely to the gaol and brought his cousin, the Canon, to the feet of Yvonne.
lines
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mad
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From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
malady
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From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
manifesting
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many
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From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Though there may be fallacies in the premises, there is, however, a certain plausibility in the deduction.
men
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From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
moral
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natural
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From this reading It prevailed at times over Canon Chisely’s natural austerity and hardness.
neurosis
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neurotic
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From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On these lines it could fairly be argued that one family taint of neurosis, manifesting itself diversely, had driven Stephen Chisely to the gaol and brought his cousin, the Canon, to the feet of Yvonne.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On these lines it could fairly be argued that one family taint of neurosis, manifesting itself diversely, had driven Stephen Chisely to the gaol and brought his cousin, the Canon, to the feet of Yvonne.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It prevailed at times over Canon Chisely’s natural austerity and hardness.
perception
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From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
plausibility
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premises
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From this reading Though there may be fallacies in the premises, there is, however, a certain plausibility in the deduction.
prevailed
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From this reading It prevailed at times over Canon Chisely’s natural austerity and hardness.
principle
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psychology
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From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
ran
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From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
sensitiveness
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speak
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Stephen
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taint
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From this reading On these lines it could fairly be argued that one family taint of neurosis, manifesting itself diversely, had driven Stephen Chisely to the gaol and brought his cousin, the Canon, to the feet of Yvonne.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On these lines it could fairly be argued that one family taint of neurosis, manifesting itself diversely, had driven Stephen Chisely to the gaol and brought his cousin, the Canon, to the feet of Yvonne.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
there
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From this reading Though there may be fallacies in the premises, there is, however, a certain plausibility in the deduction.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading On these lines it could fairly be argued that one family taint of neurosis, manifesting itself diversely, had driven Stephen Chisely to the gaol and brought his cousin, the Canon, to the feet of Yvonne.
things
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From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though there may be fallacies in the premises, there is, however, a certain plausibility in the deduction.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
times
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From this reading It prevailed at times over Canon Chisely’s natural austerity and hardness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If genius is mad, sensitiveness degenerate, and emotionality neurotic, and if heredity is the determining principle in the causation of character, comparative psychology enables us to account for many things.
vein
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From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Through both men ran a vein of artistic feeling carrying with it a perception of the beautiful and an impulse toward its attainment This malady of sensitiveness--to speak by the book--had carried Stephen beyond the bounds of moral principle.
Yvonne
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From this reading On these lines it could fairly be argued that one family taint of neurosis, manifesting itself diversely, had driven Stephen Chisely to the gaol and brought his cousin, the Canon, to the feet of Yvonne.
