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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 Be it understood that Dr. Douglass was very much astonished, and not a little disgusted with himself.
always
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
analyze
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From this reading As he marched defiantly up and down the long piazza he tried to analyze his state of mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Be it understood that Dr. Douglass was very much astonished, and not a little disgusted with himself.
any
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he marched defiantly up and down the long piazza he tried to analyze his state of mind.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Be it understood that Dr. Douglass was very much astonished, and not a little disgusted with himself.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be it understood that Dr. Douglass was very much astonished, and not a little disgusted with himself.
calmly
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From this reading In fact, he dwelt on a sort of pedestal, from the hight of which he looked calmly and excusingly down on weaker mortals.
charity
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
considerable
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
defiantly
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From this reading As he marched defiantly up and down the long piazza he tried to analyze his state of mind.
discernmentnounUS /dɪˈsɝːn.mənt/
The ability to judge well and perceive the true nature of events.
From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
disgusted
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From this reading Be it understood that Dr. Douglass was very much astonished, and not a little disgusted with himself.
Douglass
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From this reading Be it understood that Dr. Douglass was very much astonished, and not a little disgusted with himself.
down
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From this reading As he marched defiantly up and down the long piazza he tried to analyze his state of mind.
Dr
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From this reading Be it understood that Dr. Douglass was very much astonished, and not a little disgusted with himself.
dwelt
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From this reading In fact, he dwelt on a sort of pedestal, from the hight of which he looked calmly and excusingly down on weaker mortals.
erring
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
excusingly
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From this reading In fact, he dwelt on a sort of pedestal, from the hight of which he looked calmly and excusingly down on weaker mortals.
exercising
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
fact
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From this reading In fact, he dwelt on a sort of pedestal, from the hight of which he looked calmly and excusingly down on weaker mortals.
faults
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
fellow-men
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In fact, he dwelt on a sort of pedestal, from the hight of which he looked calmly and excusingly down on weaker mortals.
gentlemanly
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
GOD'S
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From this reading GOD'S WAY.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he marched defiantly up and down the long piazza he tried to analyze his state of mind.
hight
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From this reading In fact, he dwelt on a sort of pedestal, from the hight of which he looked calmly and excusingly down on weaker mortals.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Be it understood that Dr. Douglass was very much astonished, and not a little disgusted with himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he marched defiantly up and down the long piazza he tried to analyze his state of mind.
human
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Be it understood that Dr. Douglass was very much astonished, and not a little disgusted with himself.
keen
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
kind
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Be it understood that Dr. Douglass was very much astonished, and not a little disgusted with himself.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he marched defiantly up and down the long piazza he tried to analyze his state of mind.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, he dwelt on a sort of pedestal, from the hight of which he looked calmly and excusingly down on weaker mortals.
man
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
marched
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From this reading As he marched defiantly up and down the long piazza he tried to analyze his state of mind.
meet
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he marched defiantly up and down the long piazza he tried to analyze his state of mind.
mistakes
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
mortals
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From this reading In fact, he dwelt on a sort of pedestal, from the hight of which he looked calmly and excusingly down on weaker mortals.
much
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From this reading Be it understood that Dr. Douglass was very much astonished, and not a little disgusted with himself.
nature
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Be it understood that Dr. Douglass was very much astonished, and not a little disgusted with himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he marched defiantly up and down the long piazza he tried to analyze his state of mind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
overlook
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
pedestal
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From this reading In fact, he dwelt on a sort of pedestal, from the hight of which he looked calmly and excusingly down on weaker mortals.
piazza
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From this reading As he marched defiantly up and down the long piazza he tried to analyze his state of mind.
possessed
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
priding
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
ruffled
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
sort
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
state
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From this reading As he marched defiantly up and down the long piazza he tried to analyze his state of mind.
supposed
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Be it understood that Dr. Douglass was very much astonished, and not a little disgusted with himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he marched defiantly up and down the long piazza he tried to analyze his state of mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he marched defiantly up and down the long piazza he tried to analyze his state of mind.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
tried
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From this reading As he marched defiantly up and down the long piazza he tried to analyze his state of mind.
understood
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From this reading Be it understood that Dr. Douglass was very much astonished, and not a little disgusted with himself.
up
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From this reading As he marched defiantly up and down the long piazza he tried to analyze his state of mind.
very
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From this reading Be it understood that Dr. Douglass was very much astonished, and not a little disgusted with himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Be it understood that Dr. Douglass was very much astonished, and not a little disgusted with himself.
WAY
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From this reading GOD'S WAY.
weaker
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From this reading In fact, he dwelt on a sort of pedestal, from the hight of which he looked calmly and excusingly down on weaker mortals.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
willing
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Be it understood that Dr. Douglass was very much astonished, and not a little disgusted with himself.
withal
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From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He had always supposed himself to be a man possessed of keen powers of discernment, and yet withal exercising considerable charity toward his erring fellow-men, willing to overlook faults and mistakes, priding himself not a little on the kind and gentlemanly way in which he could meet ruffled human nature of any sort.
