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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 Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
allowed
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From this reading Every time he met that Eye (and he met it as often as he dared to look into the human face) it appeared to be holding up a warning finger, if such a metaphor may be allowed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Having relinquished his profession of vagrancy, he no longer felt himself at liberty to wander through the streets without an object.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had an instinctive foreboding that the Eye of the public was upon him, and was watching that he did not misconduct himself.
appeared
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From this reading Every time he met that Eye (and he met it as often as he dared to look into the human face) it appeared to be holding up a warning finger, if such a metaphor may be allowed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Every time he met that Eye (and he met it as often as he dared to look into the human face) it appeared to be holding up a warning finger, if such a metaphor may be allowed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every time he met that Eye (and he met it as often as he dared to look into the human face) it appeared to be holding up a warning finger, if such a metaphor may be allowed.
boat
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From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
dared
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From this reading Every time he met that Eye (and he met it as often as he dared to look into the human face) it appeared to be holding up a warning finger, if such a metaphor may be allowed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had an instinctive foreboding that the Eye of the public was upon him, and was watching that he did not misconduct himself.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
down
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From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every time he met that Eye (and he met it as often as he dared to look into the human face) it appeared to be holding up a warning finger, if such a metaphor may be allowed.
Eye
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From this reading He had an instinctive foreboding that the Eye of the public was upon him, and was watching that he did not misconduct himself.
face
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From this reading Every time he met that Eye (and he met it as often as he dared to look into the human face) it appeared to be holding up a warning finger, if such a metaphor may be allowed.
felt
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From this reading Having relinquished his profession of vagrancy, he no longer felt himself at liberty to wander through the streets without an object.
finger
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From this reading Every time he met that Eye (and he met it as often as he dared to look into the human face) it appeared to be holding up a warning finger, if such a metaphor may be allowed.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LITTLE PETER IS PROVIDED FOR.
foreboding
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From this reading He had an instinctive foreboding that the Eye of the public was upon him, and was watching that he did not misconduct himself.
Grif
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From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had an instinctive foreboding that the Eye of the public was upon him, and was watching that he did not misconduct himself.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having relinquished his profession of vagrancy, he no longer felt himself at liberty to wander through the streets without an object.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had an instinctive foreboding that the Eye of the public was upon him, and was watching that he did not misconduct himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Having relinquished his profession of vagrancy, he no longer felt himself at liberty to wander through the streets without an object.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
holding
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From this reading Every time he met that Eye (and he met it as often as he dared to look into the human face) it appeared to be holding up a warning finger, if such a metaphor may be allowed.
human
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From this reading Every time he met that Eye (and he met it as often as he dared to look into the human face) it appeared to be holding up a warning finger, if such a metaphor may be allowed.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Every time he met that Eye (and he met it as often as he dared to look into the human face) it appeared to be holding up a warning finger, if such a metaphor may be allowed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
instinctive
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From this reading He had an instinctive foreboding that the Eye of the public was upon him, and was watching that he did not misconduct himself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Every time he met that Eye (and he met it as often as he dared to look into the human face) it appeared to be holding up a warning finger, if such a metaphor may be allowed.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LITTLE PETER IS PROVIDED FOR.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every time he met that Eye (and he met it as often as he dared to look into the human face) it appeared to be holding up a warning finger, if such a metaphor may be allowed.
leisure
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From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Having relinquished his profession of vagrancy, he no longer felt himself at liberty to wander through the streets without an object.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LITTLE PETER IS PROVIDED FOR.
longer
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From this reading Having relinquished his profession of vagrancy, he no longer felt himself at liberty to wander through the streets without an object.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every time he met that Eye (and he met it as often as he dared to look into the human face) it appeared to be holding up a warning finger, if such a metaphor may be allowed.
loss
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From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Every time he met that Eye (and he met it as often as he dared to look into the human face) it appeared to be holding up a warning finger, if such a metaphor may be allowed.
met
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From this reading Every time he met that Eye (and he met it as often as he dared to look into the human face) it appeared to be holding up a warning finger, if such a metaphor may be allowed.
metaphor
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From this reading Every time he met that Eye (and he met it as often as he dared to look into the human face) it appeared to be holding up a warning finger, if such a metaphor may be allowed.
misconduct
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From this reading He had an instinctive foreboding that the Eye of the public was upon him, and was watching that he did not misconduct himself.
moral
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From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
new
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From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Having relinquished his profession of vagrancy, he no longer felt himself at liberty to wander through the streets without an object.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had an instinctive foreboding that the Eye of the public was upon him, and was watching that he did not misconduct himself.
object
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From this reading Having relinquished his profession of vagrancy, he no longer felt himself at liberty to wander through the streets without an object.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
often
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From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
PETER
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From this reading LITTLE PETER IS PROVIDED FOR.
profession
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From this reading Having relinquished his profession of vagrancy, he no longer felt himself at liberty to wander through the streets without an object.
PROVIDED
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From this reading LITTLE PETER IS PROVIDED FOR.
public
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From this reading He had an instinctive foreboding that the Eye of the public was upon him, and was watching that he did not misconduct himself.
relinquished
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From this reading Having relinquished his profession of vagrancy, he no longer felt himself at liberty to wander through the streets without an object.
Sailing
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From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
Shoeblack
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From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
SkippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
stream
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From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
streets
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From this reading Having relinquished his profession of vagrancy, he no longer felt himself at liberty to wander through the streets without an object.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Every time he met that Eye (and he met it as often as he dared to look into the human face) it appeared to be holding up a warning finger, if such a metaphor may be allowed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had an instinctive foreboding that the Eye of the public was upon him, and was watching that he did not misconduct himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Having relinquished his profession of vagrancy, he no longer felt himself at liberty to wander through the streets without an object.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
up
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From this reading Every time he met that Eye (and he met it as often as he dared to look into the human face) it appeared to be holding up a warning finger, if such a metaphor may be allowed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had an instinctive foreboding that the Eye of the public was upon him, and was watching that he did not misconduct himself.
vagrancy
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From this reading Having relinquished his profession of vagrancy, he no longer felt himself at liberty to wander through the streets without an object.
wander
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From this reading Having relinquished his profession of vagrancy, he no longer felt himself at liberty to wander through the streets without an object.
warning
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From this reading Every time he met that Eye (and he met it as often as he dared to look into the human face) it appeared to be holding up a warning finger, if such a metaphor may be allowed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
watching
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From this reading He had an instinctive foreboding that the Eye of the public was upon him, and was watching that he did not misconduct himself.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sailing down the stream of life in his new moral boat, of which he, the Moral Shoeblack, was the Skipper, Grif was often at a loss what to do with his leisure time.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Having relinquished his profession of vagrancy, he no longer felt himself at liberty to wander through the streets without an object.
