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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 He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one explanation of such an outrage was possible--the man's intolerable egoism, added to his insufferable conceit.
All
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From this reading All the way back to his house St. George's wrath kept him silent.
ambition
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From this reading He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But one explanation of such an outrage was possible--the man's intolerable egoism, added to his insufferable conceit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
back
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From this reading All the way back to his house St. George's wrath kept him silent.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had rarely been so stirred.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading One of these was cruelty to a human being, and Rutter's public disowning of Harry was cruelty of the most contemptible kind.
brawler
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From this reading He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one explanation of such an outrage was possible--the man's intolerable egoism, added to his insufferable conceit.
conceit
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From this reading But one explanation of such an outrage was possible--the man's intolerable egoism, added to his insufferable conceit.
contemptible
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From this reading One of these was cruelty to a human being, and Rutter's public disowning of Harry was cruelty of the most contemptible kind.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
cruelty
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From this reading One of these was cruelty to a human being, and Rutter's public disowning of Harry was cruelty of the most contemptible kind.
differences
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From this reading He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
disowning
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From this reading One of these was cruelty to a human being, and Rutter's public disowning of Harry was cruelty of the most contemptible kind.
egoism
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From this reading But one explanation of such an outrage was possible--the man's intolerable egoism, added to his insufferable conceit.
explanation
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From this reading But one explanation of such an outrage was possible--the man's intolerable egoism, added to his insufferable conceit.
George's
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From this reading All the way back to his house St. George's wrath kept him silent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had rarely been so stirred.
Harry
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From this reading One of these was cruelty to a human being, and Rutter's public disowning of Harry was cruelty of the most contemptible kind.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had rarely been so stirred.
healer
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From this reading He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All the way back to his house St. George's wrath kept him silent.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All the way back to his house St. George's wrath kept him silent.
house
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From this reading All the way back to his house St. George's wrath kept him silent.
human
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From this reading One of these was cruelty to a human being, and Rutter's public disowning of Harry was cruelty of the most contemptible kind.
insufferable
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From this reading But one explanation of such an outrage was possible--the man's intolerable egoism, added to his insufferable conceit.
intolerable
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From this reading But one explanation of such an outrage was possible--the man's intolerable egoism, added to his insufferable conceit.
kept
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From this reading All the way back to his house St. George's wrath kept him silent.
kind
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From this reading One of these was cruelty to a human being, and Rutter's public disowning of Harry was cruelty of the most contemptible kind.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
man's
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From this reading But one explanation of such an outrage was possible--the man's intolerable egoism, added to his insufferable conceit.
most
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From this reading One of these was cruelty to a human being, and Rutter's public disowning of Harry was cruelty of the most contemptible kind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
outrage
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From this reading But one explanation of such an outrage was possible--the man's intolerable egoism, added to his insufferable conceit.
peace
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From this reading He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
possible
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From this reading But one explanation of such an outrage was possible--the man's intolerable egoism, added to his insufferable conceit.
public
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From this reading One of these was cruelty to a human being, and Rutter's public disowning of Harry was cruelty of the most contemptible kind.
rarely
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From this reading He had rarely been so stirred.
Rutter's
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From this reading One of these was cruelty to a human being, and Rutter's public disowning of Harry was cruelty of the most contemptible kind.
silent
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From this reading All the way back to his house St. George's wrath kept him silent.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had rarely been so stirred.
some
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From this reading He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
St
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From this reading All the way back to his house St. George's wrath kept him silent.
stand
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From this reading He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
stirred
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From this reading He had rarely been so stirred.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But one explanation of such an outrage was possible--the man's intolerable egoism, added to his insufferable conceit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the way back to his house St. George's wrath kept him silent.
there
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From this reading He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One of these was cruelty to a human being, and Rutter's public disowning of Harry was cruelty of the most contemptible kind.
things
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From this reading He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the way back to his house St. George's wrath kept him silent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
way
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From this reading All the way back to his house St. George's wrath kept him silent.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
whole
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From this reading He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
wrath
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From this reading All the way back to his house St. George's wrath kept him silent.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He was not a brawler--his whole life had been one of peace; his whole ambition to be the healer of differences, and yet there were some things he could not stand.
