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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 You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
abandoned
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From this reading And because they are stirring in you, because you are an abandoned creature lost to all shame, you have led many such men along pathways of gross sensuality, of unlawful desire.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
all
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From this reading And because they are stirring in you, because you are an abandoned creature lost to all shame, you have led many such men along pathways of gross sensuality, of unlawful desire.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading And because they are stirring in you, because you are an abandoned creature lost to all shame, you have led many such men along pathways of gross sensuality, of unlawful desire.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And because they are stirring in you, because you are an abandoned creature lost to all shame, you have led many such men along pathways of gross sensuality, of unlawful desire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading And because they are stirring in you, because you are an abandoned creature lost to all shame, you have led many such men along pathways of gross sensuality, of unlawful desire.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
committed
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From this reading "You have committed the most terrible of crimes.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And because they are stirring in you, because you are an abandoned creature lost to all shame, you have led many such men along pathways of gross sensuality, of unlawful desire.
crimes
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From this reading "You have committed the most terrible of crimes.
criminals
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From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
dangerous
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From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
desire
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From this reading And because they are stirring in you, because you are an abandoned creature lost to all shame, you have led many such men along pathways of gross sensuality, of unlawful desire.
discovered
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From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
few
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From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
gross
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From this reading And because they are stirring in you, because you are an abandoned creature lost to all shame, you have led many such men along pathways of gross sensuality, of unlawful desire.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have committed the most terrible of crimes.
heart
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From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
How
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From this reading How many?
hundred
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From this reading A hundred, a thousand?
impulses
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From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
led
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From this reading And because they are stirring in you, because you are an abandoned creature lost to all shame, you have led many such men along pathways of gross sensuality, of unlawful desire.
lost
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From this reading And because they are stirring in you, because you are an abandoned creature lost to all shame, you have led many such men along pathways of gross sensuality, of unlawful desire.
many
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From this reading And because they are stirring in you, because you are an abandoned creature lost to all shame, you have led many such men along pathways of gross sensuality, of unlawful desire.
men
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From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
most
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From this reading "You have committed the most terrible of crimes.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You have committed the most terrible of crimes.
old
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From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
pathways
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From this reading And because they are stirring in you, because you are an abandoned creature lost to all shame, you have led many such men along pathways of gross sensuality, of unlawful desire.
perhaps
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From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
sensuality
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From this reading And because they are stirring in you, because you are an abandoned creature lost to all shame, you have led many such men along pathways of gross sensuality, of unlawful desire.
shame
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From this reading And because they are stirring in you, because you are an abandoned creature lost to all shame, you have led many such men along pathways of gross sensuality, of unlawful desire.
stirring
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From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
subdued
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From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And because they are stirring in you, because you are an abandoned creature lost to all shame, you have led many such men along pathways of gross sensuality, of unlawful desire.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You have committed the most terrible of crimes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You have committed the most terrible of crimes.
there
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From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And because they are stirring in you, because you are an abandoned creature lost to all shame, you have led many such men along pathways of gross sensuality, of unlawful desire.
thousand
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From this reading A hundred, a thousand?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And because they are stirring in you, because you are an abandoned creature lost to all shame, you have led many such men along pathways of gross sensuality, of unlawful desire.
unlawful
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From this reading And because they are stirring in you, because you are an abandoned creature lost to all shame, you have led many such men along pathways of gross sensuality, of unlawful desire.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
wholly
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From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
wickedness
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From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have committed the most terrible of crimes.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have discovered in your wickedness that here and there, among a few men who are criminals at heart, the old, dangerous impulses are stirring again and perhaps have never been wholly subdued.