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Chapter IV

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"You have committed the most terrible of crimes.
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.
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.
How many?
A hundred, a thousand?
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Chapter IV

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"You have committed the most terrible of crimes.
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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.
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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.
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How many?
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A hundred, a thousand?

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /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.”

Along preposition US /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.”

Among preposition US /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.”

Because conjunction US /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.”

Been auxiliary verb US /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.”

Creature noun US /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.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"You have committed the most terrible of crimes.”

Here noun US /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.”

Never noun US /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.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

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.”

Terrible noun US /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.”

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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.