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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 The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
advisable
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From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
AmidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
applauding
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From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
arms
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From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
Brown
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From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
calm
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From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
came
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From this reading On came the hoof tramps and the voices of the riders, two grave old voices, conversing soberly as they drew near.
clear
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From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
companion
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From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
conceal
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From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
conscious
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From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
conversing
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From this reading On came the hoof tramps and the voices of the riders, two grave old voices, conversing soberly as they drew near.
Deacon
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From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
deemed
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From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
deepening
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From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On came the hoof tramps and the voices of the riders, two grave old voices, conversing soberly as they drew near.
eye
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From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
Faith
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From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
few
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From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
forest
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From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
gloom
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From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
Goodman
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From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
Gookin
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From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
grave
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From this reading On came the hoof tramps and the voices of the riders, two grave old voices, conversing soberly as they drew near.
greatly
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From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
guilty
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From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
happily
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From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
heard
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From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
hoof
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From this reading On came the hoof tramps and the voices of the riders, two grave old voices, conversing soberly as they drew near.
horses
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From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
how
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From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
man
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From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
maple
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From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
meditations
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From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
meet
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From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
minister
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From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
moments
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From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
more
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From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
near
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From this reading On came the hoof tramps and the voices of the riders, two grave old voices, conversing soberly as they drew near.
night
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From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
now
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From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
old
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From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On came the hoof tramps and the voices of the riders, two grave old voices, conversing soberly as they drew near.
out
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From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
praiseworthy
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From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
purely
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From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
purpose
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From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
riders
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From this reading On came the hoof tramps and the voices of the riders, two grave old voices, conversing soberly as they drew near.
road
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From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
roadside
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From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
sat
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From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
shrink
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From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
sight
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From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
sleep
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From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
soberly
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From this reading On came the hoof tramps and the voices of the riders, two grave old voices, conversing soberly as they drew near.
speedily
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From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
spent
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From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
stick
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From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
sweetly
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From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On came the hoof tramps and the voices of the riders, two grave old voices, conversing soberly as they drew near.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
threw
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From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
tramp
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From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
tramps
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From this reading On came the hoof tramps and the voices of the riders, two grave old voices, conversing soberly as they drew near.
turned
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From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
two
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From this reading On came the hoof tramps and the voices of the riders, two grave old voices, conversing soberly as they drew near.
vanished
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From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
verge
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From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
very
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From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
voices
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From this reading On came the hoof tramps and the voices of the riders, two grave old voices, conversing soberly as they drew near.
walk
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From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
wickedly
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From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Amidst these pleasant and praiseworthy meditations, Goodman Brown heard the tramp of horses along the road, and deemed it advisable to conceal himself within the verge of the forest, conscious of the guilty purpose that had brought him thither, though now so happily turned from it.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
words
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From this reading Without more words, he threw his companion the maple stick, and was as speedily out of sight as if he had vanished into the deepening gloom.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And what calm sleep would be his that very night, which was to have been spent so wickedly, but so purely and sweetly now, in the arms of Faith!
young
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From this reading The young man sat a few moments by the roadside, applauding himself greatly, and thinking with how clear a conscience he should meet the minister in his morning walk, nor shrink from the eye of good old Deacon Gookin.
