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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 No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
Add
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From this reading Add, too, that he had been overstrained and upset, and--well, there are the excuses and apologies, after all.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tonight his blood was at full heat; the love which had sprung up like a tongue of flame in his heart burned and maddened him, and to this newly-born love was added the disappointment and bewilderment of Una's sudden disappearance.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Add, too, that he had been overstrained and upset, and--well, there are the excuses and apologies, after all.
all
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From this reading Add, too, that he had been overstrained and upset, and--well, there are the excuses and apologies, after all.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not going to apologize for our hero, nor am I going to gloss over his faults with any specious special pleading.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
any
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From this reading I am not going to apologize for our hero, nor am I going to gloss over his faults with any specious special pleading.
apologies
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From this reading Add, too, that he had been overstrained and upset, and--well, there are the excuses and apologies, after all.
apologize
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From this reading I am not going to apologize for our hero, nor am I going to gloss over his faults with any specious special pleading.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Add, too, that he had been overstrained and upset, and--well, there are the excuses and apologies, after all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But, at the same time, this in justice must be said of him, that he very rarely sinned in this way.
bad
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From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But, at the same time, this in justice must be said of him, that he very rarely sinned in this way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Add, too, that he had been overstrained and upset, and--well, there are the excuses and apologies, after all.
bewilderment
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From this reading Tonight his blood was at full heat; the love which had sprung up like a tongue of flame in his heart burned and maddened him, and to this newly-born love was added the disappointment and bewilderment of Una's sudden disappearance.
blessed
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From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
burned
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From this reading Tonight his blood was at full heat; the love which had sprung up like a tongue of flame in his heart burned and maddened him, and to this newly-born love was added the disappointment and bewilderment of Una's sudden disappearance.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, at the same time, this in justice must be said of him, that he very rarely sinned in this way.
certainly
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From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
cursed
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From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
disappearance
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From this reading Tonight his blood was at full heat; the love which had sprung up like a tongue of flame in his heart burned and maddened him, and to this newly-born love was added the disappointment and bewilderment of Una's sudden disappearance.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tonight his blood was at full heat; the love which had sprung up like a tongue of flame in his heart burned and maddened him, and to this newly-born love was added the disappointment and bewilderment of Una's sudden disappearance.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
excuses
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From this reading Add, too, that he had been overstrained and upset, and--well, there are the excuses and apologies, after all.
faults
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From this reading I am not going to apologize for our hero, nor am I going to gloss over his faults with any specious special pleading.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Tonight his blood was at full heat; the love which had sprung up like a tongue of flame in his heart burned and maddened him, and to this newly-born love was added the disappointment and bewilderment of Una's sudden disappearance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am not going to apologize for our hero, nor am I going to gloss over his faults with any specious special pleading.
full
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From this reading Tonight his blood was at full heat; the love which had sprung up like a tongue of flame in his heart burned and maddened him, and to this newly-born love was added the disappointment and bewilderment of Una's sudden disappearance.
gloss
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From this reading I am not going to apologize for our hero, nor am I going to gloss over his faults with any specious special pleading.
going
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From this reading I am not going to apologize for our hero, nor am I going to gloss over his faults with any specious special pleading.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tonight his blood was at full heat; the love which had sprung up like a tongue of flame in his heart burned and maddened him, and to this newly-born love was added the disappointment and bewilderment of Una's sudden disappearance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
heart
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From this reading Tonight his blood was at full heat; the love which had sprung up like a tongue of flame in his heart burned and maddened him, and to this newly-born love was added the disappointment and bewilderment of Una's sudden disappearance.
heat
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From this reading Tonight his blood was at full heat; the love which had sprung up like a tongue of flame in his heart burned and maddened him, and to this newly-born love was added the disappointment and bewilderment of Una's sudden disappearance.
hero
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From this reading I am not going to apologize for our hero, nor am I going to gloss over his faults with any specious special pleading.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I am not going to apologize for our hero, nor am I going to gloss over his faults with any specious special pleading.
hot
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From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
human
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From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not going to apologize for our hero, nor am I going to gloss over his faults with any specious special pleading.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, at the same time, this in justice must be said of him, that he very rarely sinned in this way.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
Jack
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From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
justice
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From this reading But, at the same time, this in justice must be said of him, that he very rarely sinned in this way.
liable
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From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
like
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From this reading Tonight his blood was at full heat; the love which had sprung up like a tongue of flame in his heart burned and maddened him, and to this newly-born love was added the disappointment and bewilderment of Una's sudden disappearance.
love
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From this reading Tonight his blood was at full heat; the love which had sprung up like a tongue of flame in his heart burned and maddened him, and to this newly-born love was added the disappointment and bewilderment of Una's sudden disappearance.
maddened
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From this reading Tonight his blood was at full heat; the love which had sprung up like a tongue of flame in his heart burned and maddened him, and to this newly-born love was added the disappointment and bewilderment of Una's sudden disappearance.
made
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From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
man
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From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
men
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From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
more
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From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
most
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From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But, at the same time, this in justice must be said of him, that he very rarely sinned in this way.
newly-born
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From this reading Tonight his blood was at full heat; the love which had sprung up like a tongue of flame in his heart burned and maddened him, and to this newly-born love was added the disappointment and bewilderment of Una's sudden disappearance.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I am not going to apologize for our hero, nor am I going to gloss over his faults with any specious special pleading.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not going to apologize for our hero, nor am I going to gloss over his faults with any specious special pleading.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, at the same time, this in justice must be said of him, that he very rarely sinned in this way.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I am not going to apologize for our hero, nor am I going to gloss over his faults with any specious special pleading.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I am not going to apologize for our hero, nor am I going to gloss over his faults with any specious special pleading.
overstrained
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From this reading Add, too, that he had been overstrained and upset, and--well, there are the excuses and apologies, after all.
passionate
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From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
pleading
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From this reading I am not going to apologize for our hero, nor am I going to gloss over his faults with any specious special pleading.
rarely
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From this reading But, at the same time, this in justice must be said of him, that he very rarely sinned in this way.
said
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From this reading But, at the same time, this in justice must be said of him, that he very rarely sinned in this way.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, at the same time, this in justice must be said of him, that he very rarely sinned in this way.
sinned
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From this reading But, at the same time, this in justice must be said of him, that he very rarely sinned in this way.
special
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From this reading I am not going to apologize for our hero, nor am I going to gloss over his faults with any specious special pleading.
specious
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From this reading I am not going to apologize for our hero, nor am I going to gloss over his faults with any specious special pleading.
sprung
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From this reading Tonight his blood was at full heat; the love which had sprung up like a tongue of flame in his heart burned and maddened him, and to this newly-born love was added the disappointment and bewilderment of Una's sudden disappearance.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tonight his blood was at full heat; the love which had sprung up like a tongue of flame in his heart burned and maddened him, and to this newly-born love was added the disappointment and bewilderment of Una's sudden disappearance.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, at the same time, this in justice must be said of him, that he very rarely sinned in this way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But, at the same time, this in justice must be said of him, that he very rarely sinned in this way.
there
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From this reading Add, too, that he had been overstrained and upset, and--well, there are the excuses and apologies, after all.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But, at the same time, this in justice must be said of him, that he very rarely sinned in this way.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, at the same time, this in justice must be said of him, that he very rarely sinned in this way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am not going to apologize for our hero, nor am I going to gloss over his faults with any specious special pleading.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tonight his blood was at full heat; the love which had sprung up like a tongue of flame in his heart burned and maddened him, and to this newly-born love was added the disappointment and bewilderment of Una's sudden disappearance.
TonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading Tonight his blood was at full heat; the love which had sprung up like a tongue of flame in his heart burned and maddened him, and to this newly-born love was added the disappointment and bewilderment of Una's sudden disappearance.
too
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From this reading Add, too, that he had been overstrained and upset, and--well, there are the excuses and apologies, after all.
trip
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From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
Una's
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From this reading Tonight his blood was at full heat; the love which had sprung up like a tongue of flame in his heart burned and maddened him, and to this newly-born love was added the disappointment and bewilderment of Una's sudden disappearance.
up
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From this reading Tonight his blood was at full heat; the love which had sprung up like a tongue of flame in his heart burned and maddened him, and to this newly-born love was added the disappointment and bewilderment of Una's sudden disappearance.
upset
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From this reading Add, too, that he had been overstrained and upset, and--well, there are the excuses and apologies, after all.
very
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From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
way
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From this reading But, at the same time, this in justice must be said of him, that he very rarely sinned in this way.
well
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From this reading Add, too, that he had been overstrained and upset, and--well, there are the excuses and apologies, after all.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
wholly
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From this reading No man is either wholly good or wholly bad; certainly Jack was not wholly good; he was human, very human, and blessed, or cursed, with a hot, passionate blood, which made him more liable to trip than most men.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am not going to apologize for our hero, nor am I going to gloss over his faults with any specious special pleading.
