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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 This gave him a wholesome feeling of mistrust.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
afraid
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From this reading Something had wiped his lips of speech, as a mother wipes the milky lips of her child, and he was afraid--horribly afraid.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Something had wiped his lips of speech, as a mother wipes the milky lips of her child, and he was afraid--horribly afraid.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Something had wiped his lips of speech, as a mother wipes the milky lips of her child, and he was afraid--horribly afraid.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Don't blame me if he throws a glass at your head!
Aurelian
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From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The legitimate explanation, that he had been overworking himself, failed to satisfy him.
blame
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From this reading Don't blame me if he throws a glass at your head!
child
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From this reading Something had wiped his lips of speech, as a mother wipes the milky lips of her child, and he was afraid--horribly afraid.
Club
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From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
Divine
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From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
doesn't
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From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
Don't
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From this reading Don't blame me if he throws a glass at your head!
down
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From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
explanation
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From this reading The legitimate explanation, that he had been overworking himself, failed to satisfy him.
failed
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From this reading The legitimate explanation, that he had been overworking himself, failed to satisfy him.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This gave him a wholesome feeling of mistrust.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
forefinger
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From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
gave
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From this reading This gave him a wholesome feeling of mistrust.
glass
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From this reading Don't blame me if he throws a glass at your head!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The legitimate explanation, that he had been overworking himself, failed to satisfy him.
happens
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From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The legitimate explanation, that he had been overworking himself, failed to satisfy him.
head
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From this reading Don't blame me if he throws a glass at your head!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Something had wiped his lips of speech, as a mother wipes the milky lips of her child, and he was afraid--horribly afraid.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This gave him a wholesome feeling of mistrust.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The legitimate explanation, that he had been overworking himself, failed to satisfy him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Something had wiped his lips of speech, as a mother wipes the milky lips of her child, and he was afraid--horribly afraid.
horribly
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From this reading Something had wiped his lips of speech, as a mother wipes the milky lips of her child, and he was afraid--horribly afraid.
Human
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From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
law
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From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
laying
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From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
legitimate
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From this reading The legitimate explanation, that he had been overworking himself, failed to satisfy him.
lip
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From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
lips
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From this reading Something had wiped his lips of speech, as a mother wipes the milky lips of her child, and he was afraid--horribly afraid.
McGoggin
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From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't blame me if he throws a glass at your head!
milky
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From this reading Something had wiped his lips of speech, as a mother wipes the milky lips of her child, and he was afraid--horribly afraid.
mistrust
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From this reading This gave him a wholesome feeling of mistrust.
moment
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From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
mother
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From this reading Something had wiped his lips of speech, as a mother wipes the milky lips of her child, and he was afraid--horribly afraid.
much
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From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This gave him a wholesome feeling of mistrust.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
overworking
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From this reading The legitimate explanation, that he had been overworking himself, failed to satisfy him.
put
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From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
satisfy
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From this reading The legitimate explanation, that he had been overworking himself, failed to satisfy him.
see
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From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
seem
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From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something had wiped his lips of speech, as a mother wipes the milky lips of her child, and he was afraid--horribly afraid.
speech
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From this reading Something had wiped his lips of speech, as a mother wipes the milky lips of her child, and he was afraid--horribly afraid.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The legitimate explanation, that he had been overworking himself, failed to satisfy him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The legitimate explanation, that he had been overworking himself, failed to satisfy him.
things
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From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This gave him a wholesome feeling of mistrust.
throws
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From this reading Don't blame me if he throws a glass at your head!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The legitimate explanation, that he had been overworking himself, failed to satisfy him.
used
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From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something had wiped his lips of speech, as a mother wipes the milky lips of her child, and he was afraid--horribly afraid.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
wholesome
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From this reading This gave him a wholesome feeling of mistrust.
wiped
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From this reading Something had wiped his lips of speech, as a mother wipes the milky lips of her child, and he was afraid--horribly afraid.
wipes
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From this reading Something had wiped his lips of speech, as a mother wipes the milky lips of her child, and he was afraid--horribly afraid.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So the Club had rest when he returned; and if ever you come across Aurelian McGoggin laying down the law on things Human--he doesn't seem to know as much as he used to about things Divine--put your forefinger on your lip for a moment, and see what happens.
