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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 As for Tappitt himself, he certainly believed that Rowan was so base a scoundrel that no evil words against him could be considered as malicious or even unnecessary.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading As for Tappitt himself, he certainly believed that Rowan was so base a scoundrel that no evil words against him could be considered as malicious or even unnecessary.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
base
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From this reading As for Tappitt himself, he certainly believed that Rowan was so base a scoundrel that no evil words against him could be considered as malicious or even unnecessary.
Baslehurst
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
believed
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From this reading As for Tappitt himself, he certainly believed that Rowan was so base a scoundrel that no evil words against him could be considered as malicious or even unnecessary.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
call
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From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
certainly
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From this reading As for Tappitt himself, he certainly believed that Rowan was so base a scoundrel that no evil words against him could be considered as malicious or even unnecessary.
considered
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From this reading As for Tappitt himself, he certainly believed that Rowan was so base a scoundrel that no evil words against him could be considered as malicious or even unnecessary.
constrained
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As for Tappitt himself, he certainly believed that Rowan was so base a scoundrel that no evil words against him could be considered as malicious or even unnecessary.
days
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
defaming
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
denounce
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From this reading Is it not good to denounce a scoundrel?
departure
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
doing
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From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
ELECTIONEERING
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From this reading ELECTIONEERING.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for Tappitt himself, he certainly believed that Rowan was so base a scoundrel that no evil words against him could be considered as malicious or even unnecessary.
evil
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From this reading As for Tappitt himself, he certainly believed that Rowan was so base a scoundrel that no evil words against him could be considered as malicious or even unnecessary.
family
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
feel
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From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
following
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for Tappitt himself, he certainly believed that Rowan was so base a scoundrel that no evil words against him could be considered as malicious or even unnecessary.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is it not good to denounce a scoundrel?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
hard
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for Tappitt himself, he certainly believed that Rowan was so base a scoundrel that no evil words against him could be considered as malicious or even unnecessary.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As for Tappitt himself, he certainly believed that Rowan was so base a scoundrel that no evil words against him could be considered as malicious or even unnecessary.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As for Tappitt himself, he certainly believed that Rowan was so base a scoundrel that no evil words against him could be considered as malicious or even unnecessary.
house
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
immediately
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
inclined
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From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
iniquity
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From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it not good to denounce a scoundrel?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it not good to denounce a scoundrel?
lately
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
living
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
Luke
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
malicious
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From this reading As for Tappitt himself, he certainly believed that Rowan was so base a scoundrel that no evil words against him could be considered as malicious or even unnecessary.
man
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
means
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From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
monsters
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From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
necessities
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From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Is it not good to denounce a scoundrel?
now
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As for Tappitt himself, he certainly believed that Rowan was so base a scoundrel that no evil words against him could be considered as malicious or even unnecessary.
position
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From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
readers
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From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
Rowan
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
scoundrelnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəl/
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading As for Tappitt himself, he certainly believed that Rowan was so base a scoundrel that no evil words against him could be considered as malicious or even unnecessary.
showed
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From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
story
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From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
Tappitt
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
task
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As for Tappitt himself, he certainly believed that Rowan was so base a scoundrel that no evil words against him could be considered as malicious or even unnecessary.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
unnecessary
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From this reading As for Tappitt himself, he certainly believed that Rowan was so base a scoundrel that no evil words against him could be considered as malicious or even unnecessary.
very
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As for Tappitt himself, he certainly believed that Rowan was so base a scoundrel that no evil words against him could be considered as malicious or even unnecessary.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They were constrained to do this by the necessities of their position; and in doing so by no means showed themselves to be such monsters of iniquity as the readers of the story will feel themselves inclined to call them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
words
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From this reading As for Tappitt himself, he certainly believed that Rowan was so base a scoundrel that no evil words against him could be considered as malicious or even unnecessary.
work
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
young
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From this reading And now, in these days,--the days immediately following the departure of Luke Rowan from Baslehurst,--the Tappitt family were constrained to work very hard at the task of defaming the young man who had lately been living with them in their house.
