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Chapter VIII

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Murray and the Mormons.
Gov.
Murray, the gritty Gentile governor of Utah, would be noticed in a crowd.
He is very tall, yet well proportioned, square-built and handsome.
He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.
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Chapter VIII

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Murray and the Mormons.
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Gov.
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Murray, the gritty Gentile governor of Utah, would be noticed in a crowd.
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He is very tall, yet well proportioned, square-built and handsome.
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He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.”

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.”

Fine noun US /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.”

Handsome noun US /ˈhandsome/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “He is very tall, yet well proportioned, square-built and handsome.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He is very tall, yet well proportioned, square-built and handsome.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Murray, the gritty Gentile governor of Utah, would be noticed in a crowd.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “He is very tall, yet well proportioned, square-built and handsome.”

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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 Murray, the gritty Gentile governor of Utah, would be noticed in a crowd.

abnormally

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From this reading He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Murray and the Mormons.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.

apostle

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From this reading He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Murray, the gritty Gentile governor of Utah, would be noticed in a crowd.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.

called

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From this reading He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.

connubial

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From this reading He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.

creed

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From this reading He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.

crowd

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From this reading Murray, the gritty Gentile governor of Utah, would be noticed in a crowd.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.

finenounUS /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.

Gentile

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From this reading Murray, the gritty Gentile governor of Utah, would be noticed in a crowd.

Gov

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From this reading Gov.

governor

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From this reading Murray, the gritty Gentile governor of Utah, would be noticed in a crowd.

gritty

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From this reading Murray, the gritty Gentile governor of Utah, would be noticed in a crowd.

handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He is very tall, yet well proportioned, square-built and handsome.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He is very tall, yet well proportioned, square-built and handsome.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Murray, the gritty Gentile governor of Utah, would be noticed in a crowd.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He is very tall, yet well proportioned, square-built and handsome.

Kentucky

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From this reading He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.

looking

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From this reading He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.

Mormons

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From this reading Murray and the Mormons.

Murray

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From this reading Murray and the Mormons.

narrow-chested

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From this reading He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.

noticed

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From this reading Murray, the gritty Gentile governor of Utah, would be noticed in a crowd.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Murray, the gritty Gentile governor of Utah, would be noticed in a crowd.

pretty

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From this reading He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.

proportioned

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From this reading He is very tall, yet well proportioned, square-built and handsome.

see

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From this reading He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.

square-built

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From this reading He is very tall, yet well proportioned, square-built and handsome.

tall

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From this reading He is very tall, yet well proportioned, square-built and handsome.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Murray and the Mormons.

Utah

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From this reading Murray, the gritty Gentile governor of Utah, would be noticed in a crowd.

very

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From this reading He is very tall, yet well proportioned, square-built and handsome.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was called fine looking in Kentucky, but the narrow-chested apostle of the abnormally connubial creed does not see anything pretty about him.

well

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From this reading He is very tall, yet well proportioned, square-built and handsome.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Murray, the gritty Gentile governor of Utah, would be noticed in a crowd.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading He is very tall, yet well proportioned, square-built and handsome.