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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 Mark Wellgood of Nutley had a bugbear, an evil thing to which he gave the name of sentimentality.
affairs
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
always
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mark Wellgood of Nutley had a bugbear, an evil thing to which he gave the name of sentimentality.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wherever he saw it he hated it--and he saw it everywhere.
banish
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
bugbear
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From this reading Mark Wellgood of Nutley had a bugbear, an evil thing to which he gave the name of sentimentality.
business
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
denounce
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
enemy
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From this reading No matter what was the sphere of life, there was the enemy ready to raise its head, and Mark Wellgood ready to hit that head.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
everywhere
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From this reading Wherever he saw it he hated it--and he saw it everywhere.
evil
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From this reading Mark Wellgood of Nutley had a bugbear, an evil thing to which he gave the name of sentimentality.
failing
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
family
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
gave
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From this reading Mark Wellgood of Nutley had a bugbear, an evil thing to which he gave the name of sentimentality.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mark Wellgood of Nutley had a bugbear, an evil thing to which he gave the name of sentimentality.
hated
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From this reading Wherever he saw it he hated it--and he saw it everywhere.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mark Wellgood of Nutley had a bugbear, an evil thing to which he gave the name of sentimentality.
head
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From this reading No matter what was the sphere of life, there was the enemy ready to raise its head, and Mark Wellgood ready to hit that head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
hit
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From this reading No matter what was the sphere of life, there was the enemy ready to raise its head, and Mark Wellgood ready to hit that head.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
intimate
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Wherever he saw it he hated it--and he saw it everywhere.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading No matter what was the sphere of life, there was the enemy ready to raise its head, and Mark Wellgood ready to hit that head.
keen
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No matter what was the sphere of life, there was the enemy ready to raise its head, and Mark Wellgood ready to hit that head.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
manifestations
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
Mark
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From this reading Mark Wellgood of Nutley had a bugbear, an evil thing to which he gave the name of sentimentality.
matter
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From this reading No matter what was the sphere of life, there was the enemy ready to raise its head, and Mark Wellgood ready to hit that head.
most
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mark Wellgood of Nutley had a bugbear, an evil thing to which he gave the name of sentimentality.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No matter what was the sphere of life, there was the enemy ready to raise its head, and Mark Wellgood ready to hit that head.
Nutley
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From this reading Mark Wellgood of Nutley had a bugbear, an evil thing to which he gave the name of sentimentality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mark Wellgood of Nutley had a bugbear, an evil thing to which he gave the name of sentimentality.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
other
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
own
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
people's
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
personal
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
PROGRAMMES
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From this reading SETTLED PROGRAMMES.
public
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
raise
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From this reading No matter what was the sphere of life, there was the enemy ready to raise its head, and Mark Wellgood ready to hit that head.
ready
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From this reading No matter what was the sphere of life, there was the enemy ready to raise its head, and Mark Wellgood ready to hit that head.
relationships
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
religion
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
resolved
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
saw
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From this reading Wherever he saw it he hated it--and he saw it everywhere.
sentimentality
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From this reading Mark Wellgood of Nutley had a bugbear, an evil thing to which he gave the name of sentimentality.
SETTLED
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From this reading SETTLED PROGRAMMES.
sphere
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From this reading No matter what was the sphere of life, there was the enemy ready to raise its head, and Mark Wellgood ready to hit that head.
suppress
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No matter what was the sphere of life, there was the enemy ready to raise its head, and Mark Wellgood ready to hit that head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mark Wellgood of Nutley had a bugbear, an evil thing to which he gave the name of sentimentality.
there
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From this reading No matter what was the sphere of life, there was the enemy ready to raise its head, and Mark Wellgood ready to hit that head.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mark Wellgood of Nutley had a bugbear, an evil thing to which he gave the name of sentimentality.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mark Wellgood of Nutley had a bugbear, an evil thing to which he gave the name of sentimentality.
unceasingly
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
very
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
warred
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From this reading In business and in public affairs he warred against it unceasingly; in other people's religion--he had very little of his own--he was keen to denounce it; even from the most intimate family and personal relationships he had always been resolved to banish it, or, failing that, to suppress its manifestations.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No matter what was the sphere of life, there was the enemy ready to raise its head, and Mark Wellgood ready to hit that head.
Wellgood
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From this reading Mark Wellgood of Nutley had a bugbear, an evil thing to which he gave the name of sentimentality.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No matter what was the sphere of life, there was the enemy ready to raise its head, and Mark Wellgood ready to hit that head.
WhereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever he saw it he hated it--and he saw it everywhere.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mark Wellgood of Nutley had a bugbear, an evil thing to which he gave the name of sentimentality.
