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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 THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
adopted
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From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
all
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From this reading As Goldie and his family will often appear in the course of my tale, I may as well give here at once an introduction to them all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As Goldie and his family will often appear in the course of my tale, I may as well give here at once an introduction to them all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
appear
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From this reading As Goldie and his family will often appear in the course of my tale, I may as well give here at once an introduction to them all.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Goldie and his family will often appear in the course of my tale, I may as well give here at once an introduction to them all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Hallowed be Thy name."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Nowhere was this curiosity stronger than in the home of Goldie, whose large handsome shop, as I before mentioned, stood opposite to the humble dwelling of Viner.
benevolencenounUS /bəˈnev.əl.əns/
The quality of being well meaning; kindness and generosity. (Lòng nhân ái, sự nhân từ độ lượng.)
From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
boy
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From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
called
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From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
convict's
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From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Goldie and his family will often appear in the course of my tale, I may as well give here at once an introduction to them all.
curiosity
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From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
dangerous
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From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
deal
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From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
dwelling
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From this reading Nowhere was this curiosity stronger than in the home of Goldie, whose large handsome shop, as I before mentioned, stood opposite to the humble dwelling of Viner.
E
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From this reading A finer family than that of Goldie, the fruiterer, was not to be found in the village of E—.
experiment
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From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
family
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From this reading As Goldie and his family will often appear in the course of my tale, I may as well give here at once an introduction to them all.
finer
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From this reading A finer family than that of Goldie, the fruiterer, was not to be found in the village of E—.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A finer family than that of Goldie, the fruiterer, was not to be found in the village of E—.
fruiterer
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From this reading A finer family than that of Goldie, the fruiterer, was not to be found in the village of E—.
give
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From this reading As Goldie and his family will often appear in the course of my tale, I may as well give here at once an introduction to them all.
Goldie
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From this reading Nowhere was this curiosity stronger than in the home of Goldie, whose large handsome shop, as I before mentioned, stood opposite to the humble dwelling of Viner.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
Hallowed
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From this reading "Hallowed be Thy name."
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nowhere was this curiosity stronger than in the home of Goldie, whose large handsome shop, as I before mentioned, stood opposite to the humble dwelling of Viner.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Goldie and his family will often appear in the course of my tale, I may as well give here at once an introduction to them all.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
home
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From this reading Nowhere was this curiosity stronger than in the home of Goldie, whose large handsome shop, as I before mentioned, stood opposite to the humble dwelling of Viner.
humble
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From this reading Nowhere was this curiosity stronger than in the home of Goldie, whose large handsome shop, as I before mentioned, stood opposite to the humble dwelling of Viner.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Nowhere was this curiosity stronger than in the home of Goldie, whose large handsome shop, as I before mentioned, stood opposite to the humble dwelling of Viner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
introduction
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From this reading As Goldie and his family will often appear in the course of my tale, I may as well give here at once an introduction to them all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
large
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From this reading Nowhere was this curiosity stronger than in the home of Goldie, whose large handsome shop, as I before mentioned, stood opposite to the humble dwelling of Viner.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As Goldie and his family will often appear in the course of my tale, I may as well give here at once an introduction to them all.
mentioned
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From this reading Nowhere was this curiosity stronger than in the home of Goldie, whose large handsome shop, as I before mentioned, stood opposite to the humble dwelling of Viner.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As Goldie and his family will often appear in the course of my tale, I may as well give here at once an introduction to them all.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hallowed be Thy name."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A finer family than that of Goldie, the fruiterer, was not to be found in the village of E—.
Nowhere
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From this reading Nowhere was this curiosity stronger than in the home of Goldie, whose large handsome shop, as I before mentioned, stood opposite to the humble dwelling of Viner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
often
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From this reading As Goldie and his family will often appear in the course of my tale, I may as well give here at once an introduction to them all.
once
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From this reading As Goldie and his family will often appear in the course of my tale, I may as well give here at once an introduction to them all.
opposite
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From this reading Nowhere was this curiosity stronger than in the home of Goldie, whose large handsome shop, as I before mentioned, stood opposite to the humble dwelling of Viner.
result
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From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
romantic
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From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
see
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From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
shop
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From this reading Nowhere was this curiosity stronger than in the home of Goldie, whose large handsome shop, as I before mentioned, stood opposite to the humble dwelling of Viner.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nowhere was this curiosity stronger than in the home of Goldie, whose large handsome shop, as I before mentioned, stood opposite to the humble dwelling of Viner.
stronger
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From this reading Nowhere was this curiosity stronger than in the home of Goldie, whose large handsome shop, as I before mentioned, stood opposite to the humble dwelling of Viner.
tale
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From this reading As Goldie and his family will often appear in the course of my tale, I may as well give here at once an introduction to them all.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nowhere was this curiosity stronger than in the home of Goldie, whose large handsome shop, as I before mentioned, stood opposite to the humble dwelling of Viner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A finer family than that of Goldie, the fruiterer, was not to be found in the village of E—.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As Goldie and his family will often appear in the course of my tale, I may as well give here at once an introduction to them all.
THERE
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From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nowhere was this curiosity stronger than in the home of Goldie, whose large handsome shop, as I before mentioned, stood opposite to the humble dwelling of Viner.
ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Hallowed be Thy name."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
village
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From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
Viner
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From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
well
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From this reading As Goldie and his family will often appear in the course of my tale, I may as well give here at once an introduction to them all.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THERE was a good deal of curiosity in the village to see the convict's boy whom Viner had adopted, and to know the result of his dangerous experiment—his romantic benevolence, as it was called.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Nowhere was this curiosity stronger than in the home of Goldie, whose large handsome shop, as I before mentioned, stood opposite to the humble dwelling of Viner.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As Goldie and his family will often appear in the course of my tale, I may as well give here at once an introduction to them all.
