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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 Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
all
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
aloud
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
always
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From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
amused
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
audience
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From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
battles
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From this reading But now he had got religion, and had fought two pitched battles for the right to read his Bible.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
betook
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From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
Bible
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From this reading But now he had got religion, and had fought two pitched battles for the right to read his Bible.
Blackguard
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
Blackguard's
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From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
Blossom
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From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
borrowed
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From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
boundless
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From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
boys
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
Buckeye
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From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now he had got religion, and had fought two pitched battles for the right to read his Bible.
cared
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
causing
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From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
champion
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From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
choice
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
commentarynounUS /ˈkɑməntəri/
spoken or written explanation or opinion about events
From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
convenient
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
crowd
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
daily
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From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
deserter
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From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
dictionary
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
endearing
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From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
exceedingly
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From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
fight
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From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But now he had got religion, and had fought two pitched battles for the right to read his Bible.
fought
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From this reading But now he had got religion, and had fought two pitched battles for the right to read his Bible.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
funny
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From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
gave
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From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
Gazette
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
generosity
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From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
give
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From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
Gospels
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From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
got
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From this reading But now he had got religion, and had fought two pitched battles for the right to read his Bible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
Hat
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From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
heavy-weight
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From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
HenceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
intending
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From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
internecine
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From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
kept
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
known
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From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
lending
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From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
lent
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From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
like
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
literature
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
Medicine
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From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
mingled
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From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
much
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From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
naive
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From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
New
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
now
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From this reading But now he had got religion, and had fought two pitched battles for the right to read his Bible.
numbers
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From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
only
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From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
own
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From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
peace
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From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now he had got religion, and had fought two pitched battles for the right to read his Bible.
Police
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
practice
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
provided
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
quaint
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From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
quiet
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From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
read
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From this reading But now he had got religion, and had fought two pitched battles for the right to read his Bible.
reader
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From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
readings
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From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
religion
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From this reading But now he had got religion, and had fought two pitched battles for the right to read his Bible.
resulted
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From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now he had got religion, and had fought two pitched battles for the right to read his Bible.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
schoolboy
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
shelter
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From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
shot-gun
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From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
strife
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From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
thereby
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From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
things
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From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
traits
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From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
two
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From this reading But now he had got religion, and had fought two pitched battles for the right to read his Bible.
undisturbed
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From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
want
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
waxed
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From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One of the Blackguard's endearing traits had always been his generosity--boundless in that when he had nothing of his own to give he lent and gave things that were not his own, causing thereby much internecine strife.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
woods
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From this reading Hence the pitched battles, which resulted in undisturbed readings from the Gospels, mingled with a running commentary, so naive, so quaint, and so exceedingly funny, that the audience waxed daily in numbers, until, for peace and quiet, the reader betook himself to the shelter of the woods.
worsted
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From this reading The only time he had ever been known to be worsted in fair fight was after lending to an intending deserter the shot-gun which he had borrowed from Buckeye Blossom, heavy-weight champion of Medicine Hat.
York
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From this reading Not that the boys cared much what was his choice of literature, it being all the same to the crowd whether he amused himself with the Bible, or a dictionary, or the _New York Police Gazette_, provided that he kept it to himself; but the Blackguard, for want of practice in the art, found it convenient to read like a schoolboy, aloud.
