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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 Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER SURPRISE.
assistance
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From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He who had been exulting in having put their necks under his foot had been himself struck down in the moment of his triumph.
Bideabout
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From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
black
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From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
brother-in-law
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From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
came
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From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
compassion
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From this reading He had sought to humble them in a manner peculiarly mean, and no compassion was felt for him now in his distress.
cravatnounUS /krəˈvæt/
A short, wide strip of silk fabric worn by gentlemen around the neck inside an open-collared shirt.
From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading He had sought to humble them in a manner peculiarly mean, and no compassion was felt for him now in his distress.
down
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From this reading He who had been exulting in having put their necks under his foot had been himself struck down in the moment of his triumph.
exulting
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From this reading He who had been exulting in having put their necks under his foot had been himself struck down in the moment of his triumph.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The revulsion of feeling in the rest was so sudden that it produced a laugh.
felt
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From this reading He had sought to humble them in a manner peculiarly mean, and no compassion was felt for him now in his distress.
fit
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From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He who had been exulting in having put their necks under his foot had been himself struck down in the moment of his triumph.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had sought to humble them in a manner peculiarly mean, and no compassion was felt for him now in his distress.
going
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From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He who had been exulting in having put their necks under his foot had been himself struck down in the moment of his triumph.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He who had been exulting in having put their necks under his foot had been himself struck down in the moment of his triumph.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He who had been exulting in having put their necks under his foot had been himself struck down in the moment of his triumph.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He who had been exulting in having put their necks under his foot had been himself struck down in the moment of his triumph.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
humble
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From this reading He had sought to humble them in a manner peculiarly mean, and no compassion was felt for him now in his distress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The revulsion of feeling in the rest was so sudden that it produced a laugh.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The revulsion of feeling in the rest was so sudden that it produced a laugh.
Jonas
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From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
Kink
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From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
laugh
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From this reading The revulsion of feeling in the rest was so sudden that it produced a laugh.
manner
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From this reading He had sought to humble them in a manner peculiarly mean, and no compassion was felt for him now in his distress.
mean
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From this reading He had sought to humble them in a manner peculiarly mean, and no compassion was felt for him now in his distress.
moment
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From this reading He who had been exulting in having put their necks under his foot had been himself struck down in the moment of his triumph.
necks
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From this reading He who had been exulting in having put their necks under his foot had been himself struck down in the moment of his triumph.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had sought to humble them in a manner peculiarly mean, and no compassion was felt for him now in his distress.
now
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From this reading He had sought to humble them in a manner peculiarly mean, and no compassion was felt for him now in his distress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
only
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From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
peculiarly
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From this reading He had sought to humble them in a manner peculiarly mean, and no compassion was felt for him now in his distress.
present
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From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
produced
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From this reading The revulsion of feeling in the rest was so sudden that it produced a laugh.
put
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From this reading He who had been exulting in having put their necks under his foot had been himself struck down in the moment of his triumph.
ran
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From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The revulsion of feeling in the rest was so sudden that it produced a laugh.
revulsion
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From this reading The revulsion of feeling in the rest was so sudden that it produced a laugh.
Rocliffe
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From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
satin
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From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The revulsion of feeling in the rest was so sudden that it produced a laugh.
sought
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From this reading He had sought to humble them in a manner peculiarly mean, and no compassion was felt for him now in his distress.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He who had been exulting in having put their necks under his foot had been himself struck down in the moment of his triumph.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The revulsion of feeling in the rest was so sudden that it produced a laugh.
SURPRISE
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From this reading ANOTHER SURPRISE.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He who had been exulting in having put their necks under his foot had been himself struck down in the moment of his triumph.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had sought to humble them in a manner peculiarly mean, and no compassion was felt for him now in his distress.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
Thomas
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From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
triumph
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From this reading He who had been exulting in having put their necks under his foot had been himself struck down in the moment of his triumph.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He who had been exulting in having put their necks under his foot had been himself struck down in the moment of his triumph.
unloosed
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From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Among those present the only one who came to the assistance of Jonas Kink was his brother-in-law, Thomas Rocliffe, who, thinking that Bideabout was going to have a fit, ran to him and unloosed his black satin cravat.
