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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 We regret the clamourings of ignorance which arise from a strong personal desire for notoriety.
affect
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From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
all
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From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
amuse
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From this reading They amuse us occasionally; and sometimes they pain us, for naturally we grieve for the backslidings of refractory brethren.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "You rant very well, Mr. Leigh!" he said, "You would make an excellent Hyde Park orator!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gherardi's breath came and went quickly,--but he kept up the outward appearance of cold composure.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gherardi's breath came and went quickly,--but he kept up the outward appearance of cold composure.
arise
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From this reading We regret the clamourings of ignorance which arise from a strong personal desire for notoriety.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
attract
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From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
backslidings
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From this reading They amuse us occasionally; and sometimes they pain us, for naturally we grieve for the backslidings of refractory brethren.
breath
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From this reading Gherardi's breath came and went quickly,--but he kept up the outward appearance of cold composure.
brethren
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From this reading They amuse us occasionally; and sometimes they pain us, for naturally we grieve for the backslidings of refractory brethren.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Gherardi's breath came and went quickly,--but he kept up the outward appearance of cold composure.
came
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From this reading Gherardi's breath came and went quickly,--but he kept up the outward appearance of cold composure.
Church
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From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
clamourings
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From this reading We regret the clamourings of ignorance which arise from a strong personal desire for notoriety.
class
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From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
cold
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From this reading Gherardi's breath came and went quickly,--but he kept up the outward appearance of cold composure.
composure
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From this reading Gherardi's breath came and went quickly,--but he kept up the outward appearance of cold composure.
deal
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From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
denunciations
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From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
desire
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From this reading We regret the clamourings of ignorance which arise from a strong personal desire for notoriety.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
excellent
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From this reading "You rant very well, Mr. Leigh!" he said, "You would make an excellent Hyde Park orator!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They amuse us occasionally; and sometimes they pain us, for naturally we grieve for the backslidings of refractory brethren.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We regret the clamourings of ignorance which arise from a strong personal desire for notoriety.
Gherardi's
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From this reading Gherardi's breath came and went quickly,--but he kept up the outward appearance of cold composure.
grieve
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From this reading They amuse us occasionally; and sometimes they pain us, for naturally we grieve for the backslidings of refractory brethren.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gherardi's breath came and went quickly,--but he kept up the outward appearance of cold composure.
how
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From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
Hyde
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From this reading "You rant very well, Mr. Leigh!" he said, "You would make an excellent Hyde Park orator!
ignorance
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From this reading We regret the clamourings of ignorance which arise from a strong personal desire for notoriety.
kept
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From this reading Gherardi's breath came and went quickly,--but he kept up the outward appearance of cold composure.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
Leigh
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From this reading "You rant very well, Mr. Leigh!" he said, "You would make an excellent Hyde Park orator!
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You rant very well, Mr. Leigh!" he said, "You would make an excellent Hyde Park orator!
men
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From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
Mr
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From this reading "You rant very well, Mr. Leigh!" he said, "You would make an excellent Hyde Park orator!
naturally
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From this reading They amuse us occasionally; and sometimes they pain us, for naturally we grieve for the backslidings of refractory brethren.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
notoriety
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From this reading We regret the clamourings of ignorance which arise from a strong personal desire for notoriety.
occasionally
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From this reading They amuse us occasionally; and sometimes they pain us, for naturally we grieve for the backslidings of refractory brethren.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gherardi's breath came and went quickly,--but he kept up the outward appearance of cold composure.
orator
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From this reading "You rant very well, Mr. Leigh!" he said, "You would make an excellent Hyde Park orator!
outward
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From this reading Gherardi's breath came and went quickly,--but he kept up the outward appearance of cold composure.
pain
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From this reading They amuse us occasionally; and sometimes they pain us, for naturally we grieve for the backslidings of refractory brethren.
Park
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From this reading "You rant very well, Mr. Leigh!" he said, "You would make an excellent Hyde Park orator!
personal
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From this reading We regret the clamourings of ignorance which arise from a strong personal desire for notoriety.
qualities
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From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
quickly
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From this reading Gherardi's breath came and went quickly,--but he kept up the outward appearance of cold composure.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
rant
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From this reading "You rant very well, Mr. Leigh!" he said, "You would make an excellent Hyde Park orator!
refractory
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From this reading They amuse us occasionally; and sometimes they pain us, for naturally we grieve for the backslidings of refractory brethren.
regret
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From this reading We regret the clamourings of ignorance which arise from a strong personal desire for notoriety.
said
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From this reading "You rant very well, Mr. Leigh!" he said, "You would make an excellent Hyde Park orator!
sometimes
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From this reading They amuse us occasionally; and sometimes they pain us, for naturally we grieve for the backslidings of refractory brethren.
strong
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From this reading We regret the clamourings of ignorance which arise from a strong personal desire for notoriety.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gherardi's breath came and went quickly,--but he kept up the outward appearance of cold composure.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They amuse us occasionally; and sometimes they pain us, for naturally we grieve for the backslidings of refractory brethren.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
up
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From this reading Gherardi's breath came and went quickly,--but he kept up the outward appearance of cold composure.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
very
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From this reading "You rant very well, Mr. Leigh!" he said, "You would make an excellent Hyde Park orator!
vulgar
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From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
well
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From this reading "You rant very well, Mr. Leigh!" he said, "You would make an excellent Hyde Park orator!
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gherardi's breath came and went quickly,--but he kept up the outward appearance of cold composure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You rant very well, Mr. Leigh!" he said, "You would make an excellent Hyde Park orator!
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You rant very well, Mr. Leigh!" he said, "You would make an excellent Hyde Park orator!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have all the qualities which attract the vulgar; but we--we of the Church know quite well how to deal with men of your class,--their denunciations do not affect us at all.
