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alibi
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From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
anguish
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From this reading The inner anguish which no eye can see is what I have been forced to endure and what he shall be made to suffer.
any
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From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But public disgrace and execration are not what I seek for my recreant lover.
away
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From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
Barrows
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From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But public disgrace and execration are not what I seek for my recreant lover.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
chose
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From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
committed
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From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
Convinced
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From this reading Convinced of this, I have decided to push my vengeance no further.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
decided
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From this reading Convinced of this, I have decided to push my vengeance no further.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading But public disgrace and execration are not what I seek for my recreant lover.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
doom
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From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
Dwight
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From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
endure
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From this reading The inner anguish which no eye can see is what I have been forced to endure and what he shall be made to suffer.
execration
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From this reading But public disgrace and execration are not what I seek for my recreant lover.
eye
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From this reading The inner anguish which no eye can see is what I have been forced to endure and what he shall be made to suffer.
find
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From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But public disgrace and execration are not what I seek for my recreant lover.
forced
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From this reading The inner anguish which no eye can see is what I have been forced to endure and what he shall be made to suffer.
further
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From this reading Convinced of this, I have decided to push my vengeance no further.
grave
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From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
Guy
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From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Convinced of this, I have decided to push my vengeance no further.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The inner anguish which no eye can see is what I have been forced to endure and what he shall be made to suffer.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
horrors
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From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
hundred
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From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Convinced of this, I have decided to push my vengeance no further.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
inner
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From this reading The inner anguish which no eye can see is what I have been forced to endure and what he shall be made to suffer.
instead
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From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The inner anguish which no eye can see is what I have been forced to endure and what he shall be made to suffer.
like
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From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
lover
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From this reading But public disgrace and execration are not what I seek for my recreant lover.
made
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From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
Men
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From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
mere
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From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
miles
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From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
more
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From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
Mr
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From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Convinced of this, I have decided to push my vengeance no further.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Convinced of this, I have decided to push my vengeance no further.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Convinced of this, I have decided to push my vengeance no further.
once
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From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
plunged
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From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
Pollard
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From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
public
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From this reading But public disgrace and execration are not what I seek for my recreant lover.
push
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From this reading Convinced of this, I have decided to push my vengeance no further.
ready
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From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
recreant
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From this reading But public disgrace and execration are not what I seek for my recreant lover.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
see
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From this reading The inner anguish which no eye can see is what I have been forced to endure and what he shall be made to suffer.
seek
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From this reading But public disgrace and execration are not what I seek for my recreant lover.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The inner anguish which no eye can see is what I have been forced to endure and what he shall be made to suffer.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
six
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From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
some
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From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
speak
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From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
suffer
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From this reading The inner anguish which no eye can see is what I have been forced to endure and what he shall be made to suffer.
suicide
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From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that I believe Mr. Barrows committed suicide, any more than I believe that Dwight and Guy Pollard could be saved by any mere alibi, if I chose to speak.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Convinced of this, I have decided to push my vengeance no further.
threatened
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From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Convinced of this, I have decided to push my vengeance no further.
tools
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From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
vengeance
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From this reading Convinced of this, I have decided to push my vengeance no further.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But public disgrace and execration are not what I seek for my recreant lover.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
work
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From this reading Men like them can find ready tools to do their work, and if they had been an hundred miles away instead of some six, I should still think that the will which plunged Mr. Barrows into his dreadful grave was the same which once before had made him taste the horrors of his threatened doom.
