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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 Singleton Carthew, the father of Norris, was heavily built and feebly vitalised, sensitive as a musician, dull as a sheep, and conscientious as a dog.
alarm
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From this reading He had the stupid man's intolerance of stupidity in others; the vain man's exquisite alarm lest it should be detected in himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Singleton Carthew, the father of Norris, was heavily built and feebly vitalised, sensitive as a musician, dull as a sheep, and conscientious as a dog.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Singleton Carthew, the father of Norris, was heavily built and feebly vitalised, sensitive as a musician, dull as a sheep, and conscientious as a dog.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had the stupid man's intolerance of stupidity in others; the vain man's exquisite alarm lest it should be detected in himself.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading And on both sides Norris irritated and offended him.
built
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From this reading Singleton Carthew, the father of Norris, was heavily built and feebly vitalised, sensitive as a musician, dull as a sheep, and conscientious as a dog.
Carthew
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From this reading Singleton Carthew, the father of Norris, was heavily built and feebly vitalised, sensitive as a musician, dull as a sheep, and conscientious as a dog.
compliment
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From this reading He thought his son a fool, and he suspected that his son returned the compliment with interest.
conscientious
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From this reading Singleton Carthew, the father of Norris, was heavily built and feebly vitalised, sensitive as a musician, dull as a sheep, and conscientious as a dog.
detected
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From this reading He had the stupid man's intolerance of stupidity in others; the vain man's exquisite alarm lest it should be detected in himself.
dog
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From this reading Singleton Carthew, the father of Norris, was heavily built and feebly vitalised, sensitive as a musician, dull as a sheep, and conscientious as a dog.
dull
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From this reading Singleton Carthew, the father of Norris, was heavily built and feebly vitalised, sensitive as a musician, dull as a sheep, and conscientious as a dog.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
exquisite
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From this reading He had the stupid man's intolerance of stupidity in others; the vain man's exquisite alarm lest it should be detected in himself.
eyes
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From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
father
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From this reading Singleton Carthew, the father of Norris, was heavily built and feebly vitalised, sensitive as a musician, dull as a sheep, and conscientious as a dog.
feebly
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From this reading Singleton Carthew, the father of Norris, was heavily built and feebly vitalised, sensitive as a musician, dull as a sheep, and conscientious as a dog.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought his son a fool, and he suspected that his son returned the compliment with interest.
god
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From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had the stupid man's intolerance of stupidity in others; the vain man's exquisite alarm lest it should be detected in himself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
heavily
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From this reading Singleton Carthew, the father of Norris, was heavily built and feebly vitalised, sensitive as a musician, dull as a sheep, and conscientious as a dog.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And on both sides Norris irritated and offended him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had the stupid man's intolerance of stupidity in others; the vain man's exquisite alarm lest it should be detected in himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
interest
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From this reading He thought his son a fool, and he suspected that his son returned the compliment with interest.
intolerance
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From this reading He had the stupid man's intolerance of stupidity in others; the vain man's exquisite alarm lest it should be detected in himself.
irritated
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From this reading And on both sides Norris irritated and offended him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had the stupid man's intolerance of stupidity in others; the vain man's exquisite alarm lest it should be detected in himself.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading He had the stupid man's intolerance of stupidity in others; the vain man's exquisite alarm lest it should be detected in himself.
like
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From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
man's
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From this reading He had the stupid man's intolerance of stupidity in others; the vain man's exquisite alarm lest it should be detected in himself.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
musician
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From this reading Singleton Carthew, the father of Norris, was heavily built and feebly vitalised, sensitive as a musician, dull as a sheep, and conscientious as a dog.
Norris
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From this reading Singleton Carthew, the father of Norris, was heavily built and feebly vitalised, sensitive as a musician, dull as a sheep, and conscientious as a dog.
observances
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From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Singleton Carthew, the father of Norris, was heavily built and feebly vitalised, sensitive as a musician, dull as a sheep, and conscientious as a dog.
offended
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From this reading And on both sides Norris irritated and offended him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And on both sides Norris irritated and offended him.
others
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From this reading He had the stupid man's intolerance of stupidity in others; the vain man's exquisite alarm lest it should be detected in himself.
pomp
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From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
position
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From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
religion
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From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He thought his son a fool, and he suspected that his son returned the compliment with interest.
rooms
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From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
sensitive
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From this reading Singleton Carthew, the father of Norris, was heavily built and feebly vitalised, sensitive as a musician, dull as a sheep, and conscientious as a dog.
seriousness
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From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
servants
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From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
sheep
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From this reading Singleton Carthew, the father of Norris, was heavily built and feebly vitalised, sensitive as a musician, dull as a sheep, and conscientious as a dog.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had the stupid man's intolerance of stupidity in others; the vain man's exquisite alarm lest it should be detected in himself.
sides
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From this reading And on both sides Norris irritated and offended him.
silent
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From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
Singleton
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From this reading Singleton Carthew, the father of Norris, was heavily built and feebly vitalised, sensitive as a musician, dull as a sheep, and conscientious as a dog.
some
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From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
son
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From this reading He thought his son a fool, and he suspected that his son returned the compliment with interest.
stupid
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From this reading He had the stupid man's intolerance of stupidity in others; the vain man's exquisite alarm lest it should be detected in himself.
stupidity
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From this reading He had the stupid man's intolerance of stupidity in others; the vain man's exquisite alarm lest it should be detected in himself.
suspected
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From this reading He thought his son a fool, and he suspected that his son returned the compliment with interest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thought his son a fool, and he suspected that his son returned the compliment with interest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Singleton Carthew, the father of Norris, was heavily built and feebly vitalised, sensitive as a musician, dull as a sheep, and conscientious as a dog.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought his son a fool, and he suspected that his son returned the compliment with interest.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
vain
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From this reading He had the stupid man's intolerance of stupidity in others; the vain man's exquisite alarm lest it should be detected in himself.
vitalised
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From this reading Singleton Carthew, the father of Norris, was heavily built and feebly vitalised, sensitive as a musician, dull as a sheep, and conscientious as a dog.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Singleton Carthew, the father of Norris, was heavily built and feebly vitalised, sensitive as a musician, dull as a sheep, and conscientious as a dog.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He took his position with seriousness, even with pomp; the long rooms, the silent servants, seemed in his eyes like the observances of some religion of which he was the mortal god.
