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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
amply
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From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Our manners are infinitely corrupted, and wonderfully incline to the worse; of our customs there are many barbarous and monstrous."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Our manners are infinitely corrupted, and wonderfully incline to the worse; of our customs there are many barbarous and monstrous."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
barbarous
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From this reading "Our manners are infinitely corrupted, and wonderfully incline to the worse; of our customs there are many barbarous and monstrous."
bedewed
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From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
blades
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From this reading The sun was burning hot, the water was smooth as oil, and very weighty--it seemed to resist every stroke of his clumsily wielded blades.
bright
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
brow
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From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
burning
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From this reading The sun was burning hot, the water was smooth as oil, and very weighty--it seemed to resist every stroke of his clumsily wielded blades.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
Charles
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
clumsily
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From this reading The sun was burning hot, the water was smooth as oil, and very weighty--it seemed to resist every stroke of his clumsily wielded blades.
corrupted
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From this reading "Our manners are infinitely corrupted, and wonderfully incline to the worse; of our customs there are many barbarous and monstrous."
customs
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From this reading "Our manners are infinitely corrupted, and wonderfully incline to the worse; of our customs there are many barbarous and monstrous."
day
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
dealt
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From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
divine
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
Dyceworthy
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
encumbered
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The sun was burning hot, the water was smooth as oil, and very weighty--it seemed to resist every stroke of his clumsily wielded blades.
excel
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From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
fat
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From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
felt
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From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
Fjord
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
flesh
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
Gueldmar's
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
Heaven
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From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
hot
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From this reading The sun was burning hot, the water was smooth as oil, and very weighty--it seemed to resist every stroke of his clumsily wielded blades.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
incline
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From this reading "Our manners are infinitely corrupted, and wonderfully incline to the worse; of our customs there are many barbarous and monstrous."
infinitely
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From this reading "Our manners are infinitely corrupted, and wonderfully incline to the worse; of our customs there are many barbarous and monstrous."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
liberally
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From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
Lutheran
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
manners
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From this reading "Our manners are infinitely corrupted, and wonderfully incline to the worse; of our customs there are many barbarous and monstrous."
many
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From this reading "Our manners are infinitely corrupted, and wonderfully incline to the worse; of our customs there are many barbarous and monstrous."
material
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
monstrous
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From this reading "Our manners are infinitely corrupted, and wonderfully incline to the worse; of our customs there are many barbarous and monstrous."
MONTAIGNE
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From this reading MONTAIGNE.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
oarsman
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From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Our manners are infinitely corrupted, and wonderfully incline to the worse; of our customs there are many barbarous and monstrous."
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading The sun was burning hot, the water was smooth as oil, and very weighty--it seemed to resist every stroke of his clumsily wielded blades.
Olaf
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our manners are infinitely corrupted, and wonderfully incline to the worse; of our customs there are many barbarous and monstrous."
own
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
perspirationnounUS /ˌpɜːrspəˈreɪʃən/
sweat produced by the body
From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
pier
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
pious
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
private
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
provided
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From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
resist
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From this reading The sun was burning hot, the water was smooth as oil, and very weighty--it seemed to resist every stroke of his clumsily wielded blades.
Reverend
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
rowed
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was burning hot, the water was smooth as oil, and very weighty--it seemed to resist every stroke of his clumsily wielded blades.
seriously
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
smooth
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From this reading The sun was burning hot, the water was smooth as oil, and very weighty--it seemed to resist every stroke of his clumsily wielded blades.
somewhat
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From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
stroke
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From this reading The sun was burning hot, the water was smooth as oil, and very weighty--it seemed to resist every stroke of his clumsily wielded blades.
sun
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From this reading The sun was burning hot, the water was smooth as oil, and very weighty--it seemed to resist every stroke of his clumsily wielded blades.
surplus
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Our manners are infinitely corrupted, and wonderfully incline to the worse; of our customs there are many barbarous and monstrous."
there
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From this reading "Our manners are infinitely corrupted, and wonderfully incline to the worse; of our customs there are many barbarous and monstrous."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Our manners are infinitely corrupted, and wonderfully incline to the worse; of our customs there are many barbarous and monstrous."
too
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From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
very
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
warm
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
water
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From this reading The sun was burning hot, the water was smooth as oil, and very weighty--it seemed to resist every stroke of his clumsily wielded blades.
way
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From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
wearily
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From this reading The next day was very warm and bright, and that pious Lutheran divine, the Reverend Charles Dyceworthy, was seriously encumbered by his own surplus flesh material as he wearily rowed himself across the Fjord towards Olaf Gueldmar's private pier.
weighty
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From this reading The sun was burning hot, the water was smooth as oil, and very weighty--it seemed to resist every stroke of his clumsily wielded blades.
wielded
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From this reading The sun was burning hot, the water was smooth as oil, and very weighty--it seemed to resist every stroke of his clumsily wielded blades.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the perspiration bedewed his brow, he felt that Heaven had dealt with him somewhat too liberally in the way of fat--he was provided too amply with it ever to excel as an oarsman.
wonderfully
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From this reading "Our manners are infinitely corrupted, and wonderfully incline to the worse; of our customs there are many barbarous and monstrous."
worse
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From this reading "Our manners are infinitely corrupted, and wonderfully incline to the worse; of our customs there are many barbarous and monstrous."
