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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 Miss Vallence, when she arrived, took down from his lips a full and free confession of the evil part he had played.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The dread of corporal punishment, the dire sensation of fear, is about the only weapon which produces salutary results on certain individuals.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading The Irish people in Paradise Row obtained from Isaac Dent what no amount of prayers and supplications would have won from him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This paper was duly signed and attested, and the prisoner was given his liberty and an hour's grace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They belong to the lowest of the race, but they undoubtedly do exist, and it is well to know how to deal with them.
arrived
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From this reading Miss Vallence, when she arrived, took down from his lips a full and free confession of the evil part he had played.
attested
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From this reading This paper was duly signed and attested, and the prisoner was given his liberty and an hour's grace.
belong
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From this reading They belong to the lowest of the race, but they undoubtedly do exist, and it is well to know how to deal with them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They belong to the lowest of the race, but they undoubtedly do exist, and it is well to know how to deal with them.
certain
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From this reading The dread of corporal punishment, the dire sensation of fear, is about the only weapon which produces salutary results on certain individuals.
confession
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From this reading Miss Vallence, when she arrived, took down from his lips a full and free confession of the evil part he had played.
corporal
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From this reading The dread of corporal punishment, the dire sensation of fear, is about the only weapon which produces salutary results on certain individuals.
deal
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From this reading They belong to the lowest of the race, but they undoubtedly do exist, and it is well to know how to deal with them.
Dent
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From this reading The Irish people in Paradise Row obtained from Isaac Dent what no amount of prayers and supplications would have won from him.
dire
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From this reading The dread of corporal punishment, the dire sensation of fear, is about the only weapon which produces salutary results on certain individuals.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They belong to the lowest of the race, but they undoubtedly do exist, and it is well to know how to deal with them.
down
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From this reading Miss Vallence, when she arrived, took down from his lips a full and free confession of the evil part he had played.
dread
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From this reading The dread of corporal punishment, the dire sensation of fear, is about the only weapon which produces salutary results on certain individuals.
duly
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From this reading This paper was duly signed and attested, and the prisoner was given his liberty and an hour's grace.
evil
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From this reading Miss Vallence, when she arrived, took down from his lips a full and free confession of the evil part he had played.
exist
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From this reading They belong to the lowest of the race, but they undoubtedly do exist, and it is well to know how to deal with them.
fear
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From this reading The dread of corporal punishment, the dire sensation of fear, is about the only weapon which produces salutary results on certain individuals.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Miss Vallence, when she arrived, took down from his lips a full and free confession of the evil part he had played.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Irish people in Paradise Row obtained from Isaac Dent what no amount of prayers and supplications would have won from him.
full
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From this reading Miss Vallence, when she arrived, took down from his lips a full and free confession of the evil part he had played.
given
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From this reading This paper was duly signed and attested, and the prisoner was given his liberty and an hour's grace.
grace
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From this reading This paper was duly signed and attested, and the prisoner was given his liberty and an hour's grace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Vallence, when she arrived, took down from his lips a full and free confession of the evil part he had played.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Irish people in Paradise Row obtained from Isaac Dent what no amount of prayers and supplications would have won from him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Vallence, when she arrived, took down from his lips a full and free confession of the evil part he had played.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Irish people in Paradise Row obtained from Isaac Dent what no amount of prayers and supplications would have won from him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Vallence, when she arrived, took down from his lips a full and free confession of the evil part he had played.
hour's
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From this reading This paper was duly signed and attested, and the prisoner was given his liberty and an hour's grace.
how
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From this reading They belong to the lowest of the race, but they undoubtedly do exist, and it is well to know how to deal with them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Irish people in Paradise Row obtained from Isaac Dent what no amount of prayers and supplications would have won from him.
individuals
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From this reading The dread of corporal punishment, the dire sensation of fear, is about the only weapon which produces salutary results on certain individuals.
Irish
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From this reading The Irish people in Paradise Row obtained from Isaac Dent what no amount of prayers and supplications would have won from him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dread of corporal punishment, the dire sensation of fear, is about the only weapon which produces salutary results on certain individuals.
Isaac
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From this reading The Irish people in Paradise Row obtained from Isaac Dent what no amount of prayers and supplications would have won from him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They belong to the lowest of the race, but they undoubtedly do exist, and it is well to know how to deal with them.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They belong to the lowest of the race, but they undoubtedly do exist, and it is well to know how to deal with them.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading This paper was duly signed and attested, and the prisoner was given his liberty and an hour's grace.
lips
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From this reading Miss Vallence, when she arrived, took down from his lips a full and free confession of the evil part he had played.
lowest
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From this reading They belong to the lowest of the race, but they undoubtedly do exist, and it is well to know how to deal with them.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Vallence, when she arrived, took down from his lips a full and free confession of the evil part he had played.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Irish people in Paradise Row obtained from Isaac Dent what no amount of prayers and supplications would have won from him.
obtained
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From this reading The Irish people in Paradise Row obtained from Isaac Dent what no amount of prayers and supplications would have won from him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dread of corporal punishment, the dire sensation of fear, is about the only weapon which produces salutary results on certain individuals.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The dread of corporal punishment, the dire sensation of fear, is about the only weapon which produces salutary results on certain individuals.
only
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From this reading The dread of corporal punishment, the dire sensation of fear, is about the only weapon which produces salutary results on certain individuals.
paper
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From this reading This paper was duly signed and attested, and the prisoner was given his liberty and an hour's grace.
Paradise
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From this reading The Irish people in Paradise Row obtained from Isaac Dent what no amount of prayers and supplications would have won from him.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Vallence, when she arrived, took down from his lips a full and free confession of the evil part he had played.
people
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From this reading The Irish people in Paradise Row obtained from Isaac Dent what no amount of prayers and supplications would have won from him.
played
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From this reading Miss Vallence, when she arrived, took down from his lips a full and free confession of the evil part he had played.
prayers
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From this reading The Irish people in Paradise Row obtained from Isaac Dent what no amount of prayers and supplications would have won from him.
prisoner
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From this reading This paper was duly signed and attested, and the prisoner was given his liberty and an hour's grace.
produces
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From this reading The dread of corporal punishment, the dire sensation of fear, is about the only weapon which produces salutary results on certain individuals.
punishment
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From this reading The dread of corporal punishment, the dire sensation of fear, is about the only weapon which produces salutary results on certain individuals.
race
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From this reading They belong to the lowest of the race, but they undoubtedly do exist, and it is well to know how to deal with them.
results
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From this reading The dread of corporal punishment, the dire sensation of fear, is about the only weapon which produces salutary results on certain individuals.
Row
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From this reading The Irish people in Paradise Row obtained from Isaac Dent what no amount of prayers and supplications would have won from him.
salutary
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From this reading The dread of corporal punishment, the dire sensation of fear, is about the only weapon which produces salutary results on certain individuals.
sensation
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From this reading The dread of corporal punishment, the dire sensation of fear, is about the only weapon which produces salutary results on certain individuals.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Vallence, when she arrived, took down from his lips a full and free confession of the evil part he had played.
signed
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From this reading This paper was duly signed and attested, and the prisoner was given his liberty and an hour's grace.
supplications
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From this reading The Irish people in Paradise Row obtained from Isaac Dent what no amount of prayers and supplications would have won from him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dread of corporal punishment, the dire sensation of fear, is about the only weapon which produces salutary results on certain individuals.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They belong to the lowest of the race, but they undoubtedly do exist, and it is well to know how to deal with them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They belong to the lowest of the race, but they undoubtedly do exist, and it is well to know how to deal with them.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This paper was duly signed and attested, and the prisoner was given his liberty and an hour's grace.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They belong to the lowest of the race, but they undoubtedly do exist, and it is well to know how to deal with them.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Vallence, when she arrived, took down from his lips a full and free confession of the evil part he had played.
undoubtedly
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From this reading They belong to the lowest of the race, but they undoubtedly do exist, and it is well to know how to deal with them.
Vallence
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From this reading Miss Vallence, when she arrived, took down from his lips a full and free confession of the evil part he had played.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This paper was duly signed and attested, and the prisoner was given his liberty and an hour's grace.
weapon
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From this reading The dread of corporal punishment, the dire sensation of fear, is about the only weapon which produces salutary results on certain individuals.
well
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From this reading They belong to the lowest of the race, but they undoubtedly do exist, and it is well to know how to deal with them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Irish people in Paradise Row obtained from Isaac Dent what no amount of prayers and supplications would have won from him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Miss Vallence, when she arrived, took down from his lips a full and free confession of the evil part he had played.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The dread of corporal punishment, the dire sensation of fear, is about the only weapon which produces salutary results on certain individuals.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They belong to the lowest of the race, but they undoubtedly do exist, and it is well to know how to deal with them.
won
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From this reading The Irish people in Paradise Row obtained from Isaac Dent what no amount of prayers and supplications would have won from him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Irish people in Paradise Row obtained from Isaac Dent what no amount of prayers and supplications would have won from him.
