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Armadale

Chapter XII

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Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.
“The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”
He followed the artfully contrived ovals and squares of the Italian garden with a vagabond indifference to the symmetry of their construction and the ingenuity of their design.
“How many pounds a foot did _you_ cost?” he said, looking back with scornful eyes at the last path as he left it.
“Wind away over high and low like the sheep-walk on the mountain side, if you can!”
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Armadale

Chapter XII

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.
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“The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”
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He followed the artfully contrived ovals and squares of the Italian garden with a vagabond indifference to the symmetry of their construction and the ingenuity of their design.
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“How many pounds a foot did _you_ cost?” he said, looking back with scornful eyes at the last path as he left it.
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“Wind away over high and low like the sheep-walk on the mountain side, if you can!”

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Balance noun US /ˈbalance/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.”

Bitterly adverb US /ˈbɪtərli/

in a way that shows deep pain or grief

From this reading “Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.”

Foot noun US /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““How many pounds a foot did _you_ cost?” he said, looking back with scornful eyes at the last path as he left it.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““How many pounds a foot did _you_ cost?” he said, looking back with scornful eyes at the last path as he left it.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““How many pounds a foot did _you_ cost?” he said, looking back with scornful eyes at the last path as he left it.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading ““The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!””

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading ““Wind away over high and low like the sheep-walk on the mountain side, if you can!””

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.”

Prosperous adjective US /ˈprɑspərəs/

successful and without serious problems

From this reading “Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!””

Wind noun US /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Wind away over high and low like the sheep-walk on the mountain side, if you can!””

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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 He followed the artfully contrived ovals and squares of the Italian garden with a vagabond indifference to the symmetry of their construction and the ingenuity of their design.

amiably

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From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”

artfully

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From this reading He followed the artfully contrived ovals and squares of the Italian garden with a vagabond indifference to the symmetry of their construction and the ingenuity of their design.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”

away

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From this reading “Wind away over high and low like the sheep-walk on the mountain side, if you can!”

back

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From this reading “How many pounds a foot did _you_ cost?” he said, looking back with scornful eyes at the last path as he left it.

balancenounUS /ˈbalance/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

beautiful

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From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”

best

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From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”

bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/

in a way that shows deep pain or grief

From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

bright

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From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”

buttercups

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From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “Wind away over high and low like the sheep-walk on the mountain side, if you can!”

construction

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From this reading He followed the artfully contrived ovals and squares of the Italian garden with a vagabond indifference to the symmetry of their construction and the ingenuity of their design.

contemptuously

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From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”

contrived

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From this reading He followed the artfully contrived ovals and squares of the Italian garden with a vagabond indifference to the symmetry of their construction and the ingenuity of their design.

cost

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From this reading “How many pounds a foot did _you_ cost?” he said, looking back with scornful eyes at the last path as he left it.

costs

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From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”

daisies

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From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”

day

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From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

deplored

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From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

design

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From this reading He followed the artfully contrived ovals and squares of the Italian garden with a vagabond indifference to the symmetry of their construction and the ingenuity of their design.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading “How many pounds a foot did _you_ cost?” he said, looking back with scornful eyes at the last path as he left it.

events

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From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

eyes

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From this reading “How many pounds a foot did _you_ cost?” he said, looking back with scornful eyes at the last path as he left it.

familiar

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From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

flowers

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From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”

followed

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From this reading He followed the artfully contrived ovals and squares of the Italian garden with a vagabond indifference to the symmetry of their construction and the ingenuity of their design.

footnounUS /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “How many pounds a foot did _you_ cost?” he said, looking back with scornful eyes at the last path as he left it.

full

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From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

garden

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From this reading He followed the artfully contrived ovals and squares of the Italian garden with a vagabond indifference to the symmetry of their construction and the ingenuity of their design.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”

heather-bell

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From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”

high

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From this reading “Wind away over high and low like the sheep-walk on the mountain side, if you can!”

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

How

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From this reading “How many pounds a foot did _you_ cost?” he said, looking back with scornful eyes at the last path as he left it.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “Wind away over high and low like the sheep-walk on the mountain side, if you can!”

indifference

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From this reading He followed the artfully contrived ovals and squares of the Italian garden with a vagabond indifference to the symmetry of their construction and the ingenuity of their design.

inevitable

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From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

ingenuity

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From this reading He followed the artfully contrived ovals and squares of the Italian garden with a vagabond indifference to the symmetry of their construction and the ingenuity of their design.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “How many pounds a foot did _you_ cost?” he said, looking back with scornful eyes at the last path as he left it.

Italian

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From this reading He followed the artfully contrived ovals and squares of the Italian garden with a vagabond indifference to the symmetry of their construction and the ingenuity of their design.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “How many pounds a foot did _you_ cost?” he said, looking back with scornful eyes at the last path as he left it.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “How many pounds a foot did _you_ cost?” he said, looking back with scornful eyes at the last path as he left it.

like

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From this reading “Wind away over high and low like the sheep-walk on the mountain side, if you can!”

looking

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From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”

low

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From this reading “Wind away over high and low like the sheep-walk on the mountain side, if you can!”

many

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From this reading “How many pounds a foot did _you_ cost?” he said, looking back with scornful eyes at the last path as he left it.

masses

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From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

mountain

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From this reading “Wind away over high and low like the sheep-walk on the mountain side, if you can!”

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

off

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From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Wind away over high and low like the sheep-walk on the mountain side, if you can!”

ovals

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From this reading He followed the artfully contrived ovals and squares of the Italian garden with a vagabond indifference to the symmetry of their construction and the ingenuity of their design.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Wind away over high and low like the sheep-walk on the mountain side, if you can!”

path

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From this reading “How many pounds a foot did _you_ cost?” he said, looking back with scornful eyes at the last path as he left it.

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

pounds

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From this reading “How many pounds a foot did _you_ cost?” he said, looking back with scornful eyes at the last path as he left it.

prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/

successful and without serious problems

From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

rare

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From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”

resistance

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From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

rich

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From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

said

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From this reading “How many pounds a foot did _you_ cost?” he said, looking back with scornful eyes at the last path as he left it.

savage

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From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

scornful

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From this reading “How many pounds a foot did _you_ cost?” he said, looking back with scornful eyes at the last path as he left it.

self-assertion

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From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

sheep-walk

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From this reading “Wind away over high and low like the sheep-walk on the mountain side, if you can!”

side

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From this reading “Wind away over high and low like the sheep-walk on the mountain side, if you can!”

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

sourly

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From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

squares

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From this reading He followed the artfully contrived ovals and squares of the Italian garden with a vagabond indifference to the symmetry of their construction and the ingenuity of their design.

surrounded

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From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”

symmetry

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From this reading He followed the artfully contrived ovals and squares of the Italian garden with a vagabond indifference to the symmetry of their construction and the ingenuity of their design.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading He followed the artfully contrived ovals and squares of the Italian garden with a vagabond indifference to the symmetry of their construction and the ingenuity of their design.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”

Thrown

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From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

unfortunate

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From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

vagabond

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From this reading He followed the artfully contrived ovals and squares of the Italian garden with a vagabond indifference to the symmetry of their construction and the ingenuity of their design.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

wealth

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From this reading Thrown off its balance by the events of the day, his mind was full of that sourly savage resistance to the inevitable self-assertion of wealth, so amiably deplored by the prosperous and the rich; so bitterly familiar to the unfortunate and the poor.

WindnounUS /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Wind away over high and low like the sheep-walk on the mountain side, if you can!”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He followed the artfully contrived ovals and squares of the Italian garden with a vagabond indifference to the symmetry of their construction and the ingenuity of their design.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “The heather-bell costs nothing!” he thought, looking contemptuously at the masses of rare and beautiful flowers that surrounded him; “and the buttercups and daisies are as bright as the best of you!”