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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 |Colin Churchill's first delight at the wood-carver's at Exeter was of the sort that a man rarely feels twice in a lifetime.
accepted
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From this reading Not despondently or gloomily--for Colin was a son of the people, and he accepted servitude as his natural guerdon--but blankly and without eagerness or repining.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hitherto, Colin had been only a servant, and had looked forward to a life of service.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not despondently or gloomily--for Colin was a son of the people, and he accepted servitude as his natural guerdon--but blankly and without eagerness or repining.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading |Colin Churchill's first delight at the wood-carver's at Exeter was of the sort that a man rarely feels twice in a lifetime.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hitherto, Colin had been only a servant, and had looked forward to a life of service.
blankly
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From this reading Not despondently or gloomily--for Colin was a son of the people, and he accepted servitude as his natural guerdon--but blankly and without eagerness or repining.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not despondently or gloomily--for Colin was a son of the people, and he accepted servitude as his natural guerdon--but blankly and without eagerness or repining.
children
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
Churchill's
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From this reading |Colin Churchill's first delight at the wood-carver's at Exeter was of the sort that a man rarely feels twice in a lifetime.
class
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
Colin
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From this reading |Colin Churchill's first delight at the wood-carver's at Exeter was of the sort that a man rarely feels twice in a lifetime.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
delight
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From this reading |Colin Churchill's first delight at the wood-carver's at Exeter was of the sort that a man rarely feels twice in a lifetime.
despondently
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From this reading Not despondently or gloomily--for Colin was a son of the people, and he accepted servitude as his natural guerdon--but blankly and without eagerness or repining.
eagerness
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From this reading Not despondently or gloomily--for Colin was a son of the people, and he accepted servitude as his natural guerdon--but blankly and without eagerness or repining.
emancipation
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From this reading It was the joy of first emancipation.
episode
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
episodes
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
especially
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
Exeter
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From this reading |Colin Churchill's first delight at the wood-carver's at Exeter was of the sort that a man rarely feels twice in a lifetime.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
feels
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From this reading |Colin Churchill's first delight at the wood-carver's at Exeter was of the sort that a man rarely feels twice in a lifetime.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |Colin Churchill's first delight at the wood-carver's at Exeter was of the sort that a man rarely feels twice in a lifetime.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not despondently or gloomily--for Colin was a son of the people, and he accepted servitude as his natural guerdon--but blankly and without eagerness or repining.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hitherto, Colin had been only a servant, and had looked forward to a life of service.
gloomily
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From this reading Not despondently or gloomily--for Colin was a son of the people, and he accepted servitude as his natural guerdon--but blankly and without eagerness or repining.
guerdon
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From this reading Not despondently or gloomily--for Colin was a son of the people, and he accepted servitude as his natural guerdon--but blankly and without eagerness or repining.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hitherto, Colin had been only a servant, and had looked forward to a life of service.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not despondently or gloomily--for Colin was a son of the people, and he accepted servitude as his natural guerdon--but blankly and without eagerness or repining.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not despondently or gloomily--for Colin was a son of the people, and he accepted servitude as his natural guerdon--but blankly and without eagerness or repining.
Hitherto
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From this reading Hitherto, Colin had been only a servant, and had looked forward to a life of service.
human
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
humble
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |Colin Churchill's first delight at the wood-carver's at Exeter was of the sort that a man rarely feels twice in a lifetime.
indeed
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
interminable
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the joy of first emancipation.
joy
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From this reading It was the joy of first emancipation.
labouring
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hitherto, Colin had been only a servant, and had looked forward to a life of service.
lifetime
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From this reading |Colin Churchill's first delight at the wood-carver's at Exeter was of the sort that a man rarely feels twice in a lifetime.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hitherto, Colin had been only a servant, and had looked forward to a life of service.
love-making
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
man
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From this reading |Colin Churchill's first delight at the wood-carver's at Exeter was of the sort that a man rarely feels twice in a lifetime.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
meet
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
most
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
natural
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From this reading Not despondently or gloomily--for Colin was a son of the people, and he accepted servitude as his natural guerdon--but blankly and without eagerness or repining.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not despondently or gloomily--for Colin was a son of the people, and he accepted servitude as his natural guerdon--but blankly and without eagerness or repining.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading |Colin Churchill's first delight at the wood-carver's at Exeter was of the sort that a man rarely feels twice in a lifetime.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
only
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From this reading Hitherto, Colin had been only a servant, and had looked forward to a life of service.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not despondently or gloomily--for Colin was a son of the people, and he accepted servitude as his natural guerdon--but blankly and without eagerness or repining.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
people
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From this reading Not despondently or gloomily--for Colin was a son of the people, and he accepted servitude as his natural guerdon--but blankly and without eagerness or repining.
pleasure
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
rarely
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From this reading |Colin Churchill's first delight at the wood-carver's at Exeter was of the sort that a man rarely feels twice in a lifetime.
regulations
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
repining
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From this reading Not despondently or gloomily--for Colin was a son of the people, and he accepted servitude as his natural guerdon--but blankly and without eagerness or repining.
rules
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
servant
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From this reading Hitherto, Colin had been only a servant, and had looked forward to a life of service.
service
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From this reading Hitherto, Colin had been only a servant, and had looked forward to a life of service.
servitude
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From this reading Not despondently or gloomily--for Colin was a son of the people, and he accepted servitude as his natural guerdon--but blankly and without eagerness or repining.
set
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
sometimes
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
son
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From this reading Not despondently or gloomily--for Colin was a son of the people, and he accepted servitude as his natural guerdon--but blankly and without eagerness or repining.
sort
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From this reading |Colin Churchill's first delight at the wood-carver's at Exeter was of the sort that a man rarely feels twice in a lifetime.
stray
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
task
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading |Colin Churchill's first delight at the wood-carver's at Exeter was of the sort that a man rarely feels twice in a lifetime.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |Colin Churchill's first delight at the wood-carver's at Exeter was of the sort that a man rarely feels twice in a lifetime.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hitherto, Colin had been only a servant, and had looked forward to a life of service.
twice
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From this reading |Colin Churchill's first delight at the wood-carver's at Exeter was of the sort that a man rarely feels twice in a lifetime.
walk
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |Colin Churchill's first delight at the wood-carver's at Exeter was of the sort that a man rarely feels twice in a lifetime.
way
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
whatsoever
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From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The children of the labouring class expect to walk through life in their humble way as through a set task, where a man may indeed sometimes meet with stray episodes of pleasure (especially that one human episode of love-making), but where for the most part he will come across nothing whatsoever save interminable rules and regulations.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Not despondently or gloomily--for Colin was a son of the people, and he accepted servitude as his natural guerdon--but blankly and without eagerness or repining.
wood-carver's
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From this reading |Colin Churchill's first delight at the wood-carver's at Exeter was of the sort that a man rarely feels twice in a lifetime.
