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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 But human nature is not, as a rule at least, so constituted that the immediate or chief effect of the sight of another's wrong-doing is to recall our own.
all
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From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
another's
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From this reading But human nature is not, as a rule at least, so constituted that the immediate or chief effect of the sight of another's wrong-doing is to recall our own.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But human nature is not, as a rule at least, so constituted that the immediate or chief effect of the sight of another's wrong-doing is to recall our own.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But human nature is not, as a rule at least, so constituted that the immediate or chief effect of the sight of another's wrong-doing is to recall our own.
away
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From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
becoming
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From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But human nature is not, as a rule at least, so constituted that the immediate or chief effect of the sight of another's wrong-doing is to recall our own.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Count rose with a smile, still holding the Countess by the hand.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
Captain's
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From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
caution
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From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
chief
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From this reading But human nature is not, as a rule at least, so constituted that the immediate or chief effect of the sight of another's wrong-doing is to recall our own.
committed
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From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
conduct
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From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
constituted
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From this reading But human nature is not, as a rule at least, so constituted that the immediate or chief effect of the sight of another's wrong-doing is to recall our own.
contained
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From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
Count
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From this reading The Count rose with a smile, still holding the Countess by the hand.
Countess
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From this reading The Count rose with a smile, still holding the Countess by the hand.
Countess's
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From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My dear friend," he cried, "we 're delighted to see you.
dear
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From this reading "My dear friend," he cried, "we 're delighted to see you.
delighted
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From this reading "My dear friend," he cried, "we 're delighted to see you.
easy
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From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
effect
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From this reading But human nature is not, as a rule at least, so constituted that the immediate or chief effect of the sight of another's wrong-doing is to recall our own.
friend
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From this reading "My dear friend," he cried, "we 're delighted to see you.
hand
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From this reading The Count rose with a smile, still holding the Countess by the hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My dear friend," he cried, "we 're delighted to see you.
hill
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From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
holding
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From this reading The Count rose with a smile, still holding the Countess by the hand.
hollow
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From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
how
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From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
human
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From this reading But human nature is not, as a rule at least, so constituted that the immediate or chief effect of the sight of another's wrong-doing is to recall our own.
hut
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From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
ideas
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From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
immediate
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From this reading But human nature is not, as a rule at least, so constituted that the immediate or chief effect of the sight of another's wrong-doing is to recall our own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But human nature is not, as a rule at least, so constituted that the immediate or chief effect of the sight of another's wrong-doing is to recall our own.
letter
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From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
LUCK
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From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
more
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From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear friend," he cried, "we 're delighted to see you.
nature
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From this reading But human nature is not, as a rule at least, so constituted that the immediate or chief effect of the sight of another's wrong-doing is to recall our own.
neighbours
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From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But human nature is not, as a rule at least, so constituted that the immediate or chief effect of the sight of another's wrong-doing is to recall our own.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But human nature is not, as a rule at least, so constituted that the immediate or chief effect of the sight of another's wrong-doing is to recall our own.
outraged
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From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
own
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From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
perhaps
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From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
re
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From this reading "My dear friend," he cried, "we 're delighted to see you.
recall
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From this reading But human nature is not, as a rule at least, so constituted that the immediate or chief effect of the sight of another's wrong-doing is to recall our own.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
rose
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From this reading The Count rose with a smile, still holding the Countess by the hand.
rule
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From this reading But human nature is not, as a rule at least, so constituted that the immediate or chief effect of the sight of another's wrong-doing is to recall our own.
say
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From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
scene
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From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
see
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From this reading "My dear friend," he cried, "we 're delighted to see you.
serious
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From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
shocked
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From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
sight
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From this reading But human nature is not, as a rule at least, so constituted that the immediate or chief effect of the sight of another's wrong-doing is to recall our own.
smile
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From this reading The Count rose with a smile, still holding the Countess by the hand.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Count rose with a smile, still holding the Countess by the hand.
swept
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From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scene before him outraged all the Captain's ideas of how his neighbours ought to conduct themselves, and (perhaps a more serious thing) swept away all memory of the caution contained in the Countess's letter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
transgression
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From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "My dear friend," he cried, "we 're delighted to see you.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Count rose with a smile, still holding the Countess by the hand.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE LUCK OF THE CAPTAIN It is easy to say that the Captain should not have been so shocked, and that it would have been becoming in him to remember his own transgression committed in the little hut in the hollow of the hill.
wrong-doing
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From this reading But human nature is not, as a rule at least, so constituted that the immediate or chief effect of the sight of another's wrong-doing is to recall our own.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear friend," he cried, "we 're delighted to see you.
