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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 “The late Archibald Ogilvie was the nearest approach to a good man ever born at Glengyle.
acridadjectiveUS /ˈæk.rɪd/
Having an unpleasantly bitter or pungent taste or smell.
From this reading One day, however, a deaf and seemingly senseless lad from a distant village brought him a belated telegram; and Glengyle, in his acrid pleasantry, gave him a new farthing.
all
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From this reading But his bitter virtue took the turn of the misanthrope; he moped over the dishonesty of his ancestors, from which, somehow, he generalised a dishonesty of all men.
ancestors
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From this reading But his bitter virtue took the turn of the misanthrope; he moped over the dishonesty of his ancestors, from which, somehow, he generalised a dishonesty of all men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading More especially he distrusted philanthropy or free-giving; and he swore if he could find one man who took his exact rights he should have all the gold of Glengyle.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Having delivered this defiance to humanity he shut himself up, without the smallest expectation of its being answered.
approach
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From this reading “The late Archibald Ogilvie was the nearest approach to a good man ever born at Glengyle.
Archibald
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From this reading “The late Archibald Ogilvie was the nearest approach to a good man ever born at Glengyle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “The late Archibald Ogilvie was the nearest approach to a good man ever born at Glengyle.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Having delivered this defiance to humanity he shut himself up, without the smallest expectation of its being answered.
belated
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From this reading One day, however, a deaf and seemingly senseless lad from a distant village brought him a belated telegram; and Glengyle, in his acrid pleasantry, gave him a new farthing.
bitter
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From this reading But his bitter virtue took the turn of the misanthrope; he moped over the dishonesty of his ancestors, from which, somehow, he generalised a dishonesty of all men.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The late Archibald Ogilvie was the nearest approach to a good man ever born at Glengyle.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One day, however, a deaf and seemingly senseless lad from a distant village brought him a belated telegram; and Glengyle, in his acrid pleasantry, gave him a new farthing.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his bitter virtue took the turn of the misanthrope; he moped over the dishonesty of his ancestors, from which, somehow, he generalised a dishonesty of all men.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading More especially he distrusted philanthropy or free-giving; and he swore if he could find one man who took his exact rights he should have all the gold of Glengyle.
day
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From this reading One day, however, a deaf and seemingly senseless lad from a distant village brought him a belated telegram; and Glengyle, in his acrid pleasantry, gave him a new farthing.
deaf
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From this reading One day, however, a deaf and seemingly senseless lad from a distant village brought him a belated telegram; and Glengyle, in his acrid pleasantry, gave him a new farthing.
defiance
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From this reading Having delivered this defiance to humanity he shut himself up, without the smallest expectation of its being answered.
delivered
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From this reading Having delivered this defiance to humanity he shut himself up, without the smallest expectation of its being answered.
dishonesty
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From this reading But his bitter virtue took the turn of the misanthrope; he moped over the dishonesty of his ancestors, from which, somehow, he generalised a dishonesty of all men.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading One day, however, a deaf and seemingly senseless lad from a distant village brought him a belated telegram; and Glengyle, in his acrid pleasantry, gave him a new farthing.
distrusted
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From this reading More especially he distrusted philanthropy or free-giving; and he swore if he could find one man who took his exact rights he should have all the gold of Glengyle.
especially
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From this reading More especially he distrusted philanthropy or free-giving; and he swore if he could find one man who took his exact rights he should have all the gold of Glengyle.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The late Archibald Ogilvie was the nearest approach to a good man ever born at Glengyle.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading More especially he distrusted philanthropy or free-giving; and he swore if he could find one man who took his exact rights he should have all the gold of Glengyle.
expectation
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From this reading Having delivered this defiance to humanity he shut himself up, without the smallest expectation of its being answered.
farthing
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From this reading One day, however, a deaf and seemingly senseless lad from a distant village brought him a belated telegram; and Glengyle, in his acrid pleasantry, gave him a new farthing.
find
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From this reading More especially he distrusted philanthropy or free-giving; and he swore if he could find one man who took his exact rights he should have all the gold of Glengyle.
free-giving
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From this reading More especially he distrusted philanthropy or free-giving; and he swore if he could find one man who took his exact rights he should have all the gold of Glengyle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But his bitter virtue took the turn of the misanthrope; he moped over the dishonesty of his ancestors, from which, somehow, he generalised a dishonesty of all men.
gave
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From this reading One day, however, a deaf and seemingly senseless lad from a distant village brought him a belated telegram; and Glengyle, in his acrid pleasantry, gave him a new farthing.
generalised
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From this reading But his bitter virtue took the turn of the misanthrope; he moped over the dishonesty of his ancestors, from which, somehow, he generalised a dishonesty of all men.
Glengyle
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From this reading “The late Archibald Ogilvie was the nearest approach to a good man ever born at Glengyle.
gold
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From this reading More especially he distrusted philanthropy or free-giving; and he swore if he could find one man who took his exact rights he should have all the gold of Glengyle.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The late Archibald Ogilvie was the nearest approach to a good man ever born at Glengyle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading More especially he distrusted philanthropy or free-giving; and he swore if he could find one man who took his exact rights he should have all the gold of Glengyle.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having delivered this defiance to humanity he shut himself up, without the smallest expectation of its being answered.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But his bitter virtue took the turn of the misanthrope; he moped over the dishonesty of his ancestors, from which, somehow, he generalised a dishonesty of all men.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day, however, a deaf and seemingly senseless lad from a distant village brought him a belated telegram; and Glengyle, in his acrid pleasantry, gave him a new farthing.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Having delivered this defiance to humanity he shut himself up, without the smallest expectation of its being answered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his bitter virtue took the turn of the misanthrope; he moped over the dishonesty of his ancestors, from which, somehow, he generalised a dishonesty of all men.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading One day, however, a deaf and seemingly senseless lad from a distant village brought him a belated telegram; and Glengyle, in his acrid pleasantry, gave him a new farthing.
humanity
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From this reading Having delivered this defiance to humanity he shut himself up, without the smallest expectation of its being answered.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading More especially he distrusted philanthropy or free-giving; and he swore if he could find one man who took his exact rights he should have all the gold of Glengyle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day, however, a deaf and seemingly senseless lad from a distant village brought him a belated telegram; and Glengyle, in his acrid pleasantry, gave him a new farthing.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Having delivered this defiance to humanity he shut himself up, without the smallest expectation of its being answered.
lad
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From this reading One day, however, a deaf and seemingly senseless lad from a distant village brought him a belated telegram; and Glengyle, in his acrid pleasantry, gave him a new farthing.
late
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From this reading “The late Archibald Ogilvie was the nearest approach to a good man ever born at Glengyle.
man
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From this reading “The late Archibald Ogilvie was the nearest approach to a good man ever born at Glengyle.
men
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From this reading But his bitter virtue took the turn of the misanthrope; he moped over the dishonesty of his ancestors, from which, somehow, he generalised a dishonesty of all men.
misanthrope
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From this reading But his bitter virtue took the turn of the misanthrope; he moped over the dishonesty of his ancestors, from which, somehow, he generalised a dishonesty of all men.
moped
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From this reading But his bitter virtue took the turn of the misanthrope; he moped over the dishonesty of his ancestors, from which, somehow, he generalised a dishonesty of all men.
More
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From this reading More especially he distrusted philanthropy or free-giving; and he swore if he could find one man who took his exact rights he should have all the gold of Glengyle.
nearest
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From this reading “The late Archibald Ogilvie was the nearest approach to a good man ever born at Glengyle.
new
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From this reading One day, however, a deaf and seemingly senseless lad from a distant village brought him a belated telegram; and Glengyle, in his acrid pleasantry, gave him a new farthing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But his bitter virtue took the turn of the misanthrope; he moped over the dishonesty of his ancestors, from which, somehow, he generalised a dishonesty of all men.
Ogilvie
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From this reading “The late Archibald Ogilvie was the nearest approach to a good man ever born at Glengyle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading More especially he distrusted philanthropy or free-giving; and he swore if he could find one man who took his exact rights he should have all the gold of Glengyle.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading More especially he distrusted philanthropy or free-giving; and he swore if he could find one man who took his exact rights he should have all the gold of Glengyle.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But his bitter virtue took the turn of the misanthrope; he moped over the dishonesty of his ancestors, from which, somehow, he generalised a dishonesty of all men.
philanthropy
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From this reading More especially he distrusted philanthropy or free-giving; and he swore if he could find one man who took his exact rights he should have all the gold of Glengyle.
pleasantry
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From this reading One day, however, a deaf and seemingly senseless lad from a distant village brought him a belated telegram; and Glengyle, in his acrid pleasantry, gave him a new farthing.
rights
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From this reading More especially he distrusted philanthropy or free-giving; and he swore if he could find one man who took his exact rights he should have all the gold of Glengyle.
seemingly
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From this reading One day, however, a deaf and seemingly senseless lad from a distant village brought him a belated telegram; and Glengyle, in his acrid pleasantry, gave him a new farthing.
senseless
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From this reading One day, however, a deaf and seemingly senseless lad from a distant village brought him a belated telegram; and Glengyle, in his acrid pleasantry, gave him a new farthing.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading More especially he distrusted philanthropy or free-giving; and he swore if he could find one man who took his exact rights he should have all the gold of Glengyle.
shut
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From this reading Having delivered this defiance to humanity he shut himself up, without the smallest expectation of its being answered.
smallest
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From this reading Having delivered this defiance to humanity he shut himself up, without the smallest expectation of its being answered.
somehow
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From this reading But his bitter virtue took the turn of the misanthrope; he moped over the dishonesty of his ancestors, from which, somehow, he generalised a dishonesty of all men.
swore
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From this reading More especially he distrusted philanthropy or free-giving; and he swore if he could find one man who took his exact rights he should have all the gold of Glengyle.
telegram
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From this reading One day, however, a deaf and seemingly senseless lad from a distant village brought him a belated telegram; and Glengyle, in his acrid pleasantry, gave him a new farthing.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The late Archibald Ogilvie was the nearest approach to a good man ever born at Glengyle.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Having delivered this defiance to humanity he shut himself up, without the smallest expectation of its being answered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The late Archibald Ogilvie was the nearest approach to a good man ever born at Glengyle.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his bitter virtue took the turn of the misanthrope; he moped over the dishonesty of his ancestors, from which, somehow, he generalised a dishonesty of all men.
turn
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From this reading But his bitter virtue took the turn of the misanthrope; he moped over the dishonesty of his ancestors, from which, somehow, he generalised a dishonesty of all men.
up
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From this reading Having delivered this defiance to humanity he shut himself up, without the smallest expectation of its being answered.
village
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From this reading One day, however, a deaf and seemingly senseless lad from a distant village brought him a belated telegram; and Glengyle, in his acrid pleasantry, gave him a new farthing.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading But his bitter virtue took the turn of the misanthrope; he moped over the dishonesty of his ancestors, from which, somehow, he generalised a dishonesty of all men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The late Archibald Ogilvie was the nearest approach to a good man ever born at Glengyle.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But his bitter virtue took the turn of the misanthrope; he moped over the dishonesty of his ancestors, from which, somehow, he generalised a dishonesty of all men.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading More especially he distrusted philanthropy or free-giving; and he swore if he could find one man who took his exact rights he should have all the gold of Glengyle.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Having delivered this defiance to humanity he shut himself up, without the smallest expectation of its being answered.
