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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 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
all
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From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
amplification
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From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
any
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From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
approached
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From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As he looked at Jermyn's length of wall and iron railing, he said to himself, "These lawyers are the fellows for getting on in the world with the least expense of civility.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As he looked at Jermyn's length of wall and iron railing, he said to himself, "These lawyers are the fellows for getting on in the world with the least expense of civility.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
business
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From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
called
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From this reading With this cursed conjuring secret of theirs called Law, they think everybody is frightened at them.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
Christian
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From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
civility
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From this reading As he looked at Jermyn's length of wall and iron railing, he said to himself, "These lawyers are the fellows for getting on in the world with the least expense of civility.
conjuring
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From this reading With this cursed conjuring secret of theirs called Law, they think everybody is frightened at them.
cursed
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From this reading With this cursed conjuring secret of theirs called Law, they think everybody is frightened at them.
Debarry
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From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
easy
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From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading With this cursed conjuring secret of theirs called Law, they think everybody is frightened at them.
expense
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From this reading As he looked at Jermyn's length of wall and iron railing, he said to himself, "These lawyers are the fellows for getting on in the world with the least expense of civility.
fellows
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From this reading As he looked at Jermyn's length of wall and iron railing, he said to himself, "These lawyers are the fellows for getting on in the world with the least expense of civility.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As he looked at Jermyn's length of wall and iron railing, he said to himself, "These lawyers are the fellows for getting on in the world with the least expense of civility.
frightened
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From this reading With this cursed conjuring secret of theirs called Law, they think everybody is frightened at them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
garden
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From this reading Mr. Jermyn's handsome house stood a little way out of the town, surrounded by garden and lawn and plantations of hopeful trees.
getting
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From this reading As he looked at Jermyn's length of wall and iron railing, he said to himself, "These lawyers are the fellows for getting on in the world with the least expense of civility.
going
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From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
grievousadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvəs/
very serious and causing great pain or suffering
From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Jermyn's handsome house stood a little way out of the town, surrounded by garden and lawn and plantations of hopeful trees.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
history
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From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
hopeful
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From this reading Mr. Jermyn's handsome house stood a little way out of the town, surrounded by garden and lawn and plantations of hopeful trees.
house
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From this reading Mr. Jermyn's handsome house stood a little way out of the town, surrounded by garden and lawn and plantations of hopeful trees.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
iron
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From this reading As he looked at Jermyn's length of wall and iron railing, he said to himself, "These lawyers are the fellows for getting on in the world with the least expense of civility.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With this cursed conjuring secret of theirs called Law, they think everybody is frightened at them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
Jermyn's
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From this reading Mr. Jermyn's handsome house stood a little way out of the town, surrounded by garden and lawn and plantations of hopeful trees.
land
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From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
Law
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From this reading With this cursed conjuring secret of theirs called Law, they think everybody is frightened at them.
lawn
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From this reading Mr. Jermyn's handsome house stood a little way out of the town, surrounded by garden and lawn and plantations of hopeful trees.
lawyers
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From this reading As he looked at Jermyn's length of wall and iron railing, he said to himself, "These lawyers are the fellows for getting on in the world with the least expense of civility.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he looked at Jermyn's length of wall and iron railing, he said to himself, "These lawyers are the fellows for getting on in the world with the least expense of civility.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading As he looked at Jermyn's length of wall and iron railing, he said to himself, "These lawyers are the fellows for getting on in the world with the least expense of civility.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Jermyn's handsome house stood a little way out of the town, surrounded by garden and lawn and plantations of hopeful trees.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he looked at Jermyn's length of wall and iron railing, he said to himself, "These lawyers are the fellows for getting on in the world with the least expense of civility.
making
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From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
man
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From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Jermyn's handsome house stood a little way out of the town, surrounded by garden and lawn and plantations of hopeful trees.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
opportunity
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From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
otherwise
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From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
out
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From this reading Mr. Jermyn's handsome house stood a little way out of the town, surrounded by garden and lawn and plantations of hopeful trees.
past
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From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
perfectly
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From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
Philip
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From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
plantations
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From this reading Mr. Jermyn's handsome house stood a little way out of the town, surrounded by garden and lawn and plantations of hopeful trees.
railing
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From this reading As he looked at Jermyn's length of wall and iron railing, he said to himself, "These lawyers are the fellows for getting on in the world with the least expense of civility.
said
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From this reading As he looked at Jermyn's length of wall and iron railing, he said to himself, "These lawyers are the fellows for getting on in the world with the least expense of civility.
satisfied
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From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
sea
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From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading With this cursed conjuring secret of theirs called Law, they think everybody is frightened at them.
separate
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From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
state
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From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Jermyn's handsome house stood a little way out of the town, surrounded by garden and lawn and plantations of hopeful trees.
surrounded
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From this reading Mr. Jermyn's handsome house stood a little way out of the town, surrounded by garden and lawn and plantations of hopeful trees.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Jermyn's handsome house stood a little way out of the town, surrounded by garden and lawn and plantations of hopeful trees.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading With this cursed conjuring secret of theirs called Law, they think everybody is frightened at them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With this cursed conjuring secret of theirs called Law, they think everybody is frightened at them.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading As he looked at Jermyn's length of wall and iron railing, he said to himself, "These lawyers are the fellows for getting on in the world with the least expense of civility.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With this cursed conjuring secret of theirs called Law, they think everybody is frightened at them.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With this cursed conjuring secret of theirs called Law, they think everybody is frightened at them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With this cursed conjuring secret of theirs called Law, they think everybody is frightened at them.
Tis
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From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
town
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From this reading Mr. Jermyn's handsome house stood a little way out of the town, surrounded by garden and lawn and plantations of hopeful trees.
travel
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From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
trees
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From this reading Mr. Jermyn's handsome house stood a little way out of the town, surrounded by garden and lawn and plantations of hopeful trees.
valuable
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From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
wall
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From this reading As he looked at Jermyn's length of wall and iron railing, he said to himself, "These lawyers are the fellows for getting on in the world with the least expense of civility.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
way
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From this reading Mr. Jermyn's handsome house stood a little way out of the town, surrounded by garden and lawn and plantations of hopeful trees.
well
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From this reading As Christian approached it he was in a perfectly easy state of mind: the business he was going on was none of his, otherwise than as he was well satisfied with any opportunity of making himself valuable to Mr. Philip Debarry.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Tis grievous that with all amplification of travel both by sea and land, a man can never separate himself from his past history.
world
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From this reading As he looked at Jermyn's length of wall and iron railing, he said to himself, "These lawyers are the fellows for getting on in the world with the least expense of civility.
