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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 THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This had rendered him unpopular, and added force to the essential single-heartedness transmitted to him through his grandfather.
age
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From this reading Losing his father and mother at an early age, and brought up till he was fourteen by Mr. Stone, he had formed the habit of thinking for himself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been nothing else for her to do with him.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Losing his father and mother at an early age, and brought up till he was fourteen by Mr. Stone, he had formed the habit of thinking for himself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
called
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
character
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
conception
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From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
corrected
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From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
disturbed
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From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There had been nothing else for her to do with him.
early
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From this reading Losing his father and mother at an early age, and brought up till he was fourteen by Mr. Stone, he had formed the habit of thinking for himself.
else
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From this reading There had been nothing else for her to do with him.
environment
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
essential
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From this reading This had rendered him unpopular, and added force to the essential single-heartedness transmitted to him through his grandfather.
existence
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From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
father
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From this reading Losing his father and mother at an early age, and brought up till he was fourteen by Mr. Stone, he had formed the habit of thinking for himself.
find
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
fitting
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There had been nothing else for her to do with him.
force
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From this reading This had rendered him unpopular, and added force to the essential single-heartedness transmitted to him through his grandfather.
formed
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From this reading Losing his father and mother at an early age, and brought up till he was fourteen by Mr. Stone, he had formed the habit of thinking for himself.
fourteen
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From this reading Losing his father and mother at an early age, and brought up till he was fourteen by Mr. Stone, he had formed the habit of thinking for himself.
grandfather
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From this reading This had rendered him unpopular, and added force to the essential single-heartedness transmitted to him through his grandfather.
habit
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From this reading Losing his father and mother at an early age, and brought up till he was fourteen by Mr. Stone, he had formed the habit of thinking for himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Losing his father and mother at an early age, and brought up till he was fourteen by Mr. Stone, he had formed the habit of thinking for himself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There had been nothing else for her to do with him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Losing his father and mother at an early age, and brought up till he was fourteen by Mr. Stone, he had formed the habit of thinking for himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Losing his father and mother at an early age, and brought up till he was fourteen by Mr. Stone, he had formed the habit of thinking for himself.
HOUND
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
human
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
level
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
Like
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
Losing
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From this reading Losing his father and mother at an early age, and brought up till he was fourteen by Mr. Stone, he had formed the habit of thinking for himself.
made
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
man
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From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
Martin
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
men
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
moment
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From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
mother
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From this reading Losing his father and mother at an early age, and brought up till he was fourteen by Mr. Stone, he had formed the habit of thinking for himself.
Mr
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From this reading Losing his father and mother at an early age, and brought up till he was fourteen by Mr. Stone, he had formed the habit of thinking for himself.
Nature
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There had been nothing else for her to do with him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
PILGRIMAGE
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
present
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From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
preserve
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From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
rendered
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From this reading This had rendered him unpopular, and added force to the essential single-heartedness transmitted to him through his grandfather.
Sanitist
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
scheme
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From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
seriously
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From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
single-heartedness
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From this reading This had rendered him unpopular, and added force to the essential single-heartedness transmitted to him through his grandfather.
social
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From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
somewhat
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From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
Stephen
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
Stone
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
STREET
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
There
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From this reading There had been nothing else for her to do with him.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Losing his father and mother at an early age, and brought up till he was fourteen by Mr. Stone, he had formed the habit of thinking for himself.
THIRDnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This had rendered him unpopular, and added force to the essential single-heartedness transmitted to him through his grandfather.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Losing his father and mother at an early age, and brought up till he was fourteen by Mr. Stone, he had formed the habit of thinking for himself.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
tottering
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From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
transmitted
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From this reading This had rendered him unpopular, and added force to the essential single-heartedness transmitted to him through his grandfather.
unpopular
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From this reading This had rendered him unpopular, and added force to the essential single-heartedness transmitted to him through his grandfather.
up
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From this reading Losing his father and mother at an early age, and brought up till he was fourteen by Mr. Stone, he had formed the habit of thinking for himself.
upper-class
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From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
water
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
way
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
world
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From this reading This young man had come into the social scheme at a moment when the conception of existence as a present life corrected by a life to come, was tottering; and the conception of the world as an upper-class preserve somewhat seriously disturbed.
young
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From this reading THIRD PILGRIMAGE TO HOUND STREET Like water, human character will find its level; and Nature, with her way of fitting men to their environment, had made young Martin Stone what Stephen called a “Sanitist.”
