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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 It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
adds
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From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
affairs
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From this reading There are plenty of people ready to pull on a rope or shove at a wheel, but there are more eager to do so if they are offered the direction of affairs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
all
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From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are plenty of people ready to pull on a rope or shove at a wheel, but there are more eager to do so if they are offered the direction of affairs.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT HURLINGHGAM I must be cruel only to be kind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AT HURLINGHGAM I must be cruel only to be kind.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Glynde was one of those easily-fathomed persons who often succeed in their designs by the very transparency of their method.
carrying
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From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
casual
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From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading AT HURLINGHGAM I must be cruel only to be kind.
deep
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From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
delight
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From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
depth
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From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
design
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From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
designs
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From this reading Mrs. Glynde was one of those easily-fathomed persons who often succeed in their designs by the very transparency of their method.
direction
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From this reading There are plenty of people ready to pull on a rope or shove at a wheel, but there are more eager to do so if they are offered the direction of affairs.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There are plenty of people ready to pull on a rope or shove at a wheel, but there are more eager to do so if they are offered the direction of affairs.
eager
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From this reading There are plenty of people ready to pull on a rope or shove at a wheel, but there are more eager to do so if they are offered the direction of affairs.
easily-fathomed
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From this reading Mrs. Glynde was one of those easily-fathomed persons who often succeed in their designs by the very transparency of their method.
enough
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From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
fathomed
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From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
flatter
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From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
furtherance
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From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
Glynde
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From this reading Mrs. Glynde was one of those easily-fathomed persons who often succeed in their designs by the very transparency of their method.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
HURLINGHGAM
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From this reading AT HURLINGHGAM I must be cruel only to be kind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AT HURLINGHGAM I must be cruel only to be kind.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There are plenty of people ready to pull on a rope or shove at a wheel, but there are more eager to do so if they are offered the direction of affairs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
just
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From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
kind
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From this reading AT HURLINGHGAM I must be cruel only to be kind.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
method
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From this reading Mrs. Glynde was one of those easily-fathomed persons who often succeed in their designs by the very transparency of their method.
more
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From this reading There are plenty of people ready to pull on a rope or shove at a wheel, but there are more eager to do so if they are offered the direction of affairs.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Glynde was one of those easily-fathomed persons who often succeed in their designs by the very transparency of their method.
multitude
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From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading AT HURLINGHGAM I must be cruel only to be kind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
offered
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From this reading There are plenty of people ready to pull on a rope or shove at a wheel, but there are more eager to do so if they are offered the direction of affairs.
often
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From this reading Mrs. Glynde was one of those easily-fathomed persons who often succeed in their designs by the very transparency of their method.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There are plenty of people ready to pull on a rope or shove at a wheel, but there are more eager to do so if they are offered the direction of affairs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
only
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From this reading AT HURLINGHGAM I must be cruel only to be kind.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There are plenty of people ready to pull on a rope or shove at a wheel, but there are more eager to do so if they are offered the direction of affairs.
out
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From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
parenthetic
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From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
people
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From this reading There are plenty of people ready to pull on a rope or shove at a wheel, but there are more eager to do so if they are offered the direction of affairs.
person
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From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
persons
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From this reading Mrs. Glynde was one of those easily-fathomed persons who often succeed in their designs by the very transparency of their method.
perspicacity
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From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
plenty
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From this reading There are plenty of people ready to pull on a rope or shove at a wheel, but there are more eager to do so if they are offered the direction of affairs.
profound
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From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
pull
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From this reading There are plenty of people ready to pull on a rope or shove at a wheel, but there are more eager to do so if they are offered the direction of affairs.
purpose
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From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
ready
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From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
rope
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From this reading There are plenty of people ready to pull on a rope or shove at a wheel, but there are more eager to do so if they are offered the direction of affairs.
sense
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From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
serving
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From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
set
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From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
shove
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From this reading There are plenty of people ready to pull on a rope or shove at a wheel, but there are more eager to do so if they are offered the direction of affairs.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There are plenty of people ready to pull on a rope or shove at a wheel, but there are more eager to do so if they are offered the direction of affairs.
succeed
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From this reading Mrs. Glynde was one of those easily-fathomed persons who often succeed in their designs by the very transparency of their method.
succeeds
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From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
superior
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From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
taketh
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From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Glynde was one of those easily-fathomed persons who often succeed in their designs by the very transparency of their method.
There
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From this reading There are plenty of people ready to pull on a rope or shove at a wheel, but there are more eager to do so if they are offered the direction of affairs.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are plenty of people ready to pull on a rope or shove at a wheel, but there are more eager to do so if they are offered the direction of affairs.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Mrs. Glynde was one of those easily-fathomed persons who often succeed in their designs by the very transparency of their method.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT HURLINGHGAM I must be cruel only to be kind.
transparency
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From this reading Mrs. Glynde was one of those easily-fathomed persons who often succeed in their designs by the very transparency of their method.
vanity
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From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
very
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From this reading Mrs. Glynde was one of those easily-fathomed persons who often succeed in their designs by the very transparency of their method.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Glynde was one of those easily-fathomed persons who often succeed in their designs by the very transparency of their method.
way
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From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
wheel
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From this reading There are plenty of people ready to pull on a rope or shove at a wheel, but there are more eager to do so if they are offered the direction of affairs.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is not your deep person who succeeds in carrying out a set purpose, but one who is just profound enough to be fathomed of the multitude.
zest
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From this reading For, after all, the multitude is ready enough to help, in a casual, parenthetic way, in the furtherance of a design; and a little depth, serving to flatter that vanity which taketh delight in a sense of superior perspicacity, only adds to the zest.
