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according
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From this reading I’ve had to resist and to attack sometimes—that’s only one way of resisting—without counting the exact cost, according to the demands of such sort of life as I had blundered into.
all
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From this reading I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men—men, I tell you.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading You know I am not particularly tender; I’ve had to strike and to fend off.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Instead of going up, I turned and descended to the left.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I’ve had to resist and to attack sometimes—that’s only one way of resisting—without counting the exact cost, according to the demands of such sort of life as I had blundered into.
attack
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From this reading I’ve had to resist and to attack sometimes—that’s only one way of resisting—without counting the exact cost, according to the demands of such sort of life as I had blundered into.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My idea was to let that chain-gang get out of sight before I climbed the hill.
blundered
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From this reading I’ve had to resist and to attack sometimes—that’s only one way of resisting—without counting the exact cost, according to the demands of such sort of life as I had blundered into.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men—men, I tell you.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men—men, I tell you.
chain-gang
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From this reading My idea was to let that chain-gang get out of sight before I climbed the hill.
climbed
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From this reading My idea was to let that chain-gang get out of sight before I climbed the hill.
cost
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From this reading I’ve had to resist and to attack sometimes—that’s only one way of resisting—without counting the exact cost, according to the demands of such sort of life as I had blundered into.
counting
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demands
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From this reading I’ve had to resist and to attack sometimes—that’s only one way of resisting—without counting the exact cost, according to the demands of such sort of life as I had blundered into.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Instead of going up, I turned and descended to the left.
desire
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From this reading I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men—men, I tell you.
devil
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From this reading I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men—men, I tell you.
devils
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From this reading I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men—men, I tell you.
drove
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From this reading I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men—men, I tell you.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading I’ve had to resist and to attack sometimes—that’s only one way of resisting—without counting the exact cost, according to the demands of such sort of life as I had blundered into.
fend
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From this reading You know I am not particularly tender; I’ve had to strike and to fend off.
get
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From this reading My idea was to let that chain-gang get out of sight before I climbed the hill.
going
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From this reading “Instead of going up, I turned and descended to the left.
greed
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From this reading I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men—men, I tell you.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You know I am not particularly tender; I’ve had to strike and to fend off.
hill
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From this reading My idea was to let that chain-gang get out of sight before I climbed the hill.
hot
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From this reading I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men—men, I tell you.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Instead of going up, I turned and descended to the left.
I've
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From this reading You know I am not particularly tender; I’ve had to strike and to fend off.
idea
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From this reading My idea was to let that chain-gang get out of sight before I climbed the hill.
Instead
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From this reading “Instead of going up, I turned and descended to the left.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I’ve had to resist and to attack sometimes—that’s only one way of resisting—without counting the exact cost, according to the demands of such sort of life as I had blundered into.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know I am not particularly tender; I’ve had to strike and to fend off.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Instead of going up, I turned and descended to the left.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading My idea was to let that chain-gang get out of sight before I climbed the hill.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ve had to resist and to attack sometimes—that’s only one way of resisting—without counting the exact cost, according to the demands of such sort of life as I had blundered into.
lusty
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From this reading I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men—men, I tell you.
men
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From this reading I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men—men, I tell you.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My idea was to let that chain-gang get out of sight before I climbed the hill.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You know I am not particularly tender; I’ve had to strike and to fend off.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Instead of going up, I turned and descended to the left.
off
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From this reading You know I am not particularly tender; I’ve had to strike and to fend off.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I’ve had to resist and to attack sometimes—that’s only one way of resisting—without counting the exact cost, according to the demands of such sort of life as I had blundered into.
only
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From this reading I’ve had to resist and to attack sometimes—that’s only one way of resisting—without counting the exact cost, according to the demands of such sort of life as I had blundered into.
out
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From this reading My idea was to let that chain-gang get out of sight before I climbed the hill.
particularly
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From this reading You know I am not particularly tender; I’ve had to strike and to fend off.
red-eyed
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From this reading I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men—men, I tell you.
resist
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From this reading I’ve had to resist and to attack sometimes—that’s only one way of resisting—without counting the exact cost, according to the demands of such sort of life as I had blundered into.
resisting
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From this reading I’ve had to resist and to attack sometimes—that’s only one way of resisting—without counting the exact cost, according to the demands of such sort of life as I had blundered into.
seen
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From this reading I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men—men, I tell you.
sight
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From this reading My idea was to let that chain-gang get out of sight before I climbed the hill.
sometimes
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From this reading I’ve had to resist and to attack sometimes—that’s only one way of resisting—without counting the exact cost, according to the demands of such sort of life as I had blundered into.
sort
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From this reading I’ve had to resist and to attack sometimes—that’s only one way of resisting—without counting the exact cost, according to the demands of such sort of life as I had blundered into.
stars
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From this reading I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men—men, I tell you.
strike
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From this reading You know I am not particularly tender; I’ve had to strike and to fend off.
strong
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From this reading I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men—men, I tell you.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I’ve had to resist and to attack sometimes—that’s only one way of resisting—without counting the exact cost, according to the demands of such sort of life as I had blundered into.
swayed
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From this reading I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men—men, I tell you.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men—men, I tell you.
tender
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From this reading You know I am not particularly tender; I’ve had to strike and to fend off.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My idea was to let that chain-gang get out of sight before I climbed the hill.
that's
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From this reading I’ve had to resist and to attack sometimes—that’s only one way of resisting—without counting the exact cost, according to the demands of such sort of life as I had blundered into.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Instead of going up, I turned and descended to the left.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men—men, I tell you.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Instead of going up, I turned and descended to the left.
turned
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From this reading “Instead of going up, I turned and descended to the left.
up
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From this reading “Instead of going up, I turned and descended to the left.
violence
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From this reading I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men—men, I tell you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My idea was to let that chain-gang get out of sight before I climbed the hill.
way
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From this reading I’ve had to resist and to attack sometimes—that’s only one way of resisting—without counting the exact cost, according to the demands of such sort of life as I had blundered into.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men—men, I tell you.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I’ve had to resist and to attack sometimes—that’s only one way of resisting—without counting the exact cost, according to the demands of such sort of life as I had blundered into.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know I am not particularly tender; I’ve had to strike and to fend off.
