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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 "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
always
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From this reading "There are always complications you will never penetrate nor carry.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am under no obligation to your judgment or opinion," William replied stiffly.
Ammidon's
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From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
any
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From this reading At present your assistance is more necessary than any display of temper."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are always complications you will never penetrate nor carry.
assistance
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From this reading At present your assistance is more necessary than any display of temper."
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At present your assistance is more necessary than any display of temper."
bitterness
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From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
blunders
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From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
carriages
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From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
carry
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From this reading "There are always complications you will never penetrate nor carry.
clay
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From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
coffin
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From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
complications
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From this reading "There are always complications you will never penetrate nor carry.
concluded
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From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
deep
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From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
display
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From this reading At present your assistance is more necessary than any display of temper."
dropping
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From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
earth
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From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
ebbed
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From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
funeral
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From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
gathered
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From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
grave
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From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
honesty
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From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am under no obligation to your judgment or opinion," William replied stiffly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
interference
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From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At present your assistance is more necessary than any display of temper."
Jeremy
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From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
judgment
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From this reading "I am under no obligation to your judgment or opinion," William replied stiffly.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
lowered
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From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
making
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From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
mixing
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From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
more
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From this reading At present your assistance is more necessary than any display of temper."
narrow
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From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
necessary
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From this reading At present your assistance is more necessary than any display of temper."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There are always complications you will never penetrate nor carry.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I am under no obligation to your judgment or opinion," William replied stiffly.
noon
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From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "There are always complications you will never penetrate nor carry.
Now
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From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
obligation
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From this reading "I am under no obligation to your judgment or opinion," William replied stiffly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
opinion
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From this reading "I am under no obligation to your judgment or opinion," William replied stiffly.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
papers
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From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
penetrate
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From this reading "There are always complications you will never penetrate nor carry.
perceptible
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From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
present
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From this reading At present your assistance is more necessary than any display of temper."
procession
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From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am under no obligation to your judgment or opinion," William replied stiffly.
services
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From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
slow
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From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
sort
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From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
spoke
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From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
stiffly
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From this reading "I am under no obligation to your judgment or opinion," William replied stiffly.
sultry
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From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
symbolic
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From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
temper
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From this reading At present your assistance is more necessary than any display of temper."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At present your assistance is more necessary than any display of temper."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
There
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From this reading "There are always complications you will never penetrate nor carry.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The funeral gathered and ebbed in a long procession of carriages through a sultry noon, the services at the grave concluded by the symbolic dropping of the earth on Jeremy Ammidon's coffin lowered into the deep narrow clay pit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am under no obligation to your judgment or opinion," William replied stiffly.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "I am under no obligation to your judgment or opinion," William replied stiffly.
up
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From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
way
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From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "There are always complications you will never penetrate nor carry.
William
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From this reading "I am under no obligation to your judgment or opinion," William replied stiffly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now," he spoke with a perceptible bitterness, "you can have your way without interference, without his mixing up your papers or making the blunders of a slow sort of honesty."
