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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 SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the good he does may often mar the plans he formed for his own happiness.
any
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From this reading But ill would any reader construe the character of Kenelm, did he think that such a thought increased the bitterness of his sorrow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
balcony
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From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No sorrow in the thought that a noble nature had been saved from the temptation to a great sin.
bitterness
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From this reading But ill would any reader construe the character of Kenelm, did he think that such a thought increased the bitterness of his sorrow.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The good man does good merely by living.
character
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From this reading But ill would any reader construe the character of Kenelm, did he think that such a thought increased the bitterness of his sorrow.
Chillingly
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From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
construe
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From this reading But ill would any reader construe the character of Kenelm, did he think that such a thought increased the bitterness of his sorrow.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But ill would any reader construe the character of Kenelm, did he think that such a thought increased the bitterness of his sorrow.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The good man does good merely by living.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
formed
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From this reading And the good he does may often mar the plans he formed for his own happiness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No sorrow in the thought that a noble nature had been saved from the temptation to a great sin.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good man does good merely by living.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sorrow in the thought that a noble nature had been saved from the temptation to a great sin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
happiness
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From this reading And the good he does may often mar the plans he formed for his own happiness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But ill would any reader construe the character of Kenelm, did he think that such a thought increased the bitterness of his sorrow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But ill would any reader construe the character of Kenelm, did he think that such a thought increased the bitterness of his sorrow.
ill
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From this reading But ill would any reader construe the character of Kenelm, did he think that such a thought increased the bitterness of his sorrow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
increased
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From this reading But ill would any reader construe the character of Kenelm, did he think that such a thought increased the bitterness of his sorrow.
Kenelm
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From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
living
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From this reading The good man does good merely by living.
Luscombe
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From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
man
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From this reading The good man does good merely by living.
mar
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From this reading And the good he does may often mar the plans he formed for his own happiness.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And the good he does may often mar the plans he formed for his own happiness.
Melville
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From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
merely
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From this reading The good man does good merely by living.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
nature
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From this reading No sorrow in the thought that a noble nature had been saved from the temptation to a great sin.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No sorrow in the thought that a noble nature had been saved from the temptation to a great sin.
noble
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From this reading No sorrow in the thought that a noble nature had been saved from the temptation to a great sin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But ill would any reader construe the character of Kenelm, did he think that such a thought increased the bitterness of his sorrow.
officious
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From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
often
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From this reading And the good he does may often mar the plans he formed for his own happiness.
own
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From this reading And the good he does may often mar the plans he formed for his own happiness.
plans
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From this reading And the good he does may often mar the plans he formed for his own happiness.
reader
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From this reading But ill would any reader construe the character of Kenelm, did he think that such a thought increased the bitterness of his sorrow.
rival
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From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sorrow in the thought that a noble nature had been saved from the temptation to a great sin.
sin
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From this reading No sorrow in the thought that a noble nature had been saved from the temptation to a great sin.
SOconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
sorrow
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From this reading But ill would any reader construe the character of Kenelm, did he think that such a thought increased the bitterness of his sorrow.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But ill would any reader construe the character of Kenelm, did he think that such a thought increased the bitterness of his sorrow.
temptation
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From this reading No sorrow in the thought that a noble nature had been saved from the temptation to a great sin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
then
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From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But ill would any reader construe the character of Kenelm, did he think that such a thought increased the bitterness of his sorrow.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But ill would any reader construe the character of Kenelm, did he think that such a thought increased the bitterness of his sorrow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No sorrow in the thought that a noble nature had been saved from the temptation to a great sin.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
Walter
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From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
warning
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From this reading SO, then, but for that officious warning, uttered under the balcony at Luscombe, Kenelm Chillingly might never have had a rival in Walter Melville.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But ill would any reader construe the character of Kenelm, did he think that such a thought increased the bitterness of his sorrow.
