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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 He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
all
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From this reading "Oh, had he lived, Replied Rusilla, never penitence Had equalled his! full well I know his heart, Vehement in all things.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
astonishment
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From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
equalled
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From this reading "Oh, had he lived, Replied Rusilla, never penitence Had equalled his! full well I know his heart, Vehement in all things.
Fade
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From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
fault
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From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
feeble
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From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
fleshly
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From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
FORGIVE
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From this reading "FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES."
full
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From this reading "Oh, had he lived, Replied Rusilla, never penitence Had equalled his! full well I know his heart, Vehement in all things.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Oh, had he lived, Replied Rusilla, never penitence Had equalled his! full well I know his heart, Vehement in all things.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, had he lived, Replied Rusilla, never penitence Had equalled his! full well I know his heart, Vehement in all things.
heart
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From this reading "Oh, had he lived, Replied Rusilla, never penitence Had equalled his! full well I know his heart, Vehement in all things.
height
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From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Mary was turning into the street where the Wilsons lived, Jem overtook her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, had he lived, Replied Rusilla, never penitence Had equalled his! full well I know his heart, Vehement in all things.
horror
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From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, had he lived, Replied Rusilla, never penitence Had equalled his! full well I know his heart, Vehement in all things.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, had he lived, Replied Rusilla, never penitence Had equalled his! full well I know his heart, Vehement in all things.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As Mary was turning into the street where the Wilsons lived, Jem overtook her.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
Jem
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From this reading As Mary was turning into the street where the Wilsons lived, Jem overtook her.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, had he lived, Replied Rusilla, never penitence Had equalled his! full well I know his heart, Vehement in all things.
like
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From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
lived
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From this reading "Oh, had he lived, Replied Rusilla, never penitence Had equalled his! full well I know his heart, Vehement in all things.
lost
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From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
made
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From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
Mary
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From this reading As Mary was turning into the street where the Wilsons lived, Jem overtook her.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, had he lived, Replied Rusilla, never penitence Had equalled his! full well I know his heart, Vehement in all things.
o'erpowered
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From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, had he lived, Replied Rusilla, never penitence Had equalled his! full well I know his heart, Vehement in all things.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES."
overtook
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From this reading As Mary was turning into the street where the Wilsons lived, Jem overtook her.
penance
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From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
penitence
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From this reading "Oh, had he lived, Replied Rusilla, never penitence Had equalled his! full well I know his heart, Vehement in all things.
pity
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From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
portentous
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From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
reached
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From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
RepliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, had he lived, Replied Rusilla, never penitence Had equalled his! full well I know his heart, Vehement in all things.
rigour
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From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
RODERICK
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From this reading SOUTHEY'S "RODERICK."
Rusilla
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From this reading "Oh, had he lived, Replied Rusilla, never penitence Had equalled his! full well I know his heart, Vehement in all things.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
shuddering
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From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
SOUTHEY'S
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From this reading SOUTHEY'S "RODERICK."
street
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From this reading As Mary was turning into the street where the Wilsons lived, Jem overtook her.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
suffering
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From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
things
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From this reading "Oh, had he lived, Replied Rusilla, never penitence Had equalled his! full well I know his heart, Vehement in all things.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
TRESPASSES
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From this reading "FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES."
turning
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From this reading As Mary was turning into the street where the Wilsons lived, Jem overtook her.
USpronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES."
Vehement
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From this reading "Oh, had he lived, Replied Rusilla, never penitence Had equalled his! full well I know his heart, Vehement in all things.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Mary was turning into the street where the Wilsons lived, Jem overtook her.
well
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From this reading "Oh, had he lived, Replied Rusilla, never penitence Had equalled his! full well I know his heart, Vehement in all things.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As Mary was turning into the street where the Wilsons lived, Jem overtook her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
Wilsons
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From this reading As Mary was turning into the street where the Wilsons lived, Jem overtook her.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
wreaked
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From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
yeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading He would on himself Have wreaked such penance as had reached the height Of fleshly suffering,--yea, which being told, With its portentous rigour should have made The memory of his fault, o'erpowered and lost In shuddering pity and astonishment, Fade like a feeble horror."
