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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 “Prove!” repeated Mr. Dale, with a smile of benign, yet too conscious superiority, “what does experience prove?”
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What does that prove?” quoth the squire, sharply, and looking the parson full in the face.
apply
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From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There has never been occasion to use them since I’ve been in the parish,” said Parson Dale.
benign
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From this reading “Prove!” repeated Mr. Dale, with a smile of benign, yet too conscious superiority, “what does experience prove?”
blockheads
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From this reading “That your forefathers were great blockheads, and that their descendant is not a whit the wiser.”
candour
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From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
challenge
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From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
conclusion
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From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
conscious
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From this reading “Prove!” repeated Mr. Dale, with a smile of benign, yet too conscious superiority, “what does experience prove?”
Dale
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From this reading “There has never been occasion to use them since I’ve been in the parish,” said Parson Dale.
Dales
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From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
descendant
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From this reading “That your forefathers were great blockheads, and that their descendant is not a whit the wiser.”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What does that prove?” quoth the squire, sharply, and looking the parson full in the face.
experience
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From this reading “Prove!” repeated Mr. Dale, with a smile of benign, yet too conscious superiority, “what does experience prove?”
face
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From this reading “What does that prove?” quoth the squire, sharply, and looking the parson full in the face.
family
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From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
forefathers
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From this reading “That your forefathers were great blockheads, and that their descendant is not a whit the wiser.”
full
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From this reading “What does that prove?” quoth the squire, sharply, and looking the parson full in the face.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That your forefathers were great blockheads, and that their descendant is not a whit the wiser.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There has never been occasion to use them since I’ve been in the parish,” said Parson Dale.
humility
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From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
I've
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From this reading “There has never been occasion to use them since I’ve been in the parish,” said Parson Dale.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There has never been occasion to use them since I’ve been in the parish,” said Parson Dale.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That your forefathers were great blockheads, and that their descendant is not a whit the wiser.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
looking
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From this reading “What does that prove?” quoth the squire, sharply, and looking the parson full in the face.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
mean
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From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
melancholy
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From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
Mr
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From this reading “Prove!” repeated Mr. Dale, with a smile of benign, yet too conscious superiority, “what does experience prove?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There has never been occasion to use them since I’ve been in the parish,” said Parson Dale.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That your forefathers were great blockheads, and that their descendant is not a whit the wiser.”
occasion
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From this reading “There has never been occasion to use them since I’ve been in the parish,” said Parson Dale.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Prove!” repeated Mr. Dale, with a smile of benign, yet too conscious superiority, “what does experience prove?”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
parish
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From this reading “There has never been occasion to use them since I’ve been in the parish,” said Parson Dale.
Parson
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From this reading “There has never been occasion to use them since I’ve been in the parish,” said Parson Dale.
particular
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From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
permit
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From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
prove
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From this reading “What does that prove?” quoth the squire, sharply, and looking the parson full in the face.
quoth
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From this reading “What does that prove?” quoth the squire, sharply, and looking the parson full in the face.
reasoner
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From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Prove!” repeated Mr. Dale, with a smile of benign, yet too conscious superiority, “what does experience prove?”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
said
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From this reading “There has never been occasion to use them since I’ve been in the parish,” said Parson Dale.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What does that prove?” quoth the squire, sharply, and looking the parson full in the face.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “There has never been occasion to use them since I’ve been in the parish,” said Parson Dale.
smile
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From this reading “Prove!” repeated Mr. Dale, with a smile of benign, yet too conscious superiority, “what does experience prove?”
squire
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From this reading “What does that prove?” quoth the squire, sharply, and looking the parson full in the face.
superiority
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From this reading “Prove!” repeated Mr. Dale, with a smile of benign, yet too conscious superiority, “what does experience prove?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What does that prove?” quoth the squire, sharply, and looking the parson full in the face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There has never been occasion to use them since I’ve been in the parish,” said Parson Dale.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “That your forefathers were great blockheads, and that their descendant is not a whit the wiser.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “There has never been occasion to use them since I’ve been in the parish,” said Parson Dale.
There
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From this reading “There has never been occasion to use them since I’ve been in the parish,” said Parson Dale.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There has never been occasion to use them since I’ve been in the parish,” said Parson Dale.
too
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From this reading “Prove!” repeated Mr. Dale, with a smile of benign, yet too conscious superiority, “what does experience prove?”
universally
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From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
use
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From this reading “There has never been occasion to use them since I’ve been in the parish,” said Parson Dale.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “That your forefathers were great blockheads, and that their descendant is not a whit the wiser.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What does that prove?” quoth the squire, sharply, and looking the parson full in the face.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
whit
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From this reading “That your forefathers were great blockheads, and that their descendant is not a whit the wiser.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
wiser
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From this reading “That your forefathers were great blockheads, and that their descendant is not a whit the wiser.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Prove!” repeated Mr. Dale, with a smile of benign, yet too conscious superiority, “what does experience prove?”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Prove!” repeated Mr. Dale, with a smile of benign, yet too conscious superiority, “what does experience prove?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Squire,” replied the parson, “although that is a melancholy conclusion, yet if you mean it to apply universally, and not to the family of the Dales in particular; it is not one which my candour as a reasoner, and my humility as a mortal, will permit me to challenge.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That your forefathers were great blockheads, and that their descendant is not a whit the wiser.”
