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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 MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Indeed, I am uncertain whether I did not hear him mutter a pretty distinct "d--n" on one or two occasions.
Amy
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From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
Applewood
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From this reading Moreover, the colonel's residence at Applewood had changed the tenor of life and society there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
aspect
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From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
banished
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From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
barriers
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From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
bear
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From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
ceremony
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From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
changed
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From this reading Moreover, the colonel's residence at Applewood had changed the tenor of life and society there.
colonel's
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From this reading Moreover, the colonel's residence at Applewood had changed the tenor of life and society there.
country
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From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
d
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From this reading Indeed, I am uncertain whether I did not hear him mutter a pretty distinct "d--n" on one or two occasions.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Indeed, I am uncertain whether I did not hear him mutter a pretty distinct "d--n" on one or two occasions.
distinct
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From this reading Indeed, I am uncertain whether I did not hear him mutter a pretty distinct "d--n" on one or two occasions.
elders
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From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
event
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From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
frequent
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From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
godly
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From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
Greenland
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From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Moreover, the colonel's residence at Applewood had changed the tenor of life and society there.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, I am uncertain whether I did not hear him mutter a pretty distinct "d--n" on one or two occasions.
heard
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From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Indeed, I am uncertain whether I did not hear him mutter a pretty distinct "d--n" on one or two occasions.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Indeed, I am uncertain whether I did not hear him mutter a pretty distinct "d--n" on one or two occasions.
ideas
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From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
incarnation
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From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, I am uncertain whether I did not hear him mutter a pretty distinct "d--n" on one or two occasions.
intervals
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From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
Jedediah
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From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
LAW
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From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
lay
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From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moreover, the colonel's residence at Applewood had changed the tenor of life and society there.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
Macfarisee
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From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
MAHOGANY
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From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
Malay
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From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
meetings
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From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
miles
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From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
minds
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From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, the colonel's residence at Applewood had changed the tenor of life and society there.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
mutter
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From this reading Indeed, I am uncertain whether I did not hear him mutter a pretty distinct "d--n" on one or two occasions.
n
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From this reading Indeed, I am uncertain whether I did not hear him mutter a pretty distinct "d--n" on one or two occasions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Indeed, I am uncertain whether I did not hear him mutter a pretty distinct "d--n" on one or two occasions.
occasions
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From this reading Indeed, I am uncertain whether I did not hear him mutter a pretty distinct "d--n" on one or two occasions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Indeed, I am uncertain whether I did not hear him mutter a pretty distinct "d--n" on one or two occasions.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Indeed, I am uncertain whether I did not hear him mutter a pretty distinct "d--n" on one or two occasions.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Indeed, I am uncertain whether I did not hear him mutter a pretty distinct "d--n" on one or two occasions.
Pawkie
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From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
pretty
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From this reading Indeed, I am uncertain whether I did not hear him mutter a pretty distinct "d--n" on one or two occasions.
quoted
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From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
residence
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From this reading Moreover, the colonel's residence at Applewood had changed the tenor of life and society there.
saw
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From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
scripture
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From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
serious
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From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
servant
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From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
sin
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From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
snow-covered
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From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
society
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From this reading Moreover, the colonel's residence at Applewood had changed the tenor of life and society there.
some
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From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
suggest
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From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
sullen
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From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
synagogue
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From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
ten
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From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
tenor
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From this reading Moreover, the colonel's residence at Applewood had changed the tenor of life and society there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
there
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From this reading Moreover, the colonel's residence at Applewood had changed the tenor of life and society there.
therefrom
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From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
two
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From this reading Indeed, I am uncertain whether I did not hear him mutter a pretty distinct "d--n" on one or two occasions.
uncertain
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From this reading Indeed, I am uncertain whether I did not hear him mutter a pretty distinct "d--n" on one or two occasions.
unpleasant
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From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
v
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From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
very
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From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MAHOGANY _v._ LAW For some time after this event, Macfarisee was sullen as a Greenland bear, and we heard very little scripture quoted.
weather
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From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Indeed, I am uncertain whether I did not hear him mutter a pretty distinct "d--n" on one or two occasions.
wintry
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From this reading I saw Amy at intervals, though the wintry weather and ten miles of snow-covered country that lay between us were serious barriers to frequent meetings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Jedediah Pawkie and the godly elders of his synagogue were banished therefrom with very little ceremony, and the aspect of the colonel's Malay servant seemed, as the incarnation of sin, to suggest very unpleasant ideas to their minds.
