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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 It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
all
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From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
bear
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From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
bearing
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From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
bottom
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From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
came
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From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
cast
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charges
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From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
clear
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comes
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From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
communication
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From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
counts
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From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
dozen
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From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
Ely
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From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
enough
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From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
evil
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false
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From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
falsehood
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From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
forth
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From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
General
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From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
giving
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From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
hand
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From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
harass
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From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
hard
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From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
history
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From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
indictment
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From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
instead
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From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
lies
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From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
line
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From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
mislike
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From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
more
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From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
most
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From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
now
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From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
offend
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From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
own
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From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
particular
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From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
past
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From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
patience
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From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
Peg
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From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
Peg's
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From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
piled
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From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
plain
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portion
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From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
presses
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From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
record
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From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
respectable
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From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
rogues
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From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
roots
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From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
scarlet
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From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
serve
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From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
set
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From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
shallow
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From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
slackness
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From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
sly
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From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
smug
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From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
soul's
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From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
statement
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From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
stones
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From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
there
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From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
top
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From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
truth
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From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
types
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From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
up
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From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
web
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From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There came a dozen counts, and as if it were an indictment; and in them no slackness, but, instead, an evil confidence of statement plain and clear, as one after another he cast those stones at Peg.
wherein
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From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
whiteness
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From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And now there comes beneath my hand the hard portion of this history, the part which I most mislike and bear with least of patience.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
wove
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From this reading The more, since it was all a web of lies which sly rogues wove for the shallow hand of this Ely; and not enough of truth in it from top to bottom as should serve to make it respectable falsehood.
written
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From this reading It is the record written by the smug, false Doctor Ely to the General, wherein with a particular past bearing, he piled up his scarlet charges.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Nor shall his communication be set forth; I would not so offend against the whiteness of Peg's name, nor yet harass my own soul's roots by giving a line of it to types and presses.
