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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 Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
also
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From this reading That he was also in his right place as a bishop had never been doubted by any one.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
any
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From this reading That he was also in his right place as a bishop had never been doubted by any one.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That he was also in his right place as a bishop had never been doubted by any one.
aside
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From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.
bad
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From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That he was also in his right place as a bishop had never been doubted by any one.
Bishop
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From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.
Bishop's
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From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.
boats
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From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That he was also in his right place as a bishop had never been doubted by any one.
child
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From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
classes
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From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
crane
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From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
cut-and-thrust
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From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
disloyal
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From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.
doubted
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From this reading That he was also in his right place as a bishop had never been doubted by any one.
face
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From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.
felt
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From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
forlorn-hope
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From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
frame
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From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.
Gresley
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From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.
grievance
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From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
heresy
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From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
heterodoxy
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From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That he was also in his right place as a bishop had never been doubted by any one.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
indolent
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From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
irritates
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From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
leading
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From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
man
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From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.
misgivings
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From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That he was also in his right place as a bishop had never been doubted by any one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
occasionally
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From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That he was also in his right place as a bishop had never been doubted by any one.
only
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From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
Originality
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From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
out
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From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
paper
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From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
person
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From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.
PEYTON
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From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
place
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From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
priest
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From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.
put
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From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.
ready
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From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
religious
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From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
rugged
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From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.
sailing
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From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
seen
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From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
sinewy
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From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.
spare
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From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
stone-mason's
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From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
taken
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From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That he was also in his right place as a bishop had never been doubted by any one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.
true
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From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.
undersized
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From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.
vocation
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From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.
W
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From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.
ways
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From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
weather-beaten
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From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.
words
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From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.
working
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From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
yard
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From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.
