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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 A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
abroad
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From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
all
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
also
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From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
apparently
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From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
arm
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
assaults
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
away
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
benumbed
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
better
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
blinded
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
bog
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
bring
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
bringing
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From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
bundled
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
calculated
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
came
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
ceasing
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
clad
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
cloak
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
combined
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
concentrated
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
dashed
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
deal
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From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
disadvantages
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
down
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
dread
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
dreary
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From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
drenched
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From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
drops
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
eyes
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
feelingly
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
flapping
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
forces
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
foul
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From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
furious
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
goal
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From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
going
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
grapple
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
grey
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
guessing
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
gusts
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
half-starved
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
haltingly
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
heart
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
home
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
hope
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From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
howled
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
hurtle
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
icy
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
impossible
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From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
Kilfoyle's
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
lapt
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
leaving
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
less
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
Lisconnel
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
man
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
matter
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
met
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
mile
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From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
Mrs
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
nearer
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From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
object
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
other
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From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
out
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
perhaps
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
persuade
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
philosophic
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
pitied
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From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
plight
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
position
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
purpose
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From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
pursuit
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
Quinlan
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
rain-mists
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
remorse
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
repulse
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
road
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From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
Sallinbeg
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From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
scheme
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
sight
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
sole
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
soon
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
special
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
sport
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
tatters
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
Thady
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
there
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From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
things
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
threadbare
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
tramped
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
TURN
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From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
tyrannically
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
uninfluential
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
unrolled
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From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
voice
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From this reading Their combined assaults were calculated feelingly to persuade a man of his uninfluential position in the scheme of things--his voice in this matter was so tyrannically howled down--or, if of less philosophic mind, to bring home to him the special disadvantages of going half-starved and clad in threadbare tatters.
wane
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From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
want
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
wayfarer
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
weather
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From this reading A GOOD TURN Along the road to Sallinbeg little seemed to be abroad besides foul weather, but there was a great deal of that.
web
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
wet
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
wholly
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From this reading But he had also a hope and a purpose, and is therefore not wholly to be pitied, although the one did wane until the other looked impossible, as mile after mile unrolled its drenched and dreary length without bringing him apparently nearer to his goal.
wide-winged
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From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The gusts that came flapping wide-winged over the bog met the wayfarer with a furious hurtle and grapple, as if for want of better sport they had concentrated all their forces upon his sole repulse; and the drops they dashed into his blinded eyes and against his benumbed hands were as icy as they could be without ceasing to be wet.
wrongly
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From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This was the plight of Thady Quinlan as, leaving Lisconnel, soon lapt out of sight behind him amid the grey web of the rain-mists, he tramped haltingly away, with Mrs. Kilfoyle's cloak bundled under his arm, and the dread of pursuit on his mind, and in his heart a great remorse, the object of which you are perhaps guessing wrongly.
