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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 That "even tenor of their ways," to which reference has already been made, ceased indeed to bear a remote resemblance to evenness.
aberrations
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From this reading Their well laid schemes to be rid of her seemed now in the face of their actions like absurd aberrations that they were heartily ashamed of.
absurd
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From this reading Their well laid schemes to be rid of her seemed now in the face of their actions like absurd aberrations that they were heartily ashamed of.
actions
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From this reading Their well laid schemes to be rid of her seemed now in the face of their actions like absurd aberrations that they were heartily ashamed of.
affected
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From this reading It is astonishing how we are affected by mere clothes.
alarm
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From this reading Perhaps if Sunny had appeared at the door of Jerry Hammond's studio arrayed in the shining garments of a Japanese, some measure of their alarm might have remained.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That "even tenor of their ways," to which reference has already been made, ceased indeed to bear a remote resemblance to evenness.
appeared
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From this reading Perhaps if Sunny had appeared at the door of Jerry Hammond's studio arrayed in the shining garments of a Japanese, some measure of their alarm might have remained.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is astonishing how we are affected by mere clothes.
arrayed
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From this reading Perhaps if Sunny had appeared at the door of Jerry Hammond's studio arrayed in the shining garments of a Japanese, some measure of their alarm might have remained.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading Their well laid schemes to be rid of her seemed now in the face of their actions like absurd aberrations that they were heartily ashamed of.
astonishing
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From this reading It is astonishing how we are affected by mere clothes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It may be recorded here, that for one of them at least, Sunny's coming meant the hasty despatch of his peace of mind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be recorded here, that for one of them at least, Sunny's coming meant the hasty despatch of his peace of mind.
bear
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From this reading That "even tenor of their ways," to which reference has already been made, ceased indeed to bear a remote resemblance to evenness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That "even tenor of their ways," to which reference has already been made, ceased indeed to bear a remote resemblance to evenness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is astonishing how we are affected by mere clothes.
ceased
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From this reading That "even tenor of their ways," to which reference has already been made, ceased indeed to bear a remote resemblance to evenness.
clothes
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From this reading It is astonishing how we are affected by mere clothes.
coming
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From this reading It may be recorded here, that for one of them at least, Sunny's coming meant the hasty despatch of his peace of mind.
despatch
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From this reading It may be recorded here, that for one of them at least, Sunny's coming meant the hasty despatch of his peace of mind.
door
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From this reading Perhaps if Sunny had appeared at the door of Jerry Hammond's studio arrayed in the shining garments of a Japanese, some measure of their alarm might have remained.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That "even tenor of their ways," to which reference has already been made, ceased indeed to bear a remote resemblance to evenness.
evenness
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From this reading That "even tenor of their ways," to which reference has already been made, ceased indeed to bear a remote resemblance to evenness.
face
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From this reading Their well laid schemes to be rid of her seemed now in the face of their actions like absurd aberrations that they were heartily ashamed of.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It may be recorded here, that for one of them at least, Sunny's coming meant the hasty despatch of his peace of mind.
garments
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From this reading Perhaps if Sunny had appeared at the door of Jerry Hammond's studio arrayed in the shining garments of a Japanese, some measure of their alarm might have remained.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps if Sunny had appeared at the door of Jerry Hammond's studio arrayed in the shining garments of a Japanese, some measure of their alarm might have remained.
Hammond's
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From this reading Perhaps if Sunny had appeared at the door of Jerry Hammond's studio arrayed in the shining garments of a Japanese, some measure of their alarm might have remained.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That "even tenor of their ways," to which reference has already been made, ceased indeed to bear a remote resemblance to evenness.
hasty
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From this reading It may be recorded here, that for one of them at least, Sunny's coming meant the hasty despatch of his peace of mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps if Sunny had appeared at the door of Jerry Hammond's studio arrayed in the shining garments of a Japanese, some measure of their alarm might have remained.
heartily
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From this reading Their well laid schemes to be rid of her seemed now in the face of their actions like absurd aberrations that they were heartily ashamed of.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Their well laid schemes to be rid of her seemed now in the face of their actions like absurd aberrations that they were heartily ashamed of.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may be recorded here, that for one of them at least, Sunny's coming meant the hasty despatch of his peace of mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It may be recorded here, that for one of them at least, Sunny's coming meant the hasty despatch of his peace of mind.
how
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From this reading It is astonishing how we are affected by mere clothes.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Perhaps if Sunny had appeared at the door of Jerry Hammond's studio arrayed in the shining garments of a Japanese, some measure of their alarm might have remained.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their well laid schemes to be rid of her seemed now in the face of their actions like absurd aberrations that they were heartily ashamed of.
indeed
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From this reading That "even tenor of their ways," to which reference has already been made, ceased indeed to bear a remote resemblance to evenness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is astonishing how we are affected by mere clothes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be recorded here, that for one of them at least, Sunny's coming meant the hasty despatch of his peace of mind.
Japanese
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From this reading Perhaps if Sunny had appeared at the door of Jerry Hammond's studio arrayed in the shining garments of a Japanese, some measure of their alarm might have remained.
Jerry
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From this reading Perhaps if Sunny had appeared at the door of Jerry Hammond's studio arrayed in the shining garments of a Japanese, some measure of their alarm might have remained.
laid
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From this reading Their well laid schemes to be rid of her seemed now in the face of their actions like absurd aberrations that they were heartily ashamed of.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may be recorded here, that for one of them at least, Sunny's coming meant the hasty despatch of his peace of mind.
like
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From this reading Their well laid schemes to be rid of her seemed now in the face of their actions like absurd aberrations that they were heartily ashamed of.
made
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From this reading That "even tenor of their ways," to which reference has already been made, ceased indeed to bear a remote resemblance to evenness.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be recorded here, that for one of them at least, Sunny's coming meant the hasty despatch of his peace of mind.
meant
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From this reading It may be recorded here, that for one of them at least, Sunny's coming meant the hasty despatch of his peace of mind.
measure
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From this reading Perhaps if Sunny had appeared at the door of Jerry Hammond's studio arrayed in the shining garments of a Japanese, some measure of their alarm might have remained.
mere
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From this reading It is astonishing how we are affected by mere clothes.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Perhaps if Sunny had appeared at the door of Jerry Hammond's studio arrayed in the shining garments of a Japanese, some measure of their alarm might have remained.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may be recorded here, that for one of them at least, Sunny's coming meant the hasty despatch of his peace of mind.
now
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From this reading Their well laid schemes to be rid of her seemed now in the face of their actions like absurd aberrations that they were heartily ashamed of.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That "even tenor of their ways," to which reference has already been made, ceased indeed to bear a remote resemblance to evenness.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It may be recorded here, that for one of them at least, Sunny's coming meant the hasty despatch of his peace of mind.
peace
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From this reading It may be recorded here, that for one of them at least, Sunny's coming meant the hasty despatch of his peace of mind.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps if Sunny had appeared at the door of Jerry Hammond's studio arrayed in the shining garments of a Japanese, some measure of their alarm might have remained.
recorded
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From this reading It may be recorded here, that for one of them at least, Sunny's coming meant the hasty despatch of his peace of mind.
reference
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From this reading That "even tenor of their ways," to which reference has already been made, ceased indeed to bear a remote resemblance to evenness.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps if Sunny had appeared at the door of Jerry Hammond's studio arrayed in the shining garments of a Japanese, some measure of their alarm might have remained.
remote
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From this reading That "even tenor of their ways," to which reference has already been made, ceased indeed to bear a remote resemblance to evenness.
resemblance
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From this reading That "even tenor of their ways," to which reference has already been made, ceased indeed to bear a remote resemblance to evenness.
rid
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From this reading Their well laid schemes to be rid of her seemed now in the face of their actions like absurd aberrations that they were heartily ashamed of.
schemes
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From this reading Their well laid schemes to be rid of her seemed now in the face of their actions like absurd aberrations that they were heartily ashamed of.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their well laid schemes to be rid of her seemed now in the face of their actions like absurd aberrations that they were heartily ashamed of.
shining
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From this reading Perhaps if Sunny had appeared at the door of Jerry Hammond's studio arrayed in the shining garments of a Japanese, some measure of their alarm might have remained.
some
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From this reading Perhaps if Sunny had appeared at the door of Jerry Hammond's studio arrayed in the shining garments of a Japanese, some measure of their alarm might have remained.
studio
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From this reading Perhaps if Sunny had appeared at the door of Jerry Hammond's studio arrayed in the shining garments of a Japanese, some measure of their alarm might have remained.
Sunny
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From this reading Perhaps if Sunny had appeared at the door of Jerry Hammond's studio arrayed in the shining garments of a Japanese, some measure of their alarm might have remained.
Sunny's
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From this reading It may be recorded here, that for one of them at least, Sunny's coming meant the hasty despatch of his peace of mind.
tenor
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From this reading That "even tenor of their ways," to which reference has already been made, ceased indeed to bear a remote resemblance to evenness.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That "even tenor of their ways," to which reference has already been made, ceased indeed to bear a remote resemblance to evenness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It may be recorded here, that for one of them at least, Sunny's coming meant the hasty despatch of his peace of mind.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That "even tenor of their ways," to which reference has already been made, ceased indeed to bear a remote resemblance to evenness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It may be recorded here, that for one of them at least, Sunny's coming meant the hasty despatch of his peace of mind.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their well laid schemes to be rid of her seemed now in the face of their actions like absurd aberrations that they were heartily ashamed of.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That "even tenor of their ways," to which reference has already been made, ceased indeed to bear a remote resemblance to evenness.
ways
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From this reading That "even tenor of their ways," to which reference has already been made, ceased indeed to bear a remote resemblance to evenness.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is astonishing how we are affected by mere clothes.
well
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From this reading Their well laid schemes to be rid of her seemed now in the face of their actions like absurd aberrations that they were heartily ashamed of.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their well laid schemes to be rid of her seemed now in the face of their actions like absurd aberrations that they were heartily ashamed of.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That "even tenor of their ways," to which reference has already been made, ceased indeed to bear a remote resemblance to evenness.
