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addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he laid them with their majestic kin in the Cholmondeley church, with imposing state and ceremony, and added the supreme touch by officiating as chief mourner himself.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the course of time the twins arrived and were delivered to their great kinsman.
arrived
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From this reading In the course of time the twins arrived and were delivered to their great kinsman.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But he drew the line at hatchments.
attempt
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From this reading To try to describe the rage of that old man would profit nothing, the attempt would fall so far short of the purpose.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he drew the line at hatchments.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So he laid them with their majestic kin in the Cholmondeley church, with imposing state and ceremony, and added the supreme touch by officiating as chief mourner himself.
ceremony
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From this reading So he laid them with their majestic kin in the Cholmondeley church, with imposing state and ceremony, and added the supreme touch by officiating as chief mourner himself.
chief
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From this reading So he laid them with their majestic kin in the Cholmondeley church, with imposing state and ceremony, and added the supreme touch by officiating as chief mourner himself.
Cholmondeley
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From this reading So he laid them with their majestic kin in the Cholmondeley church, with imposing state and ceremony, and added the supreme touch by officiating as chief mourner himself.
church
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From this reading So he laid them with their majestic kin in the Cholmondeley church, with imposing state and ceremony, and added the supreme touch by officiating as chief mourner himself.
clay
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From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
common
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From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of time the twins arrived and were delivered to their great kinsman.
decided
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From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
decorous
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From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
delivered
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From this reading In the course of time the twins arrived and were delivered to their great kinsman.
describe
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From this reading To try to describe the rage of that old man would profit nothing, the attempt would fall so far short of the purpose.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he drew the line at hatchments.
fall
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From this reading To try to describe the rage of that old man would profit nothing, the attempt would fall so far short of the purpose.
far
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From this reading To try to describe the rage of that old man would profit nothing, the attempt would fall so far short of the purpose.
got
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From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of time the twins arrived and were delivered to their great kinsman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
hatchments
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From this reading But he drew the line at hatchments.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
imposing
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From this reading So he laid them with their majestic kin in the Cholmondeley church, with imposing state and ceremony, and added the supreme touch by officiating as chief mourner himself.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the course of time the twins arrived and were delivered to their great kinsman.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
kin
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From this reading So he laid them with their majestic kin in the Cholmondeley church, with imposing state and ceremony, and added the supreme touch by officiating as chief mourner himself.
kinsman
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From this reading In the course of time the twins arrived and were delivered to their great kinsman.
laid
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From this reading So he laid them with their majestic kin in the Cholmondeley church, with imposing state and ceremony, and added the supreme touch by officiating as chief mourner himself.
legal
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From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
line
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From this reading But he drew the line at hatchments.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
majestic
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From this reading So he laid them with their majestic kin in the Cholmondeley church, with imposing state and ceremony, and added the supreme touch by officiating as chief mourner himself.
man
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From this reading To try to describe the rage of that old man would profit nothing, the attempt would fall so far short of the purpose.
matter
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From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
moral
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From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
mourner
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From this reading So he laid them with their majestic kin in the Cholmondeley church, with imposing state and ceremony, and added the supreme touch by officiating as chief mourner himself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading To try to describe the rage of that old man would profit nothing, the attempt would fall so far short of the purpose.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the course of time the twins arrived and were delivered to their great kinsman.
officiating
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From this reading So he laid them with their majestic kin in the Cholmondeley church, with imposing state and ceremony, and added the supreme touch by officiating as chief mourner himself.
old
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From this reading To try to describe the rage of that old man would profit nothing, the attempt would fall so far short of the purpose.
ones
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From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
out
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From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
profit
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From this reading To try to describe the rage of that old man would profit nothing, the attempt would fall so far short of the purpose.
purpose
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From this reading To try to describe the rage of that old man would profit nothing, the attempt would fall so far short of the purpose.
quiet
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From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
rage
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From this reading To try to describe the rage of that old man would profit nothing, the attempt would fall so far short of the purpose.
rights
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From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading To try to describe the rage of that old man would profit nothing, the attempt would fall so far short of the purpose.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To try to describe the rage of that old man would profit nothing, the attempt would fall so far short of the purpose.
some
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From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
state
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From this reading So he laid them with their majestic kin in the Cholmondeley church, with imposing state and ceremony, and added the supreme touch by officiating as chief mourner himself.
supreme
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From this reading So he laid them with their majestic kin in the Cholmondeley church, with imposing state and ceremony, and added the supreme touch by officiating as chief mourner himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To try to describe the rage of that old man would profit nothing, the attempt would fall so far short of the purpose.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the course of time the twins arrived and were delivered to their great kinsman.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the course of time the twins arrived and were delivered to their great kinsman.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of time the twins arrived and were delivered to their great kinsman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the course of time the twins arrived and were delivered to their great kinsman.
touch
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From this reading So he laid them with their majestic kin in the Cholmondeley church, with imposing state and ceremony, and added the supreme touch by officiating as chief mourner himself.
treat
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From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
try
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From this reading To try to describe the rage of that old man would profit nothing, the attempt would fall so far short of the purpose.
twins
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From this reading In the course of time the twins arrived and were delivered to their great kinsman.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the course of time the twins arrived and were delivered to their great kinsman.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So he laid them with their majestic kin in the Cholmondeley church, with imposing state and ceremony, and added the supreme touch by officiating as chief mourner himself.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading However when he had worn himself out and got quiet again, he looked the matter over and decided that the twins had some moral rights, although they had no legal ones; they were of his blood, and it could not be decorous to treat them as common clay.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To try to describe the rage of that old man would profit nothing, the attempt would fall so far short of the purpose.
