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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 The fault is all the same in each, but it excuses itself by a thousand different reasons."]
abit
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
all
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From this reading The fault is all the same in each, but it excuses itself by a thousand different reasons."]
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Wolfe strode away from the inn, he muttered to himself,-- "Can it be that Mordaunt has suddenly grown rich?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If so, I rejoice at it.
away
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From this reading As Wolfe strode away from the inn, he muttered to himself,-- "Can it be that Mordaunt has suddenly grown rich?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As Wolfe strode away from the inn, he muttered to himself,-- "Can it be that Mordaunt has suddenly grown rich?
beaten
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From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fault is all the same in each, but it excuses itself by a thousand different reasons."]
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The fault is all the same in each, but it excuses itself by a thousand different reasons."]
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As Wolfe strode away from the inn, he muttered to himself,-- "Can it be that Mordaunt has suddenly grown rich?
certo
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
chooses
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From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
contrary
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From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
de
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
deflects
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From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
dextrorsum
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fault is all the same in each, but it excuses itself by a thousand different reasons."]
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The fault is all the same in each, but it excuses itself by a thousand different reasons."]
error
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
evermore
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From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
excuses
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From this reading The fault is all the same in each, but it excuses itself by a thousand different reasons."]
fault
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From this reading The fault is all the same in each, but it excuses itself by a thousand different reasons."]
fellow
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From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
forces
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From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
grown
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From this reading As Wolfe strode away from the inn, he muttered to himself,-- "Can it be that Mordaunt has suddenly grown rich?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Wolfe strode away from the inn, he muttered to himself,-- "Can it be that Mordaunt has suddenly grown rich?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Wolfe strode away from the inn, he muttered to himself,-- "Can it be that Mordaunt has suddenly grown rich?
hic
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As Wolfe strode away from the inn, he muttered to himself,-- "Can it be that Mordaunt has suddenly grown rich?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
HORACE
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If so, I rejoice at it.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If so, I rejoice at it.
Ille
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
illudit
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
inn
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From this reading As Wolfe strode away from the inn, he muttered to himself,-- "Can it be that Mordaunt has suddenly grown rich?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fault is all the same in each, but it excuses itself by a thousand different reasons."]
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fault is all the same in each, but it excuses itself by a thousand different reasons."]
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The fault is all the same in each, but it excuses itself by a thousand different reasons."]
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
life's
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From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
Mordaunt
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From this reading As Wolfe strode away from the inn, he muttered to himself,-- "Can it be that Mordaunt has suddenly grown rich?
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading As Wolfe strode away from the inn, he muttered to himself,-- "Can it be that Mordaunt has suddenly grown rich?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
Palantes
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
partibus
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
passim
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
path
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From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
pellit
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fault is all the same in each, but it excuses itself by a thousand different reasons."]
rejoicenounUS /ˈrejoice/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If so, I rejoice at it.
rich
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From this reading As Wolfe strode away from the inn, he muttered to himself,-- "Can it be that Mordaunt has suddenly grown rich?
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fault is all the same in each, but it excuses itself by a thousand different reasons."]
sed
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
Silvis
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
sinistrorsum
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If so, I rejoice at it.
stragglers
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From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
strode
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From this reading As Wolfe strode away from the inn, he muttered to himself,-- "Can it be that Mordaunt has suddenly grown rich?
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As Wolfe strode away from the inn, he muttered to himself,-- "Can it be that Mordaunt has suddenly grown rich?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As Wolfe strode away from the inn, he muttered to himself,-- "Can it be that Mordaunt has suddenly grown rich?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
thousand
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From this reading The fault is all the same in each, but it excuses itself by a thousand different reasons."]
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
tramite
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
ubi
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
unus
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
utrique
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
variis
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From this reading Silvis, ubi passim Palantes error certo de tramite pellit, Ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit; unus utrique Error, sed variis illudit partibus.--HORACE.
Wandering
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From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
Wolfe
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From this reading As Wolfe strode away from the inn, he muttered to himself,-- "Can it be that Mordaunt has suddenly grown rich?
woods
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From this reading ["Wandering in those woods where error evermore forces life's stragglers from the beaten path,--this one deflects to the left, his fellow chooses the exact contrary.
