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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 Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
also
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
approval
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I make these preliminary reservations, observe, as a guard upon my own integrity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
Batard
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From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I cannot father his tales, nor will I be responsible for them.
blue-eyed
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From this reading So, I repeat, I wash my hands of him, this Nimrod, this mighty hunter, this homely, blue-eyed, freckle-faced Thomas Stevens.
Brew
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From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot father his tales, nor will I be responsible for them.
careless
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
certain
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
chances
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
community
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
definite
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
Dozen
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From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
existence
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
Faith
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From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
father
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From this reading I cannot father his tales, nor will I be responsible for them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I cannot father his tales, nor will I be responsible for them.
foster
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
freckle-faced
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From this reading So, I repeat, I wash my hands of him, this Nimrod, this mighty hunter, this homely, blue-eyed, freckle-faced Thomas Stevens.
Gold
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From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
guard
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From this reading I make these preliminary reservations, observe, as a guard upon my own integrity.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I cannot father his tales, nor will I be responsible for them.
homely
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From this reading So, I repeat, I wash my hands of him, this Nimrod, this mighty hunter, this homely, blue-eyed, freckle-faced Thomas Stevens.
honours
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
hunter
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From this reading So, I repeat, I wash my hands of him, this Nimrod, this mighty hunter, this homely, blue-eyed, freckle-faced Thomas Stevens.
Hyperborean
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From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
improvidence
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
integrity
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From this reading I make these preliminary reservations, observe, as a guard upon my own integrity.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
Jees
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From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
Lit-lit
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From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I make these preliminary reservations, observe, as a guard upon my own integrity.
Marriage
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From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
Men
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From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
mighty
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From this reading So, I repeat, I wash my hands of him, this Nimrod, this mighty hunter, this homely, blue-eyed, freckle-faced Thomas Stevens.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
Much
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From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
Nimrod
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From this reading So, I repeat, I wash my hands of him, this Nimrod, this mighty hunter, this homely, blue-eyed, freckle-faced Thomas Stevens.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I cannot father his tales, nor will I be responsible for them.
observe
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From this reading I make these preliminary reservations, observe, as a guard upon my own integrity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
once
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
own
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From this reading I make these preliminary reservations, observe, as a guard upon my own integrity.
Pliocene
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From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
position
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
possess
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
posterity
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
preliminary
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From this reading I make these preliminary reservations, observe, as a guard upon my own integrity.
probabilities
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
Relic
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From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
repeat
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From this reading So, I repeat, I wash my hands of him, this Nimrod, this mighty hunter, this homely, blue-eyed, freckle-faced Thomas Stevens.
reservations
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From this reading I make these preliminary reservations, observe, as a guard upon my own integrity.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading I cannot father his tales, nor will I be responsible for them.
sake
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
small
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, I repeat, I wash my hands of him, this Nimrod, this mighty hunter, this homely, blue-eyed, freckle-faced Thomas Stevens.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
Stevens
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From this reading So, I repeat, I wash my hands of him, this Nimrod, this mighty hunter, this homely, blue-eyed, freckle-faced Thomas Stevens.
Story
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From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
tales
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From this reading I cannot father his tales, nor will I be responsible for them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I cannot father his tales, nor will I be responsible for them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I make these preliminary reservations, observe, as a guard upon my own integrity.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So, I repeat, I wash my hands of him, this Nimrod, this mighty hunter, this homely, blue-eyed, freckle-faced Thomas Stevens.
Thomas
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From this reading So, I repeat, I wash my hands of him, this Nimrod, this mighty hunter, this homely, blue-eyed, freckle-faced Thomas Stevens.
Thousand
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From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
Too
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From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
Uck
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From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I make these preliminary reservations, observe, as a guard upon my own integrity.
wash
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From this reading A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck I wash my hands of him at the start.
way
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
wife
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I cannot father his tales, nor will I be responsible for them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
youth
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From this reading I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth.
