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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 It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
account
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From this reading But his friends suffered more on his account than he did.
aforetime
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From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was hard to come down to humdrum ordinary life again after being a General Superintendent and the most conspicuous man in the community.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was hard to come down to humdrum ordinary life again after being a General Superintendent and the most conspicuous man in the community.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was a cork that could not be kept under the water many moments at a time.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was hard to come down to humdrum ordinary life again after being a General Superintendent and the most conspicuous man in the community.
blow
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From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his friends suffered more on his account than he did.
clothed
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From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was hard to come down to humdrum ordinary life again after being a General Superintendent and the most conspicuous man in the community.
community
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From this reading It was hard to come down to humdrum ordinary life again after being a General Superintendent and the most conspicuous man in the community.
compliments
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From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
confusion
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From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
conspicuous
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From this reading It was hard to come down to humdrum ordinary life again after being a General Superintendent and the most conspicuous man in the community.
cork
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From this reading He was a cork that could not be kept under the water many moments at a time.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was a cork that could not be kept under the water many moments at a time.
darling
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From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But his friends suffered more on his account than he did.
die
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From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
disappear
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From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
down
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From this reading It was hard to come down to humdrum ordinary life again after being a General Superintendent and the most conspicuous man in the community.
enterprise
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From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
feathers
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From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
friends
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From this reading But his friends suffered more on his account than he did.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
gaudy
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From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
gear
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From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
General
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From this reading It was hard to come down to humdrum ordinary life again after being a General Superintendent and the most conspicuous man in the community.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
hard
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From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But his friends suffered more on his account than he did.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
humdrum
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From this reading It was hard to come down to humdrum ordinary life again after being a General Superintendent and the most conspicuous man in the community.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was hard to come down to humdrum ordinary life again after being a General Superintendent and the most conspicuous man in the community.
intervals
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From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
kept
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From this reading He was a cork that could not be kept under the water many moments at a time.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was hard to come down to humdrum ordinary life again after being a General Superintendent and the most conspicuous man in the community.
man
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From this reading It was hard to come down to humdrum ordinary life again after being a General Superintendent and the most conspicuous man in the community.
many
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From this reading He was a cork that could not be kept under the water many moments at a time.
moments
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From this reading He was a cork that could not be kept under the water many moments at a time.
more
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From this reading But his friends suffered more on his account than he did.
most
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From this reading It was hard to come down to humdrum ordinary life again after being a General Superintendent and the most conspicuous man in the community.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
newspapers
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From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
noise
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From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was a cork that could not be kept under the water many moments at a time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
ordinary
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From this reading It was hard to come down to humdrum ordinary life again after being a General Superintendent and the most conspicuous man in the community.
out
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From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
refreshment
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From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
resurrected
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From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
rhetorical
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From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
sad
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From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
sadder
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From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
see
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From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
Sellers
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From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
shorn
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From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
sicken
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From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
soul
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From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
stop
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From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
suffered
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From this reading But his friends suffered more on his account than he did.
Superintendent
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From this reading It was hard to come down to humdrum ordinary life again after being a General Superintendent and the most conspicuous man in the community.
tar
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From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But his friends suffered more on his account than he did.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a cork that could not be kept under the water many moments at a time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He was a cork that could not be kept under the water many moments at a time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
water
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From this reading He was a cork that could not be kept under the water many moments at a time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
work
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From this reading It was a hard blow to poor Sellers to see the work on his darling enterprise stop, and the noise and bustle and confusion that had been such refreshment to his soul, sicken and die out.
