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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 Copley Banks said little when he heard the news, but he sank into a morose and enduring melancholy.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading There, amidst riot and devilry, he sat silently puffing at his pipe, with a set face and a smouldering eye.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Copley Banks said little when he heard the news, but he sank into a morose and enduring melancholy.
askance
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From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There, amidst riot and devilry, he sat silently puffing at his pipe, with a set face and a smouldering eye.
avoided
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From this reading He neglected his business, avoided his friends, and spent much of his time in the low taverns of the fishermen and seamen.
Banks
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From this reading Copley Banks said little when he heard the news, but he sank into a morose and enduring melancholy.
bar
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From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
business
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From this reading He neglected his business, avoided his friends, and spent much of his time in the low taverns of the fishermen and seamen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Copley Banks said little when he heard the news, but he sank into a morose and enduring melancholy.
came
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From this reading From time to time there came rumours of Sharkey over the sea.
company
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From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
Copley
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From this reading Copley Banks said little when he heard the news, but he sank into a morose and enduring melancholy.
devilry
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From this reading There, amidst riot and devilry, he sat silently puffing at his pipe, with a set face and a smouldering eye.
enduring
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From this reading Copley Banks said little when he heard the news, but he sank into a morose and enduring melancholy.
enough
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From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
eye
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From this reading There, amidst riot and devilry, he sat silently puffing at his pipe, with a set face and a smouldering eye.
face
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From this reading There, amidst riot and devilry, he sat silently puffing at his pipe, with a set face and a smouldering eye.
fishermen
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From this reading He neglected his business, avoided his friends, and spent much of his time in the low taverns of the fishermen and seamen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
friends
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From this reading He neglected his business, avoided his friends, and spent much of his time in the low taverns of the fishermen and seamen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
generally
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From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Copley Banks said little when he heard the news, but he sank into a morose and enduring melancholy.
heard
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From this reading Copley Banks said little when he heard the news, but he sank into a morose and enduring melancholy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He neglected his business, avoided his friends, and spent much of his time in the low taverns of the fishermen and seamen.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He neglected his business, avoided his friends, and spent much of his time in the low taverns of the fishermen and seamen.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Copley Banks said little when he heard the news, but he sank into a morose and enduring melancholy.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
kept
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From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Copley Banks said little when he heard the news, but he sank into a morose and enduring melancholy.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
low
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From this reading He neglected his business, avoided his friends, and spent much of his time in the low taverns of the fishermen and seamen.
melancholy
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From this reading Copley Banks said little when he heard the news, but he sank into a morose and enduring melancholy.
men
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From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
misfortunes
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From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
morose
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From this reading Copley Banks said little when he heard the news, but he sank into a morose and enduring melancholy.
much
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From this reading He neglected his business, avoided his friends, and spent much of his time in the low taverns of the fishermen and seamen.
neglected
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From this reading He neglected his business, avoided his friends, and spent much of his time in the low taverns of the fishermen and seamen.
news
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From this reading Copley Banks said little when he heard the news, but he sank into a morose and enduring melancholy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He neglected his business, avoided his friends, and spent much of his time in the low taverns of the fishermen and seamen.
old
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From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading From time to time there came rumours of Sharkey over the sea.
pipe
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From this reading There, amidst riot and devilry, he sat silently puffing at his pipe, with a set face and a smouldering eye.
puffing
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From this reading There, amidst riot and devilry, he sat silently puffing at his pipe, with a set face and a smouldering eye.
riot
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From this reading There, amidst riot and devilry, he sat silently puffing at his pipe, with a set face and a smouldering eye.
rumours
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From this reading From time to time there came rumours of Sharkey over the sea.
said
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From this reading Copley Banks said little when he heard the news, but he sank into a morose and enduring melancholy.
sank
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From this reading Copley Banks said little when he heard the news, but he sank into a morose and enduring melancholy.
sat
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From this reading There, amidst riot and devilry, he sat silently puffing at his pipe, with a set face and a smouldering eye.
sea
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From this reading From time to time there came rumours of Sharkey over the sea.
seamen
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From this reading He neglected his business, avoided his friends, and spent much of his time in the low taverns of the fishermen and seamen.
set
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From this reading There, amidst riot and devilry, he sat silently puffing at his pipe, with a set face and a smouldering eye.
shaken
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From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
Sharkey
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From this reading From time to time there came rumours of Sharkey over the sea.
silently
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From this reading There, amidst riot and devilry, he sat silently puffing at his pipe, with a set face and a smouldering eye.
smouldering
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From this reading There, amidst riot and devilry, he sat silently puffing at his pipe, with a set face and a smouldering eye.
spent
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From this reading He neglected his business, avoided his friends, and spent much of his time in the low taverns of the fishermen and seamen.
supposed
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From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
taverns
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From this reading He neglected his business, avoided his friends, and spent much of his time in the low taverns of the fishermen and seamen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Copley Banks said little when he heard the news, but he sank into a morose and enduring melancholy.
There
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From this reading There, amidst riot and devilry, he sat silently puffing at his pipe, with a set face and a smouldering eye.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He neglected his business, avoided his friends, and spent much of his time in the low taverns of the fishermen and seamen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Copley Banks said little when he heard the news, but he sank into a morose and enduring melancholy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There, amidst riot and devilry, he sat silently puffing at his pipe, with a set face and a smouldering eye.
wits
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From this reading It was generally supposed that his misfortunes had shaken his wits, and his old friends looked at him askance, for the company which he kept was enough to bar him from honest men.
