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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 man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
ago
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From this reading The Pyncheon of two centuries ago, in common with most of his contemporaries, professed his full belief in spiritual ministrations, although reckoning them chiefly of a malignant character.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Pyncheon of two centuries ago, in common with most of his contemporaries, professed his full belief in spiritual ministrations, although reckoning them chiefly of a malignant character.
ancestor
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From this reading However just the parallel drawn, in some of the preceding pages, between his Puritan ancestor and himself, it fails in this point.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However just the parallel drawn, in some of the preceding pages, between his Puritan ancestor and himself, it fails in this point.
arm-chair
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From this reading The Pyncheon of to-night, who sits in yonder arm-chair, believes in no such nonsense.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
belief
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From this reading The Pyncheon of two centuries ago, in common with most of his contemporaries, professed his full belief in spiritual ministrations, although reckoning them chiefly of a malignant character.
believes
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From this reading The Pyncheon of to-night, who sits in yonder arm-chair, believes in no such nonsense.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading However just the parallel drawn, in some of the preceding pages, between his Puritan ancestor and himself, it fails in this point.
cares
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From this reading A man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
centuries
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From this reading The Pyncheon of two centuries ago, in common with most of his contemporaries, professed his full belief in spiritual ministrations, although reckoning them chiefly of a malignant character.
character
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From this reading The Pyncheon of two centuries ago, in common with most of his contemporaries, professed his full belief in spiritual ministrations, although reckoning them chiefly of a malignant character.
chiefly
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From this reading The Pyncheon of two centuries ago, in common with most of his contemporaries, professed his full belief in spiritual ministrations, although reckoning them chiefly of a malignant character.
common
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From this reading The Pyncheon of two centuries ago, in common with most of his contemporaries, professed his full belief in spiritual ministrations, although reckoning them chiefly of a malignant character.
contemporaries
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From this reading The Pyncheon of two centuries ago, in common with most of his contemporaries, professed his full belief in spiritual ministrations, although reckoning them chiefly of a malignant character.
corresponding
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From this reading A man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
creed
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From this reading Such, at least, was his creed, some few hours since.
drawn
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From this reading However just the parallel drawn, in some of the preceding pages, between his Puritan ancestor and himself, it fails in this point.
fails
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From this reading However just the parallel drawn, in some of the preceding pages, between his Puritan ancestor and himself, it fails in this point.
few
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From this reading Such, at least, was his creed, some few hours since.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
full
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From this reading The Pyncheon of two centuries ago, in common with most of his contemporaries, professed his full belief in spiritual ministrations, although reckoning them chiefly of a malignant character.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading However just the parallel drawn, in some of the preceding pages, between his Puritan ancestor and himself, it fails in this point.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading However just the parallel drawn, in some of the preceding pages, between his Puritan ancestor and himself, it fails in this point.
hour
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From this reading A man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
hours
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From this reading Such, at least, was his creed, some few hours since.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However just the parallel drawn, in some of the preceding pages, between his Puritan ancestor and himself, it fails in this point.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading However just the parallel drawn, in some of the preceding pages, between his Puritan ancestor and himself, it fails in this point.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However just the parallel drawn, in some of the preceding pages, between his Puritan ancestor and himself, it fails in this point.
Judge
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From this reading A man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
just
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From this reading However just the parallel drawn, in some of the preceding pages, between his Puritan ancestor and himself, it fails in this point.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such, at least, was his creed, some few hours since.
like
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From this reading A man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
malignant
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From this reading The Pyncheon of two centuries ago, in common with most of his contemporaries, professed his full belief in spiritual ministrations, although reckoning them chiefly of a malignant character.
man
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From this reading A man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
ministrations
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From this reading The Pyncheon of two centuries ago, in common with most of his contemporaries, professed his full belief in spiritual ministrations, although reckoning them chiefly of a malignant character.
more
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From this reading A man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
most
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From this reading The Pyncheon of two centuries ago, in common with most of his contemporaries, professed his full belief in spiritual ministrations, although reckoning them chiefly of a malignant character.
night
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From this reading A man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
nonsense
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From this reading The Pyncheon of to-night, who sits in yonder arm-chair, believes in no such nonsense.
noon
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From this reading A man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
o'clock
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From this reading A man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
pages
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From this reading However just the parallel drawn, in some of the preceding pages, between his Puritan ancestor and himself, it fails in this point.
parallel
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From this reading However just the parallel drawn, in some of the preceding pages, between his Puritan ancestor and himself, it fails in this point.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading However just the parallel drawn, in some of the preceding pages, between his Puritan ancestor and himself, it fails in this point.
preceding
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From this reading However just the parallel drawn, in some of the preceding pages, between his Puritan ancestor and himself, it fails in this point.
professed
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From this reading The Pyncheon of two centuries ago, in common with most of his contemporaries, professed his full belief in spiritual ministrations, although reckoning them chiefly of a malignant character.
Puritan
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From this reading However just the parallel drawn, in some of the preceding pages, between his Puritan ancestor and himself, it fails in this point.
Pyncheon
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From this reading A man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
reckoning
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From this reading The Pyncheon of two centuries ago, in common with most of his contemporaries, professed his full belief in spiritual ministrations, although reckoning them chiefly of a malignant character.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Such, at least, was his creed, some few hours since.
sits
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From this reading The Pyncheon of to-night, who sits in yonder arm-chair, believes in no such nonsense.
some
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From this reading However just the parallel drawn, in some of the preceding pages, between his Puritan ancestor and himself, it fails in this point.
spiritual
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From this reading The Pyncheon of two centuries ago, in common with most of his contemporaries, professed his full belief in spiritual ministrations, although reckoning them chiefly of a malignant character.
sturdy
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From this reading A man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The Pyncheon of to-night, who sits in yonder arm-chair, believes in no such nonsense.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Pyncheon of two centuries ago, in common with most of his contemporaries, professed his full belief in spiritual ministrations, although reckoning them chiefly of a malignant character.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading However just the parallel drawn, in some of the preceding pages, between his Puritan ancestor and himself, it fails in this point.
to-night
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From this reading The Pyncheon of to-night, who sits in yonder arm-chair, believes in no such nonsense.
twelve
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From this reading A man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
two
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From this reading The Pyncheon of two centuries ago, in common with most of his contemporaries, professed his full belief in spiritual ministrations, although reckoning them chiefly of a malignant character.
understanding
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From this reading A man of sturdy understanding, like Judge Pyncheon, cares no more for twelve o’clock at night than for the corresponding hour of noon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such, at least, was his creed, some few hours since.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Pyncheon of to-night, who sits in yonder arm-chair, believes in no such nonsense.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Pyncheon of two centuries ago, in common with most of his contemporaries, professed his full belief in spiritual ministrations, although reckoning them chiefly of a malignant character.
yonder
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From this reading The Pyncheon of to-night, who sits in yonder arm-chair, believes in no such nonsense.
