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The whirlwind
The whirlwind

Chapter XXIV

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BURSTING OF THE SPRINGS A year passed by and little happened to mark it.
Then full store of incident fell upon the dwellers at Ruddyford Farm.
It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.
Nevertheless an underlying element of malignity mingled with his attitude.
In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The whirlwind

Chapter XXIV

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
BURSTING OF THE SPRINGS A year passed by and little happened to mark it.
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Then full store of incident fell upon the dwellers at Ruddyford Farm.
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It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.
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Nevertheless an underlying element of malignity mingled with his attitude.
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In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “BURSTING OF THE SPRINGS A year passed by and little happened to mark it.”

Nevertheless adverb US /ˌnevərðəˈles/

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading “Nevertheless an underlying element of malignity mingled with his attitude.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “BURSTING OF THE SPRINGS A year passed by and little happened to mark it.”

Sometimes noun US /sometimes/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Then full store of incident fell upon the dwellers at Ruddyford Farm.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.”

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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 BURSTING OF THE SPRINGS A year passed by and little happened to mark it.

advice

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From this reading In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.

altogether

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From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Nevertheless an underlying element of malignity mingled with his attitude.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading BURSTING OF THE SPRINGS A year passed by and little happened to mark it.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Then full store of incident fell upon the dwellers at Ruddyford Farm.

attitude

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From this reading Nevertheless an underlying element of malignity mingled with his attitude.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

belongs

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From this reading In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

bitter

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From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

Brendon

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From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

BURSTING

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From this reading BURSTING OF THE SPRINGS A year passed by and little happened to mark it.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BURSTING OF THE SPRINGS A year passed by and little happened to mark it.

credit

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From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

critic

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From this reading In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.

criticized

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From this reading In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.

Daniel

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From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

difference

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From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

dwellers

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From this reading Then full store of incident fell upon the dwellers at Ruddyford Farm.

element

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From this reading Nevertheless an underlying element of malignity mingled with his attitude.

emotion

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From this reading In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.

Farm

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From this reading Then full store of incident fell upon the dwellers at Ruddyford Farm.

fault

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From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

fell

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From this reading Then full store of incident fell upon the dwellers at Ruddyford Farm.

felt

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From this reading In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.

full

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From this reading Then full store of incident fell upon the dwellers at Ruddyford Farm.

giving

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From this reading In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.

happened

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From this reading BURSTING OF THE SPRINGS A year passed by and little happened to mark it.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Nevertheless an underlying element of malignity mingled with his attitude.

implicit

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From this reading In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

incident

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From this reading Then full store of incident fell upon the dwellers at Ruddyford Farm.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading BURSTING OF THE SPRINGS A year passed by and little happened to mark it.

Jarratt

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From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading BURSTING OF THE SPRINGS A year passed by and little happened to mark it.

lurks

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From this reading In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.

malignity

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From this reading Nevertheless an underlying element of malignity mingled with his attitude.

mark

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From this reading BURSTING OF THE SPRINGS A year passed by and little happened to mark it.

merely

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From this reading In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.

mingled

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From this reading Nevertheless an underlying element of malignity mingled with his attitude.

NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading Nevertheless an underlying element of malignity mingled with his attitude.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

now

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From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BURSTING OF THE SPRINGS A year passed by and little happened to mark it.

often

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From this reading In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading BURSTING OF THE SPRINGS A year passed by and little happened to mark it.

personal

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From this reading In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.

recorded

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From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

Ruddyford

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From this reading Then full store of incident fell upon the dwellers at Ruddyford Farm.

satisfaction

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From this reading In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.

sense

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From this reading In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.

sometimes

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From this reading In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.

SPRINGS

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From this reading BURSTING OF THE SPRINGS A year passed by and little happened to mark it.

store

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From this reading Then full store of incident fell upon the dwellers at Ruddyford Farm.

subtle

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From this reading In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.

superiority

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From this reading In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading BURSTING OF THE SPRINGS A year passed by and little happened to mark it.

Then

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From this reading Then full store of incident fell upon the dwellers at Ruddyford Farm.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading BURSTING OF THE SPRINGS A year passed by and little happened to mark it.

underlying

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From this reading Nevertheless an underlying element of malignity mingled with his attitude.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Then full store of incident fell upon the dwellers at Ruddyford Farm.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

Weekes

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From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It is to be recorded to the credit of Jarratt Weekes that, in the bitter difference which now happened between him and Daniel Brendon, he was not altogether at fault.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Nevertheless an underlying element of malignity mingled with his attitude.

year

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From this reading BURSTING OF THE SPRINGS A year passed by and little happened to mark it.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading In giving of advice, subtle personal satisfaction often lurks; yet sometimes the emotion belongs merely to that implicit sense of superiority felt by the critic over the criticized.