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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 easiness which had induced him to condone a baseness in his nephew which he would have been the first to condemn in a stranger.
abused
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
acts
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
AFTER-DINNER
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From this reading AN AFTER-DINNER GAME Easiness, the failing of the old-world Irishman, had been Uncle Ulick's bane through life.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AFTER-DINNER GAME Easiness, the failing of the old-world Irishman, had been Uncle Ulick's bane through life.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
Asgill
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From this reading He saw the blighting shadow of Asgill begin to darken the scene.
bane
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From this reading AN AFTER-DINNER GAME Easiness, the failing of the old-world Irishman, had been Uncle Ulick's bane through life.
baseness
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From this reading It was easiness which had induced him to condone a baseness in his nephew which he would have been the first to condemn in a stranger.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading AN AFTER-DINNER GAME Easiness, the failing of the old-world Irishman, had been Uncle Ulick's bane through life.
begin
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From this reading He saw the blighting shadow of Asgill begin to darken the scene.
beguiled
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
best
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
blighting
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From this reading He saw the blighting shadow of Asgill begin to darken the scene.
blunted
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
brother's
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
condemn
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From this reading It was easiness which had induced him to condone a baseness in his nephew which he would have been the first to condemn in a stranger.
condone
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From this reading It was easiness which had induced him to condone a baseness in his nephew which he would have been the first to condemn in a stranger.
creeping
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
darken
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From this reading He saw the blighting shadow of Asgill begin to darken the scene.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He feared, if he did not know, that things were going ill.
Easiness
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From this reading AN AFTER-DINNER GAME Easiness, the failing of the old-world Irishman, had been Uncle Ulick's bane through life.
failing
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From this reading AN AFTER-DINNER GAME Easiness, the failing of the old-world Irishman, had been Uncle Ulick's bane through life.
feared
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From this reading He feared, if he did not know, that things were going ill.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was easiness which had induced him to condone a baseness in his nephew which he would have been the first to condemn in a stranger.
GAME
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From this reading AN AFTER-DINNER GAME Easiness, the failing of the old-world Irishman, had been Uncle Ulick's bane through life.
generosity
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
generous
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
girl's
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
going
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From this reading He feared, if he did not know, that things were going ill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN AFTER-DINNER GAME Easiness, the failing of the old-world Irishman, had been Uncle Ulick's bane through life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was easiness which had induced him to condone a baseness in his nephew which he would have been the first to condemn in a stranger.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was easiness which had induced him to condone a baseness in his nephew which he would have been the first to condemn in a stranger.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was easiness which had induced him to condone a baseness in his nephew which he would have been the first to condemn in a stranger.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was easiness which had induced him to condone a baseness in his nephew which he would have been the first to condemn in a stranger.
idle
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He feared, if he did not know, that things were going ill.
ill
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From this reading He feared, if he did not know, that things were going ill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was easiness which had induced him to condone a baseness in his nephew which he would have been the first to condemn in a stranger.
induced
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From this reading It was easiness which had induced him to condone a baseness in his nephew which he would have been the first to condemn in a stranger.
influence
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
instincts
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
Irishman
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From this reading AN AFTER-DINNER GAME Easiness, the failing of the old-world Irishman, had been Uncle Ulick's bane through life.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was easiness which had induced him to condone a baseness in his nephew which he would have been the first to condemn in a stranger.
ivy
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He feared, if he did not know, that things were going ill.
lawlessness
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN AFTER-DINNER GAME Easiness, the failing of the old-world Irishman, had been Uncle Ulick's bane through life.
like
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
meanness
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
nature
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
nephew
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From this reading It was easiness which had induced him to condone a baseness in his nephew which he would have been the first to condemn in a stranger.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He feared, if he did not know, that things were going ill.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN AFTER-DINNER GAME Easiness, the failing of the old-world Irishman, had been Uncle Ulick's bane through life.
old-world
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From this reading AN AFTER-DINNER GAME Easiness, the failing of the old-world Irishman, had been Uncle Ulick's bane through life.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
ridicule
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
saw
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From this reading He saw the blighting shadow of Asgill begin to darken the scene.
scene
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From this reading He saw the blighting shadow of Asgill begin to darken the scene.
seizure
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
sense
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading He saw the blighting shadow of Asgill begin to darken the scene.
smuggling
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
stranger
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From this reading It was easiness which had induced him to condone a baseness in his nephew which he would have been the first to condemn in a stranger.
strangling
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He feared, if he did not know, that things were going ill.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN AFTER-DINNER GAME Easiness, the failing of the old-world Irishman, had been Uncle Ulick's bane through life.
things
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From this reading He feared, if he did not know, that things were going ill.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN AFTER-DINNER GAME Easiness, the failing of the old-world Irishman, had been Uncle Ulick's bane through life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was easiness which had induced him to condone a baseness in his nephew which he would have been the first to condemn in a stranger.
Ulick's
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From this reading AN AFTER-DINNER GAME Easiness, the failing of the old-world Irishman, had been Uncle Ulick's bane through life.
Uncle
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From this reading AN AFTER-DINNER GAME Easiness, the failing of the old-world Irishman, had been Uncle Ulick's bane through life.
vessel
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was easiness which had induced him to condone a baseness in his nephew which he would have been the first to condemn in a stranger.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was easiness which had induced him to condone a baseness in his nephew which he would have been the first to condemn in a stranger.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
withered
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From this reading And again it was easiness which had beguiled him into standing idle while the brother's influence was creeping like strangling ivy over the girl's generous nature; while her best instincts were being withered by ridicule, her generosity abused by meanness, and her sense of right blunted by such acts of lawlessness as the seizure of the smuggling vessel.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was easiness which had induced him to condone a baseness in his nephew which he would have been the first to condemn in a stranger.
