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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 In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
all
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From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SEA MIST Father O'Hara looked at the two prisoners, and the tears ran down his face.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
any
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From this reading Not that life was to him aught but a tragedy at any time, on whichever road he took.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SEA MIST Father O'Hara looked at the two prisoners, and the tears ran down his face.
aught
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From this reading Not that life was to him aught but a tragedy at any time, on whichever road he took.
Bale
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From this reading He was the man whom Colonel Sullivan and Bale had overtaken on their way to Tralee.
banned
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
bogs
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
bred
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
burying
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not that life was to him aught but a tragedy at any time, on whichever road he took.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
christening
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
Colonel
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From this reading He was the man whom Colonel Sullivan and Bale had overtaken on their way to Tralee.
condemned
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
contact
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
creatures
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
day
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
Douay
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
down
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From this reading THE SEA MIST Father O'Hara looked at the two prisoners, and the tears ran down his face.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
existence
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
face
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From this reading THE SEA MIST Father O'Hara looked at the two prisoners, and the tears ran down his face.
Father
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From this reading THE SEA MIST Father O'Hara looked at the two prisoners, and the tears ran down his face.
God
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From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
Greek
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was the man whom Colonel Sullivan and Bale had overtaken on their way to Tralee.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the man whom Colonel Sullivan and Bale had overtaken on their way to Tralee.
heart
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From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
hiding-place
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
hills
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SEA MIST Father O'Hara looked at the two prisoners, and the tears ran down his face.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
law
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
lawless
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
live
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
loneliness
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SEA MIST Father O'Hara looked at the two prisoners, and the tears ran down his face.
lurked
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
man
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From this reading He was the man whom Colonel Sullivan and Bale had overtaken on their way to Tralee.
merciful
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From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
MIST
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From this reading THE SEA MIST Father O'Hara looked at the two prisoners, and the tears ran down his face.
moved
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
night
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that life was to him aught but a tragedy at any time, on whichever road he took.
now
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
O'Hara
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From this reading THE SEA MIST Father O'Hara looked at the two prisoners, and the tears ran down his face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was the man whom Colonel Sullivan and Bale had overtaken on their way to Tralee.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
oppressed
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
overtaken
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From this reading He was the man whom Colonel Sullivan and Bale had overtaken on their way to Tralee.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
prisoners
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From this reading THE SEA MIST Father O'Hara looked at the two prisoners, and the tears ran down his face.
ran
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From this reading THE SEA MIST Father O'Hara looked at the two prisoners, and the tears ran down his face.
reared
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
road
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From this reading Not that life was to him aught but a tragedy at any time, on whichever road he took.
SEA
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From this reading THE SEA MIST Father O'Hara looked at the two prisoners, and the tears ran down his face.
send
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From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
shriving
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
sleeping
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
some
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
spent
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
spite
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From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
squalor
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
starving
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
Sullivan
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From this reading He was the man whom Colonel Sullivan and Bale had overtaken on their way to Tralee.
tears
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From this reading THE SEA MIST Father O'Hara looked at the two prisoners, and the tears ran down his face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEA MIST Father O'Hara looked at the two prisoners, and the tears ran down his face.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was the man whom Colonel Sullivan and Bale had overtaken on their way to Tralee.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that life was to him aught but a tragedy at any time, on whichever road he took.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was the man whom Colonel Sullivan and Bale had overtaken on their way to Tralee.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that life was to him aught but a tragedy at any time, on whichever road he took.
tragedy
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From this reading Not that life was to him aught but a tragedy at any time, on whichever road he took.
Tralee
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From this reading He was the man whom Colonel Sullivan and Bale had overtaken on their way to Tralee.
two
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From this reading THE SEA MIST Father O'Hara looked at the two prisoners, and the tears ran down his face.
unlettered
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
unwashed
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was the man whom Colonel Sullivan and Bale had overtaken on their way to Tralee.
way
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From this reading He was the man whom Colonel Sullivan and Bale had overtaken on their way to Tralee.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
whicheverdeterminerUS /wɪˈtʃevər/
any one of a set, it does not matter which
From this reading Not that life was to him aught but a tragedy at any time, on whichever road he took.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was the man whom Colonel Sullivan and Bale had overtaken on their way to Tralee.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
wished
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From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
wretched
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From this reading What but a tragedy could it be to a man bred at Douay and reared on Greek, and now condemned to live in loneliness and squalor among unlettered, unwashed creatures; to one who, banned by the law, moved by night, and lurked in some hiding-place by day, and, waking or sleeping, was ever in contact with the lawless and the oppressed, the wretched and the starving--whose existence was spent in shriving, christening, burying among the hills and bogs?
wrongs
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From this reading In spite of his life and his wrongs, he was a merciful man, and with all his heart he wished that, if he could do no good, God had been pleased to send him another way through the mist.
