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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 She, however, perhaps from nearer alliance with the smithy, professed to regard their condition as by no means a serious matter.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after his visit to Mortgrange, the young bookbinder went home, recalled at last by his parents.
alliance
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From this reading She, however, perhaps from nearer alliance with the smithy, professed to regard their condition as by no means a serious matter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John Tuke was shocked with the hardness and blackness of his hands, and called his wife's attention to them.
annoyance
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
anxious
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She, however, perhaps from nearer alliance with the smithy, professed to regard their condition as by no means a serious matter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Soon after his visit to Mortgrange, the young bookbinder went home, recalled at last by his parents.
attention
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From this reading John Tuke was shocked with the hardness and blackness of his hands, and called his wife's attention to them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
blackness
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From this reading John Tuke was shocked with the hardness and blackness of his hands, and called his wife's attention to them.
bookbinder
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From this reading Soon after his visit to Mortgrange, the young bookbinder went home, recalled at last by his parents.
boy's
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From this reading She could not, nevertheless, quite conceal her regret, for she was proud of her boy's hands.
broader
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Soon after his visit to Mortgrange, the young bookbinder went home, recalled at last by his parents.
called
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From this reading John Tuke was shocked with the hardness and blackness of his hands, and called his wife's attention to them.
came
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
certain
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
certainly
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
conceal
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From this reading She could not, nevertheless, quite conceal her regret, for she was proud of her boy's hands.
condition
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From this reading She, however, perhaps from nearer alliance with the smithy, professed to regard their condition as by no means a serious matter.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not, nevertheless, quite conceal her regret, for she was proud of her boy's hands.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
cunning
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
delicate
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
father's
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
fear
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
fingers
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She could not, nevertheless, quite conceal her regret, for she was proud of her boy's hands.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She, however, perhaps from nearer alliance with the smithy, professed to regard their condition as by no means a serious matter.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading John Tuke was shocked with the hardness and blackness of his hands, and called his wife's attention to them.
hardness
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From this reading John Tuke was shocked with the hardness and blackness of his hands, and called his wife's attention to them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She could not, nevertheless, quite conceal her regret, for she was proud of her boy's hands.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Soon after his visit to Mortgrange, the young bookbinder went home, recalled at last by his parents.
home
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From this reading Soon after his visit to Mortgrange, the young bookbinder went home, recalled at last by his parents.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She, however, perhaps from nearer alliance with the smithy, professed to regard their condition as by no means a serious matter.
John
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From this reading John Tuke was shocked with the hardness and blackness of his hands, and called his wife's attention to them.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon after his visit to Mortgrange, the young bookbinder went home, recalled at last by his parents.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
longer
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
lost
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
matter
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From this reading She, however, perhaps from nearer alliance with the smithy, professed to regard their condition as by no means a serious matter.
means
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From this reading She, however, perhaps from nearer alliance with the smithy, professed to regard their condition as by no means a serious matter.
Mortgrange
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From this reading Soon after his visit to Mortgrange, the young bookbinder went home, recalled at last by his parents.
nearer
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From this reading She, however, perhaps from nearer alliance with the smithy, professed to regard their condition as by no means a serious matter.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading She could not, nevertheless, quite conceal her regret, for she was proud of her boy's hands.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She, however, perhaps from nearer alliance with the smithy, professed to regard their condition as by no means a serious matter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not, nevertheless, quite conceal her regret, for she was proud of her boy's hands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading John Tuke was shocked with the hardness and blackness of his hands, and called his wife's attention to them.
only
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
parents
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From this reading Soon after his visit to Mortgrange, the young bookbinder went home, recalled at last by his parents.
parts
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
perhaps
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From this reading She, however, perhaps from nearer alliance with the smithy, professed to regard their condition as by no means a serious matter.
points
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
professed
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From this reading She, however, perhaps from nearer alliance with the smithy, professed to regard their condition as by no means a serious matter.
proud
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From this reading She could not, nevertheless, quite conceal her regret, for she was proud of her boy's hands.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could not, nevertheless, quite conceal her regret, for she was proud of her boy's hands.
recalled
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From this reading Soon after his visit to Mortgrange, the young bookbinder went home, recalled at last by his parents.
regard
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From this reading She, however, perhaps from nearer alliance with the smithy, professed to regard their condition as by no means a serious matter.
regret
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From this reading She could not, nevertheless, quite conceal her regret, for she was proud of her boy's hands.
Richard
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
serious
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From this reading She, however, perhaps from nearer alliance with the smithy, professed to regard their condition as by no means a serious matter.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, however, perhaps from nearer alliance with the smithy, professed to regard their condition as by no means a serious matter.
shocked
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From this reading John Tuke was shocked with the hardness and blackness of his hands, and called his wife's attention to them.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
smithy
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From this reading She, however, perhaps from nearer alliance with the smithy, professed to regard their condition as by no means a serious matter.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
Soon
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From this reading Soon after his visit to Mortgrange, the young bookbinder went home, recalled at last by his parents.
sufficiently
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
supposed
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Soon after his visit to Mortgrange, the young bookbinder went home, recalled at last by his parents.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She, however, perhaps from nearer alliance with the smithy, professed to regard their condition as by no means a serious matter.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading John Tuke was shocked with the hardness and blackness of his hands, and called his wife's attention to them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon after his visit to Mortgrange, the young bookbinder went home, recalled at last by his parents.
touch
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
Tuke
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From this reading John Tuke was shocked with the hardness and blackness of his hands, and called his wife's attention to them.
visit
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From this reading Soon after his visit to Mortgrange, the young bookbinder went home, recalled at last by his parents.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Tuke was shocked with the hardness and blackness of his hands, and called his wife's attention to them.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon after his visit to Mortgrange, the young bookbinder went home, recalled at last by his parents.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
wife's
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From this reading John Tuke was shocked with the hardness and blackness of his hands, and called his wife's attention to them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading John Tuke was shocked with the hardness and blackness of his hands, and called his wife's attention to them.
work
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From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Richard supposed of course that his father's annoyance came only from the fear that his touch would be no longer sufficiently delicate for certain parts of his work; and certainly, when he looked at them, he thought the points of his fingers were broader than before, and was a little anxious lest they should have lost something of their cunning.
young
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From this reading Soon after his visit to Mortgrange, the young bookbinder went home, recalled at last by his parents.
