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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 There was his Uncle Sims, a mean sneak if ever there was one; and his Aunt Emily, a silly fool; and his cousin, Tom Rumbold, an obscene idiot.
Absolute
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From this reading And his uncle’s mean sneak-ishness, and his aunt’s silly folly, and his cousin’s obscene idiocy would have to exist in the Absolute, too; and unchanged, mind you.
all
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From this reading And it wasn’t only Elizabeth and her iniquity; there were all the intolerable people he had ever known.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was his Uncle Sims, a mean sneak if ever there was one; and his Aunt Emily, a silly fool; and his cousin, Tom Rumbold, an obscene idiot.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it wasn’t only Elizabeth and her iniquity; there were all the intolerable people he had ever known.
Aunt
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From this reading There was his Uncle Sims, a mean sneak if ever there was one; and his Aunt Emily, a silly fool; and his cousin, Tom Rumbold, an obscene idiot.
aunt's
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From this reading And his uncle’s mean sneak-ishness, and his aunt’s silly folly, and his cousin’s obscene idiocy would have to exist in the Absolute, too; and unchanged, mind you.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And the things you see and hear—A blue sky, now, would it be blue in the Sight of God, or just something inconceivable?
blue
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From this reading And the things you see and hear—A blue sky, now, would it be blue in the Sight of God, or just something inconceivable?
cousin
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From this reading There was his Uncle Sims, a mean sneak if ever there was one; and his Aunt Emily, a silly fool; and his cousin, Tom Rumbold, an obscene idiot.
cousin's
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From this reading And his uncle’s mean sneak-ishness, and his aunt’s silly folly, and his cousin’s obscene idiocy would have to exist in the Absolute, too; and unchanged, mind you.
Elizabeth
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From this reading And it wasn’t only Elizabeth and her iniquity; there were all the intolerable people he had ever known.
Emily
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From this reading There was his Uncle Sims, a mean sneak if ever there was one; and his Aunt Emily, a silly fool; and his cousin, Tom Rumbold, an obscene idiot.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it wasn’t only Elizabeth and her iniquity; there were all the intolerable people he had ever known.
exist
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From this reading And his uncle’s mean sneak-ishness, and his aunt’s silly folly, and his cousin’s obscene idiocy would have to exist in the Absolute, too; and unchanged, mind you.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading And his uncle’s mean sneak-ishness, and his aunt’s silly folly, and his cousin’s obscene idiocy would have to exist in the Absolute, too; and unchanged, mind you.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was his Uncle Sims, a mean sneak if ever there was one; and his Aunt Emily, a silly fool; and his cousin, Tom Rumbold, an obscene idiot.
God
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From this reading And the things you see and hear—A blue sky, now, would it be blue in the Sight of God, or just something inconceivable?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And it wasn’t only Elizabeth and her iniquity; there were all the intolerable people he had ever known.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And his uncle’s mean sneak-ishness, and his aunt’s silly folly, and his cousin’s obscene idiocy would have to exist in the Absolute, too; and unchanged, mind you.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And it wasn’t only Elizabeth and her iniquity; there were all the intolerable people he had ever known.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the things you see and hear—A blue sky, now, would it be blue in the Sight of God, or just something inconceivable?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And it wasn’t only Elizabeth and her iniquity; there were all the intolerable people he had ever known.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was his Uncle Sims, a mean sneak if ever there was one; and his Aunt Emily, a silly fool; and his cousin, Tom Rumbold, an obscene idiot.
idiocy
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From this reading And his uncle’s mean sneak-ishness, and his aunt’s silly folly, and his cousin’s obscene idiocy would have to exist in the Absolute, too; and unchanged, mind you.
idiot
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From this reading There was his Uncle Sims, a mean sneak if ever there was one; and his Aunt Emily, a silly fool; and his cousin, Tom Rumbold, an obscene idiot.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was his Uncle Sims, a mean sneak if ever there was one; and his Aunt Emily, a silly fool; and his cousin, Tom Rumbold, an obscene idiot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And his uncle’s mean sneak-ishness, and his aunt’s silly folly, and his cousin’s obscene idiocy would have to exist in the Absolute, too; and unchanged, mind you.
inconceivable
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From this reading And the things you see and hear—A blue sky, now, would it be blue in the Sight of God, or just something inconceivable?
iniquity
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From this reading And it wasn’t only Elizabeth and her iniquity; there were all the intolerable people he had ever known.
intolerable
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From this reading And it wasn’t only Elizabeth and her iniquity; there were all the intolerable people he had ever known.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it wasn’t only Elizabeth and her iniquity; there were all the intolerable people he had ever known.
just
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From this reading And the things you see and hear—A blue sky, now, would it be blue in the Sight of God, or just something inconceivable?
known
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From this reading And it wasn’t only Elizabeth and her iniquity; there were all the intolerable people he had ever known.
mean
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From this reading There was his Uncle Sims, a mean sneak if ever there was one; and his Aunt Emily, a silly fool; and his cousin, Tom Rumbold, an obscene idiot.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And his uncle’s mean sneak-ishness, and his aunt’s silly folly, and his cousin’s obscene idiocy would have to exist in the Absolute, too; and unchanged, mind you.
music
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From this reading And noises, music?
noises
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From this reading And noises, music?
now
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From this reading And the things you see and hear—A blue sky, now, would it be blue in the Sight of God, or just something inconceivable?
obscene
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From this reading There was his Uncle Sims, a mean sneak if ever there was one; and his Aunt Emily, a silly fool; and his cousin, Tom Rumbold, an obscene idiot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the things you see and hear—A blue sky, now, would it be blue in the Sight of God, or just something inconceivable?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was his Uncle Sims, a mean sneak if ever there was one; and his Aunt Emily, a silly fool; and his cousin, Tom Rumbold, an obscene idiot.
only
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From this reading And it wasn’t only Elizabeth and her iniquity; there were all the intolerable people he had ever known.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And the things you see and hear—A blue sky, now, would it be blue in the Sight of God, or just something inconceivable?
people
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From this reading And it wasn’t only Elizabeth and her iniquity; there were all the intolerable people he had ever known.
Rumbold
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From this reading There was his Uncle Sims, a mean sneak if ever there was one; and his Aunt Emily, a silly fool; and his cousin, Tom Rumbold, an obscene idiot.
see
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From this reading And the things you see and hear—A blue sky, now, would it be blue in the Sight of God, or just something inconceivable?
Sight
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From this reading And the things you see and hear—A blue sky, now, would it be blue in the Sight of God, or just something inconceivable?
silly
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From this reading There was his Uncle Sims, a mean sneak if ever there was one; and his Aunt Emily, a silly fool; and his cousin, Tom Rumbold, an obscene idiot.
Sims
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From this reading There was his Uncle Sims, a mean sneak if ever there was one; and his Aunt Emily, a silly fool; and his cousin, Tom Rumbold, an obscene idiot.
sky
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From this reading And the things you see and hear—A blue sky, now, would it be blue in the Sight of God, or just something inconceivable?
sneak
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From this reading There was his Uncle Sims, a mean sneak if ever there was one; and his Aunt Emily, a silly fool; and his cousin, Tom Rumbold, an obscene idiot.
sneak-ishness
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From this reading And his uncle’s mean sneak-ishness, and his aunt’s silly folly, and his cousin’s obscene idiocy would have to exist in the Absolute, too; and unchanged, mind you.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And the things you see and hear—A blue sky, now, would it be blue in the Sight of God, or just something inconceivable?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And it wasn’t only Elizabeth and her iniquity; there were all the intolerable people he had ever known.
there
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From this reading And it wasn’t only Elizabeth and her iniquity; there were all the intolerable people he had ever known.
things
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From this reading And the things you see and hear—A blue sky, now, would it be blue in the Sight of God, or just something inconceivable?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And his uncle’s mean sneak-ishness, and his aunt’s silly folly, and his cousin’s obscene idiocy would have to exist in the Absolute, too; and unchanged, mind you.
Tom
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From this reading There was his Uncle Sims, a mean sneak if ever there was one; and his Aunt Emily, a silly fool; and his cousin, Tom Rumbold, an obscene idiot.
too
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From this reading And his uncle’s mean sneak-ishness, and his aunt’s silly folly, and his cousin’s obscene idiocy would have to exist in the Absolute, too; and unchanged, mind you.
unchanged
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From this reading And his uncle’s mean sneak-ishness, and his aunt’s silly folly, and his cousin’s obscene idiocy would have to exist in the Absolute, too; and unchanged, mind you.
Uncle
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From this reading There was his Uncle Sims, a mean sneak if ever there was one; and his Aunt Emily, a silly fool; and his cousin, Tom Rumbold, an obscene idiot.
uncle's
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From this reading And his uncle’s mean sneak-ishness, and his aunt’s silly folly, and his cousin’s obscene idiocy would have to exist in the Absolute, too; and unchanged, mind you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was his Uncle Sims, a mean sneak if ever there was one; and his Aunt Emily, a silly fool; and his cousin, Tom Rumbold, an obscene idiot.
wasn't
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From this reading And it wasn’t only Elizabeth and her iniquity; there were all the intolerable people he had ever known.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And it wasn’t only Elizabeth and her iniquity; there were all the intolerable people he had ever known.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And his uncle’s mean sneak-ishness, and his aunt’s silly folly, and his cousin’s obscene idiocy would have to exist in the Absolute, too; and unchanged, mind you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And his uncle’s mean sneak-ishness, and his aunt’s silly folly, and his cousin’s obscene idiocy would have to exist in the Absolute, too; and unchanged, mind you.
