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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 Showing how sinful it is in a man who does not care for his honour to beget children.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He longed to be alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
away
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From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He longed to be alone.
beget
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From this reading Showing how sinful it is in a man who does not care for his honour to beget children.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
buried
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From this reading He sat down forlorn in the hollows of a glen which the copse covered, and buried his face in his clasped hands.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The rain descended, not heavily, but in penetrating drizzle; he did not feel it, or rather he felt glad that there was no gaudy mocking sunlight.
care
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From this reading Showing how sinful it is in a man who does not care for his honour to beget children.
chicken-pie
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From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
children
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From this reading Showing how sinful it is in a man who does not care for his honour to beget children.
clasped
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From this reading He sat down forlorn in the hollows of a glen which the copse covered, and buried his face in his clasped hands.
cold
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From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
contents
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From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
copse
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From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
covered
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From this reading He sat down forlorn in the hollows of a glen which the copse covered, and buried his face in his clasped hands.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rain descended, not heavily, but in penetrating drizzle; he did not feel it, or rather he felt glad that there was no gaudy mocking sunlight.
devoting
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From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The rain descended, not heavily, but in penetrating drizzle; he did not feel it, or rather he felt glad that there was no gaudy mocking sunlight.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Showing how sinful it is in a man who does not care for his honour to beget children.
down
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From this reading He sat down forlorn in the hollows of a glen which the copse covered, and buried his face in his clasped hands.
drizzle
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From this reading The rain descended, not heavily, but in penetrating drizzle; he did not feel it, or rather he felt glad that there was no gaudy mocking sunlight.
end
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From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
face
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From this reading He sat down forlorn in the hollows of a glen which the copse covered, and buried his face in his clasped hands.
Fairthorn
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From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
farthest
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From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
feel
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From this reading The rain descended, not heavily, but in penetrating drizzle; he did not feel it, or rather he felt glad that there was no gaudy mocking sunlight.
felt
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From this reading The rain descended, not heavily, but in penetrating drizzle; he did not feel it, or rather he felt glad that there was no gaudy mocking sunlight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Showing how sinful it is in a man who does not care for his honour to beget children.
forlorn
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From this reading He sat down forlorn in the hollows of a glen which the copse covered, and buried his face in his clasped hands.
gaudy
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From this reading The rain descended, not heavily, but in penetrating drizzle; he did not feel it, or rather he felt glad that there was no gaudy mocking sunlight.
glad
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From this reading The rain descended, not heavily, but in penetrating drizzle; he did not feel it, or rather he felt glad that there was no gaudy mocking sunlight.
glen
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From this reading He sat down forlorn in the hollows of a glen which the copse covered, and buried his face in his clasped hands.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He sat down forlorn in the hollows of a glen which the copse covered, and buried his face in his clasped hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
heavily
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From this reading The rain descended, not heavily, but in penetrating drizzle; he did not feel it, or rather he felt glad that there was no gaudy mocking sunlight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Showing how sinful it is in a man who does not care for his honour to beget children.
hollows
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From this reading He sat down forlorn in the hollows of a glen which the copse covered, and buried his face in his clasped hands.
honour
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From this reading Showing how sinful it is in a man who does not care for his honour to beget children.
how
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From this reading Showing how sinful it is in a man who does not care for his honour to beget children.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Showing how sinful it is in a man who does not care for his honour to beget children.
intellectual
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From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Showing how sinful it is in a man who does not care for his honour to beget children.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Showing how sinful it is in a man who does not care for his honour to beget children.
Lionel
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From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
longed
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From this reading He longed to be alone.
man
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From this reading Showing how sinful it is in a man who does not care for his honour to beget children.
mocking
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From this reading The rain descended, not heavily, but in penetrating drizzle; he did not feel it, or rather he felt glad that there was no gaudy mocking sunlight.
Mr
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From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The rain descended, not heavily, but in penetrating drizzle; he did not feel it, or rather he felt glad that there was no gaudy mocking sunlight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Showing how sinful it is in a man who does not care for his honour to beget children.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The rain descended, not heavily, but in penetrating drizzle; he did not feel it, or rather he felt glad that there was no gaudy mocking sunlight.
out
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From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
paddock
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From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
penetrating
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From this reading The rain descended, not heavily, but in penetrating drizzle; he did not feel it, or rather he felt glad that there was no gaudy mocking sunlight.
rain
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From this reading The rain descended, not heavily, but in penetrating drizzle; he did not feel it, or rather he felt glad that there was no gaudy mocking sunlight.
rather
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From this reading The rain descended, not heavily, but in penetrating drizzle; he did not feel it, or rather he felt glad that there was no gaudy mocking sunlight.
room
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From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
sat
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From this reading He sat down forlorn in the hollows of a glen which the copse covered, and buried his face in his clasped hands.
saw
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From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
Showing
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From this reading Showing how sinful it is in a man who does not care for his honour to beget children.
silently
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From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
sinful
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From this reading Showing how sinful it is in a man who does not care for his honour to beget children.
slunk
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From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
stepped
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From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
sunlight
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From this reading The rain descended, not heavily, but in penetrating drizzle; he did not feel it, or rather he felt glad that there was no gaudy mocking sunlight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The rain descended, not heavily, but in penetrating drizzle; he did not feel it, or rather he felt glad that there was no gaudy mocking sunlight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
there
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From this reading The rain descended, not heavily, but in penetrating drizzle; he did not feel it, or rather he felt glad that there was no gaudy mocking sunlight.
thick
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From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Showing how sinful it is in a man who does not care for his honour to beget children.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rain descended, not heavily, but in penetrating drizzle; he did not feel it, or rather he felt glad that there was no gaudy mocking sunlight.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Lionel saw Mr. Fairthorn devoting his intellectual being to the contents of a cold chicken-pie, he silently stepped out of the room and slunk away into a thick copse at the farthest end of the paddock.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He sat down forlorn in the hollows of a glen which the copse covered, and buried his face in his clasped hands.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Showing how sinful it is in a man who does not care for his honour to beget children.
