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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 Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading He had been robbed of his child, and Society, speaking in the voice of the Mayor of Gatesboro', said, "Rightly! thou art not fit companion for the innocent!"
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length he found himself out of the town, beyond its straggling suburbs, and once more on the solitary road.
ban
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From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been robbed of his child, and Society, speaking in the voice of the Mayor of Gatesboro', said, "Rightly! thou art not fit companion for the innocent!"
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading At length he found himself out of the town, beyond its straggling suburbs, and once more on the solitary road.
brand
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From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
calculation
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From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
child
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From this reading He had been robbed of his child, and Society, speaking in the voice of the Mayor of Gatesboro', said, "Rightly! thou art not fit companion for the innocent!"
companion
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From this reading He had been robbed of his child, and Society, speaking in the voice of the Mayor of Gatesboro', said, "Rightly! thou art not fit companion for the innocent!"
covering
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From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
Crispinus
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From this reading Ecce iterum Crispinus!
decorous
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From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
devious
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From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
dived
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From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
door
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From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
Ecce
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From this reading Ecce iterum Crispinus!
escaping
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From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
expulsion
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From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
felt
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From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
fit
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From this reading He had been robbed of his child, and Society, speaking in the voice of the Mayor of Gatesboro', said, "Rightly! thou art not fit companion for the innocent!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been robbed of his child, and Society, speaking in the voice of the Mayor of Gatesboro', said, "Rightly! thou art not fit companion for the innocent!"
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At length he found himself out of the town, beyond its straggling suburbs, and once more on the solitary road.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
Gatesboro
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From this reading He had been robbed of his child, and Society, speaking in the voice of the Mayor of Gatesboro', said, "Rightly! thou art not fit companion for the innocent!"
gossips
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From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
harsh
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From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
High
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From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At length he found himself out of the town, beyond its straggling suburbs, and once more on the solitary road.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had been robbed of his child, and Society, speaking in the voice of the Mayor of Gatesboro', said, "Rightly! thou art not fit companion for the innocent!"
innocent
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From this reading He had been robbed of his child, and Society, speaking in the voice of the Mayor of Gatesboro', said, "Rightly! thou art not fit companion for the innocent!"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
involuntary
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From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
iterum
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From this reading Ecce iterum Crispinus!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At length he found himself out of the town, beyond its straggling suburbs, and once more on the solitary road.
lanes
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From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length he found himself out of the town, beyond its straggling suburbs, and once more on the solitary road.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
lifted
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From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
looks
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From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
Market
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From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
Mayor
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From this reading He had been robbed of his child, and Society, speaking in the voice of the Mayor of Gatesboro', said, "Rightly! thou art not fit companion for the innocent!"
Mayor's
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From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
more
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From this reading At length he found himself out of the town, beyond its straggling suburbs, and once more on the solitary road.
murmurs
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From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had been robbed of his child, and Society, speaking in the voice of the Mayor of Gatesboro', said, "Rightly! thou art not fit companion for the innocent!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At length he found himself out of the town, beyond its straggling suburbs, and once more on the solitary road.
once
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From this reading At length he found himself out of the town, beyond its straggling suburbs, and once more on the solitary road.
out
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From this reading At length he found himself out of the town, beyond its straggling suburbs, and once more on the solitary road.
outcast
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From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
Places
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From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
Rightly
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From this reading He had been robbed of his child, and Society, speaking in the voice of the Mayor of Gatesboro', said, "Rightly! thou art not fit companion for the innocent!"
road
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From this reading At length he found himself out of the town, beyond its straggling suburbs, and once more on the solitary road.
robbed
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From this reading He had been robbed of his child, and Society, speaking in the voice of the Mayor of Gatesboro', said, "Rightly! thou art not fit companion for the innocent!"
round
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From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
said
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From this reading He had been robbed of his child, and Society, speaking in the voice of the Mayor of Gatesboro', said, "Rightly! thou art not fit companion for the innocent!"
sentence
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From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
Society
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From this reading He had been robbed of his child, and Society, speaking in the voice of the Mayor of Gatesboro', said, "Rightly! thou art not fit companion for the innocent!"
solitary
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From this reading At length he found himself out of the town, beyond its straggling suburbs, and once more on the solitary road.
sordid
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From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
speaking
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From this reading He had been robbed of his child, and Society, speaking in the voice of the Mayor of Gatesboro', said, "Rightly! thou art not fit companion for the innocent!"
straggling
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From this reading At length he found himself out of the town, beyond its straggling suburbs, and once more on the solitary road.
Streets
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From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
suburbs
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From this reading At length he found himself out of the town, beyond its straggling suburbs, and once more on the solitary road.
taunting
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From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading He had been robbed of his child, and Society, speaking in the voice of the Mayor of Gatesboro', said, "Rightly! thou art not fit companion for the innocent!"
thrown
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From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
thus
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From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
town
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From this reading At length he found himself out of the town, beyond its straggling suburbs, and once more on the solitary road.
up
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From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
Vaguely
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From this reading Vaguely he felt that a ban was upon him; that the covering he had thrown over his brand of outcast was lifted up; that a sentence of expulsion from the High Streets and Market Places of decorous life was passed against him.
voice
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From this reading He had been robbed of his child, and Society, speaking in the voice of the Mayor of Gatesboro', said, "Rightly! thou art not fit companion for the innocent!"
Waife
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From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was by no calculation, but by involuntary impulse, that Waife, thus escaping from the harsh looks and taunting murmurs of the gossips round the Mayor's door, dived into those sordid devious lanes.
