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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 The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
affecting
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From this reading The peacock in them manifests itself as they strut up and down in new clothing of brilliant dye, affecting an unconsciousness and unconcern which deceives nobody.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
after-tremors
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From this reading The shocks I received during that memorable Sunday, when the village turned out in its new finery, I still experience, like the after-tremors of an earthquake.
alarmed
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From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
all
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From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The peacock in them manifests itself as they strut up and down in new clothing of brilliant dye, affecting an unconsciousness and unconcern which deceives nobody.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The peacock in them manifests itself as they strut up and down in new clothing of brilliant dye, affecting an unconsciousness and unconcern which deceives nobody.
attention
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From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
brilliant
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From this reading The peacock in them manifests itself as they strut up and down in new clothing of brilliant dye, affecting an unconsciousness and unconcern which deceives nobody.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
clothing
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From this reading The peacock in them manifests itself as they strut up and down in new clothing of brilliant dye, affecting an unconsciousness and unconcern which deceives nobody.
deal
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From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
deceives
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From this reading The peacock in them manifests itself as they strut up and down in new clothing of brilliant dye, affecting an unconsciousness and unconcern which deceives nobody.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Pray do not imagine that Windyridge knows nothing of the rule of fashion.
down
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From this reading The peacock in them manifests itself as they strut up and down in new clothing of brilliant dye, affecting an unconsciousness and unconcern which deceives nobody.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The shocks I received during that memorable Sunday, when the village turned out in its new finery, I still experience, like the after-tremors of an earthquake.
dye
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From this reading The peacock in them manifests itself as they strut up and down in new clothing of brilliant dye, affecting an unconsciousness and unconcern which deceives nobody.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
earthquake
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From this reading The shocks I received during that memorable Sunday, when the village turned out in its new finery, I still experience, like the after-tremors of an earthquake.
elbowed
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From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
equilibrium
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From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
experience
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From this reading The shocks I received during that memorable Sunday, when the village turned out in its new finery, I still experience, like the after-tremors of an earthquake.
EXPERIENCES
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From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
fails
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From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
fashion
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From this reading Pray do not imagine that Windyridge knows nothing of the rule of fashion.
finery
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From this reading The shocks I received during that memorable Sunday, when the village turned out in its new finery, I still experience, like the after-tremors of an earthquake.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pray do not imagine that Windyridge knows nothing of the rule of fashion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The shocks I received during that memorable Sunday, when the village turned out in its new finery, I still experience, like the after-tremors of an earthquake.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The peacock in them manifests itself as they strut up and down in new clothing of brilliant dye, affecting an unconsciousness and unconcern which deceives nobody.
jostled
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From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
kitten
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From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
knows
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From this reading Pray do not imagine that Windyridge knows nothing of the rule of fashion.
like
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From this reading The shocks I received during that memorable Sunday, when the village turned out in its new finery, I still experience, like the after-tremors of an earthquake.
make-up
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From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
manifests
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From this reading The peacock in them manifests itself as they strut up and down in new clothing of brilliant dye, affecting an unconsciousness and unconcern which deceives nobody.
many
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From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
memorable
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From this reading The shocks I received during that memorable Sunday, when the village turned out in its new finery, I still experience, like the after-tremors of an earthquake.
mental
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From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
New
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From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading The peacock in them manifests itself as they strut up and down in new clothing of brilliant dye, affecting an unconsciousness and unconcern which deceives nobody.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pray do not imagine that Windyridge knows nothing of the rule of fashion.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Pray do not imagine that Windyridge knows nothing of the rule of fashion.
occasions
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From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
ordinary
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From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
other
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From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
out
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From this reading The shocks I received during that memorable Sunday, when the village turned out in its new finery, I still experience, like the after-tremors of an earthquake.
peacock
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From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
people
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From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
positively
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From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
Pray
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From this reading Pray do not imagine that Windyridge knows nothing of the rule of fashion.
realise
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From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
received
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From this reading The shocks I received during that memorable Sunday, when the village turned out in its new finery, I still experience, like the after-tremors of an earthquake.
reveals
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From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
rule
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From this reading Pray do not imagine that Windyridge knows nothing of the rule of fashion.
secure
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From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
sedate
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From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
seem
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From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
sensations
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From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
shocks
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From this reading The shocks I received during that memorable Sunday, when the village turned out in its new finery, I still experience, like the after-tremors of an earthquake.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
special
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From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shocks I received during that memorable Sunday, when the village turned out in its new finery, I still experience, like the after-tremors of an earthquake.
strut
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From this reading The peacock in them manifests itself as they strut up and down in new clothing of brilliant dye, affecting an unconsciousness and unconcern which deceives nobody.
Sunday
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From this reading The shocks I received during that memorable Sunday, when the village turned out in its new finery, I still experience, like the after-tremors of an earthquake.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
there
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From this reading The good people here seem so sedate on ordinary occasions that one fails to realise that after all there is a good deal of the peacock and the kitten in the make-up of many of them; but Whitsuntide reveals this.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The peacock in them manifests itself as they strut up and down in new clothing of brilliant dye, affecting an unconsciousness and unconcern which deceives nobody.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
turned
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From this reading The shocks I received during that memorable Sunday, when the village turned out in its new finery, I still experience, like the after-tremors of an earthquake.
unconcern
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From this reading The peacock in them manifests itself as they strut up and down in new clothing of brilliant dye, affecting an unconsciousness and unconcern which deceives nobody.
unconsciousness
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From this reading The peacock in them manifests itself as they strut up and down in new clothing of brilliant dye, affecting an unconsciousness and unconcern which deceives nobody.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
up
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From this reading The peacock in them manifests itself as they strut up and down in new clothing of brilliant dye, affecting an unconsciousness and unconcern which deceives nobody.
village
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From this reading The shocks I received during that memorable Sunday, when the village turned out in its new finery, I still experience, like the after-tremors of an earthquake.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The shocks I received during that memorable Sunday, when the village turned out in its new finery, I still experience, like the after-tremors of an earthquake.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The peacock in them manifests itself as they strut up and down in new clothing of brilliant dye, affecting an unconsciousness and unconcern which deceives nobody.
WHITSUNTIDE
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From this reading WHITSUNTIDE EXPERIENCES New sensations have elbowed and jostled each other to secure my special attention this Whitsuntide, until I have been positively alarmed for my mental equilibrium.
Windyridge
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From this reading Pray do not imagine that Windyridge knows nothing of the rule of fashion.
