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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
apprised
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From this reading Having forborne the killing of him lest the public be apprised of what he had killed him for, it followed that Chalender must be treated politely before the public for the same reason.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Being unable to avoid Chalender, he had to greet him casually, to pass the time of day, even to smile at Chalender’s flippancies.
avoid
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From this reading Being unable to avoid Chalender, he had to greet him casually, to pass the time of day, even to smile at Chalender’s flippancies.
away
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From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Having forborne the killing of him lest the public be apprised of what he had killed him for, it followed that Chalender must be treated politely before the public for the same reason.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Having forborne the killing of him lest the public be apprised of what he had killed him for, it followed that Chalender must be treated politely before the public for the same reason.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being unable to avoid Chalender, he had to greet him casually, to pass the time of day, even to smile at Chalender’s flippancies.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Thus justice and etiquette were both suborned to keep people from wondering and saying, Why?
casually
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From this reading Being unable to avoid Chalender, he had to greet him casually, to pass the time of day, even to smile at Chalender’s flippancies.
Chalender
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From this reading The hate he felt for Chalender was slowly paralyzed.
Chalender's
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From this reading Being unable to avoid Chalender, he had to greet him casually, to pass the time of day, even to smile at Chalender’s flippancies.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
day
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From this reading Being unable to avoid Chalender, he had to greet him casually, to pass the time of day, even to smile at Chalender’s flippancies.
eating
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From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
edges
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From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
etiquette
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From this reading Thus justice and etiquette were both suborned to keep people from wondering and saying, Why?
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Being unable to avoid Chalender, he had to greet him casually, to pass the time of day, even to smile at Chalender’s flippancies.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
fastening
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From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
felt
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From this reading The hate he felt for Chalender was slowly paralyzed.
flippancies
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From this reading Being unable to avoid Chalender, he had to greet him casually, to pass the time of day, even to smile at Chalender’s flippancies.
followed
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From this reading Having forborne the killing of him lest the public be apprised of what he had killed him for, it followed that Chalender must be treated politely before the public for the same reason.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The hate he felt for Chalender was slowly paralyzed.
forborne
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From this reading Having forborne the killing of him lest the public be apprised of what he had killed him for, it followed that Chalender must be treated politely before the public for the same reason.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thus justice and etiquette were both suborned to keep people from wondering and saying, Why?
greet
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From this reading Being unable to avoid Chalender, he had to greet him casually, to pass the time of day, even to smile at Chalender’s flippancies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Having forborne the killing of him lest the public be apprised of what he had killed him for, it followed that Chalender must be treated politely before the public for the same reason.
hate
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From this reading The hate he felt for Chalender was slowly paralyzed.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having forborne the killing of him lest the public be apprised of what he had killed him for, it followed that Chalender must be treated politely before the public for the same reason.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The hate he felt for Chalender was slowly paralyzed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Having forborne the killing of him lest the public be apprised of what he had killed him for, it followed that Chalender must be treated politely before the public for the same reason.
hinges
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From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
justice
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From this reading Thus justice and etiquette were both suborned to keep people from wondering and saying, Why?
keep
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From this reading Thus justice and etiquette were both suborned to keep people from wondering and saying, Why?
killed
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From this reading Having forborne the killing of him lest the public be apprised of what he had killed him for, it followed that Chalender must be treated politely before the public for the same reason.
killing
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From this reading Having forborne the killing of him lest the public be apprised of what he had killed him for, it followed that Chalender must be treated politely before the public for the same reason.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Having forborne the killing of him lest the public be apprised of what he had killed him for, it followed that Chalender must be treated politely before the public for the same reason.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Having forborne the killing of him lest the public be apprised of what he had killed him for, it followed that Chalender must be treated politely before the public for the same reason.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
paralyzed
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From this reading The hate he felt for Chalender was slowly paralyzed.
pass
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From this reading Being unable to avoid Chalender, he had to greet him casually, to pass the time of day, even to smile at Chalender’s flippancies.
passions
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From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
people
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From this reading Thus justice and etiquette were both suborned to keep people from wondering and saying, Why?
politely
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From this reading Having forborne the killing of him lest the public be apprised of what he had killed him for, it followed that Chalender must be treated politely before the public for the same reason.
public
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From this reading Having forborne the killing of him lest the public be apprised of what he had killed him for, it followed that Chalender must be treated politely before the public for the same reason.
reason
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From this reading Having forborne the killing of him lest the public be apprised of what he had killed him for, it followed that Chalender must be treated politely before the public for the same reason.
rust
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From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having forborne the killing of him lest the public be apprised of what he had killed him for, it followed that Chalender must be treated politely before the public for the same reason.
saying
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From this reading Thus justice and etiquette were both suborned to keep people from wondering and saying, Why?
slowly
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From this reading The hate he felt for Chalender was slowly paralyzed.
smile
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From this reading Being unable to avoid Chalender, he had to greet him casually, to pass the time of day, even to smile at Chalender’s flippancies.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
spreading
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From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
suborned
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From this reading Thus justice and etiquette were both suborned to keep people from wondering and saying, Why?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
Thus
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From this reading Thus justice and etiquette were both suborned to keep people from wondering and saying, Why?
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus justice and etiquette were both suborned to keep people from wondering and saying, Why?
treated
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From this reading Having forborne the killing of him lest the public be apprised of what he had killed him for, it followed that Chalender must be treated politely before the public for the same reason.
turn
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From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
unable
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From this reading Being unable to avoid Chalender, he had to greet him casually, to pass the time of day, even to smile at Chalender’s flippancies.
vines
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From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thus justice and etiquette were both suborned to keep people from wondering and saying, Why?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Having forborne the killing of him lest the public be apprised of what he had killed him for, it followed that Chalender must be treated politely before the public for the same reason.
Why
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From this reading Thus justice and etiquette were both suborned to keep people from wondering and saying, Why?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Time was spreading its rust and its vines over everything, eating away the edges of his passions and fastening the hinges of his will so that it could not turn.
wondering
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From this reading Thus justice and etiquette were both suborned to keep people from wondering and saying, Why?
