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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 _Life could be for a whole forest of years, but dying took just as long as one wished.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Condemeign reckoned he might as well do the world a bad turn while he was about it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Life could be for a whole forest of years, but dying took just as long as one wished.
bad
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From this reading Condemeign reckoned he might as well do the world a bad turn while he was about it.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The new provisions of the will took most of what Condemeign had left in his bank balance.
bank
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From this reading The new provisions of the will took most of what Condemeign had left in his bank balance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Life could be for a whole forest of years, but dying took just as long as one wished.
bore
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From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
brother
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From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Life could be for a whole forest of years, but dying took just as long as one wished.
Condemeign
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From this reading Condemeign reckoned he might as well do the world a bad turn while he was about it.
condemned
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From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _Life could be for a whole forest of years, but dying took just as long as one wished.
death
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From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Condemeign reckoned he might as well do the world a bad turn while he was about it.
dying
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From this reading _Life could be for a whole forest of years, but dying took just as long as one wished.
end
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From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Life could be for a whole forest of years, but dying took just as long as one wished.
forest
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From this reading _Life could be for a whole forest of years, but dying took just as long as one wished.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One might as well have one's little joke.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Condemeign reckoned he might as well do the world a bad turn while he was about it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The new provisions of the will took most of what Condemeign had left in his bank balance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Condemeign reckoned he might as well do the world a bad turn while he was about it.
joke
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From this reading One might as well have one's little joke.
just
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From this reading _Life could be for a whole forest of years, but dying took just as long as one wished.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The new provisions of the will took most of what Condemeign had left in his bank balance.
lethal
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From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Life could be for a whole forest of years, but dying took just as long as one wished.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One might as well have one's little joke.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Life could be for a whole forest of years, but dying took just as long as one wished.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Condemeign reckoned he might as well do the world a bad turn while he was about it.
more
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From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
most
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From this reading The new provisions of the will took most of what Condemeign had left in his bank balance.
nephew
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From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
new
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From this reading The new provisions of the will took most of what Condemeign had left in his bank balance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Life could be for a whole forest of years, but dying took just as long as one wished.
older
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From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Life could be for a whole forest of years, but dying took just as long as one wished.
one's
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From this reading One might as well have one's little joke.
pen
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From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
provisions
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From this reading The new provisions of the will took most of what Condemeign had left in his bank balance.
reckoned
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From this reading Condemeign reckoned he might as well do the world a bad turn while he was about it.
sentence
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From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
signed
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From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
stroke
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From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
swinish
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From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Condemeign reckoned he might as well do the world a bad turn while he was about it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
toffish
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From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Life could be for a whole forest of years, but dying took just as long as one wished.
turn
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From this reading Condemeign reckoned he might as well do the world a bad turn while he was about it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Condemeign reckoned he might as well do the world a bad turn while he was about it.
well
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From this reading Condemeign reckoned he might as well do the world a bad turn while he was about it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The new provisions of the will took most of what Condemeign had left in his bank balance.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Condemeign reckoned he might as well do the world a bad turn while he was about it.
whole
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From this reading _Life could be for a whole forest of years, but dying took just as long as one wished.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The new provisions of the will took most of what Condemeign had left in his bank balance.
wished
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From this reading _Life could be for a whole forest of years, but dying took just as long as one wished.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The world had had one on him._ With a stroke of his pen, Condemeign signed a death sentence on a toffish nephew and condemned an older and even more lethal bore of a brother to a swinish end.
world
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From this reading Condemeign reckoned he might as well do the world a bad turn while he was about it.
years
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From this reading _Life could be for a whole forest of years, but dying took just as long as one wished.
