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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 Of late he had revealed himself in a new light.
account
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From this reading It was no doubt true that he had taken considerable risks on his account, but he began to fear that these risks had not been taken on the score of friendship merely.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Felix was not the close and attached friend that he had imagined him to be.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
attached
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From this reading Felix was not the close and attached friend that he had imagined him to be.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Felix was not the close and attached friend that he had imagined him to be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was no doubt true that he had taken considerable risks on his account, but he began to fear that these risks had not been taken on the score of friendship merely.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was no doubt true that he had taken considerable risks on his account, but he began to fear that these risks had not been taken on the score of friendship merely.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was no doubt true that he had taken considerable risks on his account, but he began to fear that these risks had not been taken on the score of friendship merely.
case
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From this reading It seemed to Rufus that the passion for speculation and the desire for gain had been the chief factors in the case.
change
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
chief
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From this reading It seemed to Rufus that the passion for speculation and the desire for gain had been the chief factors in the case.
close
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From this reading Felix was not the close and attached friend that he had imagined him to be.
conscious
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
considerable
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
desire
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From this reading It seemed to Rufus that the passion for speculation and the desire for gain had been the chief factors in the case.
doubt
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From this reading It was no doubt true that he had taken considerable risks on his account, but he began to fear that these risks had not been taken on the score of friendship merely.
factors
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From this reading It seemed to Rufus that the passion for speculation and the desire for gain had been the chief factors in the case.
fear
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From this reading It was no doubt true that he had taken considerable risks on his account, but he began to fear that these risks had not been taken on the score of friendship merely.
feelings
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
Felix
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seemed to Rufus that the passion for speculation and the desire for gain had been the chief factors in the case.
friend
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From this reading Felix was not the close and attached friend that he had imagined him to be.
friendship
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From this reading It was no doubt true that he had taken considerable risks on his account, but he began to fear that these risks had not been taken on the score of friendship merely.
gain
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From this reading It seemed to Rufus that the passion for speculation and the desire for gain had been the chief factors in the case.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Felix was not the close and attached friend that he had imagined him to be.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Of late he had revealed himself in a new light.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
imagined
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From this reading Felix was not the close and attached friend that he had imagined him to be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of late he had revealed himself in a new light.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was no doubt true that he had taken considerable risks on his account, but he began to fear that these risks had not been taken on the score of friendship merely.
late
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From this reading Of late he had revealed himself in a new light.
light
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From this reading Of late he had revealed himself in a new light.
merely
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From this reading It was no doubt true that he had taken considerable risks on his account, but he began to fear that these risks had not been taken on the score of friendship merely.
Muller
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
new
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From this reading Of late he had revealed himself in a new light.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was no doubt true that he had taken considerable risks on his account, but he began to fear that these risks had not been taken on the score of friendship merely.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Felix was not the close and attached friend that he had imagined him to be.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was no doubt true that he had taken considerable risks on his account, but he began to fear that these risks had not been taken on the score of friendship merely.
passion
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From this reading It seemed to Rufus that the passion for speculation and the desire for gain had been the chief factors in the case.
RETURN
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
revealed
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From this reading Of late he had revealed himself in a new light.
risks
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From this reading It was no doubt true that he had taken considerable risks on his account, but he began to fear that these risks had not been taken on the score of friendship merely.
Rufus
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was no doubt true that he had taken considerable risks on his account, but he began to fear that these risks had not been taken on the score of friendship merely.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to Rufus that the passion for speculation and the desire for gain had been the chief factors in the case.
speculation
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From this reading It seemed to Rufus that the passion for speculation and the desire for gain had been the chief factors in the case.
SQUIRE
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
stairs
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
taken
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From this reading It was no doubt true that he had taken considerable risks on his account, but he began to fear that these risks had not been taken on the score of friendship merely.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was no doubt true that he had taken considerable risks on his account, but he began to fear that these risks had not been taken on the score of friendship merely.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Felix was not the close and attached friend that he had imagined him to be.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
true
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From this reading It was no doubt true that he had taken considerable risks on his account, but he began to fear that these risks had not been taken on the score of friendship merely.
undergone
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE SQUIRE Rufus was conscious as he descended the stairs that his feelings towards Felix Muller had undergone considerable change.
