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account
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From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.
actions
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.
actor
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From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
all
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From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
angry
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From this reading Possibly, it would have made him very angry, but it certainly had no foundation at all in fact.
any
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
attention
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.
believed
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From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
Brook
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Possibly, it would have made him very angry, but it certainly had no foundation at all in fact.
certainly
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From this reading Possibly, it would have made him very angry, but it certainly had no foundation at all in fact.
character
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From this reading Such charm as he had for women lay in his frankness, good humour, and simplicity of character.
charm
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From this reading Such charm as he had for women lay in his frankness, good humour, and simplicity of character.
Clare
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From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
fact
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From this reading Possibly, it would have made him very angry, but it certainly had no foundation at all in fact.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.
foundation
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From this reading Possibly, it would have made him very angry, but it certainly had no foundation at all in fact.
frankness
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From this reading Such charm as he had for women lay in his frankness, good humour, and simplicity of character.
giving
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From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such charm as he had for women lay in his frankness, good humour, and simplicity of character.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.
habit
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.
humour
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From this reading Such charm as he had for women lay in his frankness, good humour, and simplicity of character.
idea
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From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Possibly, it would have made him very angry, but it certainly had no foundation at all in fact.
Johnstone
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.
laugh
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From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
lay
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From this reading Such charm as he had for women lay in his frankness, good humour, and simplicity of character.
liked
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From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.
loved
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From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.
made
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From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
much
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From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Possibly, it would have made him very angry, but it certainly had no foundation at all in fact.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
observing
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.
own
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From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.
pain
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From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
partly
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From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.
paying
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.
pleasure
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From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
position
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From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.
Possibly
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From this reading Possibly, it would have made him very angry, but it certainly had no foundation at all in fact.
sake
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From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.
sensations
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.
simplicity
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From this reading Such charm as he had for women lay in his frankness, good humour, and simplicity of character.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such charm as he had for women lay in his frankness, good humour, and simplicity of character.
taken
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From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.
trouble
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From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.
very
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From this reading Possibly, it would have made him very angry, but it certainly had no foundation at all in fact.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
women
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From this reading Such charm as he had for women lay in his frankness, good humour, and simplicity of character.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.
