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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 Her father, old Ned Cavana of Rathcash, had been always a thrifty and industrious man.
able
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
all
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
always
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From this reading Her father, old Ned Cavana of Rathcash, had been always a thrifty and industrious man.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Winifred Cavana was an only daughter, indeed an only child.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her father, old Ned Cavana of Rathcash, had been always a thrifty and industrious man.
any
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
approve
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
attend
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her father, old Ned Cavana of Rathcash, had been always a thrifty and industrious man.
boy
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
business
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
called
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
Cavana
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From this reading Winifred Cavana was an only daughter, indeed an only child.
child
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From this reading Winifred Cavana was an only daughter, indeed an only child.
comfortable
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
D
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
daughter
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From this reading Winifred Cavana was an only daughter, indeed an only child.
days
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
death
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
declining
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
demise
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
divested
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
enjoy
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
envious
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
exaggeration
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
experienced
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
farmer
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
father
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From this reading Her father, old Ned Cavana of Rathcash, had been always a thrifty and industrious man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
grandchildren
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
grief
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her father, old Ned Cavana of Rathcash, had been always a thrifty and industrious man.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
happily
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From this reading In the meantime they would live happily and comfortable, not niggardly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father, old Ned Cavana of Rathcash, had been always a thrifty and industrious man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
hoped
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
hundred
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
huxter
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
indeed
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From this reading Winifred Cavana was an only daughter, indeed an only child.
independence
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
industrious
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From this reading Her father, old Ned Cavana of Rathcash, had been always a thrifty and industrious man.
inheritance
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
intended
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
less
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
lighten
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
likely
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
live
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From this reading In the meantime they would live happily and comfortable, not niggardly.
M
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
man
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From this reading Her father, old Ned Cavana of Rathcash, had been always a thrifty and industrious man.
many
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
marry
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
matter
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime they would live happily and comfortable, not niggardly.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
money
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
more
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
necessary
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
Ned
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From this reading Her father, old Ned Cavana of Rathcash, had been always a thrifty and industrious man.
neighbors
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
niggardly
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From this reading In the meantime they would live happily and comfortable, not niggardly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her father, old Ned Cavana of Rathcash, had been always a thrifty and industrious man.
old
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From this reading Her father, old Ned Cavana of Rathcash, had been always a thrifty and industrious man.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
only
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From this reading Winifred Cavana was an only daughter, indeed an only child.
paltry
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
possession
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
pounds
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
R
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
rank
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
Rathcash
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From this reading Her father, old Ned Cavana of Rathcash, had been always a thrifty and industrious man.
realized
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
really
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
residue
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
respect
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
serve
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
six
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
some
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
sum
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the meantime they would live happily and comfortable, not niggardly.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
thrifty
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From this reading Her father, old Ned Cavana of Rathcash, had been always a thrifty and industrious man.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
unbounded
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
up
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Winifred Cavana was an only daughter, indeed an only child.
wealth
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
whole
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
Winifred
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From this reading Winifred Cavana was an only daughter, indeed an only child.
Winny
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From this reading Not that Ned Cavana intended to huxter the whole of it up, so that she should not enjoy any of it until its possession might serve to lighten her grief for his death--no; should Winny marry some "likely boy," of whom her father could in every respect approve, she should have six hundred pounds, R.M.D.; and at his death by which time Ned hoped some of his grandchildren would make the residue more necessary--she should have all that he was able to demise, which was no paltry matter.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
years
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From this reading During the many years he had been able to attend to business--and he was an experienced farmer--he had realized a sum of money, which, in his rank of life and by his less prosperous neighbors, would be called "unbounded wealth," but which, divested of that envious exaggeration, was really a comfortable independence for his declining years, and would one of those days be a handsome inheritance for his handsome daughter.
