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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 He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
abundant
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From this reading He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
agreeable
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From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
all
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From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
animal
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From this reading He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
anxiety
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From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
any
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From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
apprehension
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From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
arranged
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From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
birth
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From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
busily
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From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
carried
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From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
comfortable
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From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
converted
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From this reading He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
days
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From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
engrossed
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From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
enough
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From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
Europe
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From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
experiences
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From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
felt
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From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
future
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From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
give
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From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
given
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From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
harrowing
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From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
kind
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From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
like
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From this reading He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
live
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From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
luxuriously
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From this reading He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
MEET
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From this reading WHERE TWO ROADS MEET.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
Monday
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From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
money
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From this reading He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
most
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From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
much
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From this reading He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
nearly
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From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
now
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From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
o'clock
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From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
occupied
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From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
pampered
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From this reading He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
past
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From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
property
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From this reading He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
ready
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From this reading He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
ROADS
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From this reading WHERE TWO ROADS MEET.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
sat
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From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
scarcely
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From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
seat
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From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
sensually
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From this reading He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
simple
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From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
sleep
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From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
speed
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From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
taken
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From this reading He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
thoughts
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From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
three
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From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
together
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From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
twelve
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From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
TWO
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From this reading WHERE TWO ROADS MEET.
velvet-cushioned
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From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
very
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From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
wealth
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From this reading He would have abundant wealth--all the property had been converted into ready money, and would be taken with them--and he might live as luxuriously, as sensually, as much like a pampered animal as he pleased, or as he could.
WHEREconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE TWO ROADS MEET.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The velvet-cushioned seat on which he sat felt very comfortable, and the great speed at which he was being carried along was agreeable to him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had been busily occupied, with little rest of any kind, and scarcely any sleep, for nearly three days; and his mind had been all the time engrossed by the most harrowing thoughts and experiences.
woman
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From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was all over now; nothing could ever again give him apprehension or anxiety; the past was dead and never could live again; the future was arranged, and it was simple enough: he, and the woman who had given him birth, would sail together for Europe on Monday morning, at twelve o'clock.
