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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 "The old man must have had a bit of a shock!" he said to himself, grimly vain.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I lay I don't hear another word about that fifty pounds."
all
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From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Yes, amid his profound resentment, there was some ingenuous vanity at the turn which things had taken.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I lay I don't hear another word about that fifty pounds."
any
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From this reading It settled the financial question, for the present at any rate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yes, amid his profound resentment, there was some ingenuous vanity at the turn which things had taken.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
bit
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From this reading "The old man must have had a bit of a shock!" he said to himself, grimly vain.
carrying
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From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
content
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From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
crown
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From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
difficult
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From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
don't
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From this reading "I lay I don't hear another word about that fifty pounds."
fifty
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From this reading "I lay I don't hear another word about that fifty pounds."
financial
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From this reading It settled the financial question, for the present at any rate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It settled the financial question, for the present at any rate.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
grimly
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From this reading "The old man must have had a bit of a shock!" he said to himself, grimly vain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "The old man must have had a bit of a shock!" he said to himself, grimly vain.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The old man must have had a bit of a shock!" he said to himself, grimly vain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The old man must have had a bit of a shock!" he said to himself, grimly vain.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I lay I don't hear another word about that fifty pounds."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "The old man must have had a bit of a shock!" he said to himself, grimly vain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yes, amid his profound resentment, there was some ingenuous vanity at the turn which things had taken.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I lay I don't hear another word about that fifty pounds."
ingenuous
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From this reading Yes, amid his profound resentment, there was some ingenuous vanity at the turn which things had taken.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It settled the financial question, for the present at any rate.
lay
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From this reading "I lay I don't hear another word about that fifty pounds."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
man
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From this reading "The old man must have had a bit of a shock!" he said to himself, grimly vain.
mark
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From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
most
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From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "The old man must have had a bit of a shock!" he said to himself, grimly vain.
new
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From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The old man must have had a bit of a shock!" he said to himself, grimly vain.
old
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From this reading "The old man must have had a bit of a shock!" he said to himself, grimly vain.
out
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From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
particularly
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From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
pounds
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From this reading "I lay I don't hear another word about that fifty pounds."
present
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From this reading It settled the financial question, for the present at any rate.
profound
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From this reading Yes, amid his profound resentment, there was some ingenuous vanity at the turn which things had taken.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It settled the financial question, for the present at any rate.
rate
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From this reading It settled the financial question, for the present at any rate.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
resentment
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From this reading Yes, amid his profound resentment, there was some ingenuous vanity at the turn which things had taken.
resolutions
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From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
rise
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From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
said
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From this reading "The old man must have had a bit of a shock!" he said to himself, grimly vain.
settled
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From this reading It settled the financial question, for the present at any rate.
shock
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From this reading "The old man must have had a bit of a shock!" he said to himself, grimly vain.
some
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From this reading Yes, amid his profound resentment, there was some ingenuous vanity at the turn which things had taken.
taken
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From this reading Yes, amid his profound resentment, there was some ingenuous vanity at the turn which things had taken.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I lay I don't hear another word about that fifty pounds."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The old man must have had a bit of a shock!" he said to himself, grimly vain.
there
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From this reading Yes, amid his profound resentment, there was some ingenuous vanity at the turn which things had taken.
things
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From this reading Yes, amid his profound resentment, there was some ingenuous vanity at the turn which things had taken.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The old man must have had a bit of a shock!" he said to himself, grimly vain.
turn
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From this reading Yes, amid his profound resentment, there was some ingenuous vanity at the turn which things had taken.
vain
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From this reading "The old man must have had a bit of a shock!" he said to himself, grimly vain.
vanity
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From this reading Yes, amid his profound resentment, there was some ingenuous vanity at the turn which things had taken.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, amid his profound resentment, there was some ingenuous vanity at the turn which things had taken.
week
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From this reading And he was particularly content about the rise of half a crown a week, because that relieved him from the most difficult of all the resolutions the carrying out of which was to mark the beginning of the new life.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yes, amid his profound resentment, there was some ingenuous vanity at the turn which things had taken.
word
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From this reading "I lay I don't hear another word about that fifty pounds."
Yes
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From this reading Yes, amid his profound resentment, there was some ingenuous vanity at the turn which things had taken.
