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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 “One day still fierce ’mid many a day struck calm.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
actual
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until he had lost everything he never considered whether he would apply to Mirah again or whether he would brave his son’s presence.
alternative
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading —BROWNING: _The King and the Book_.
any
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
apply
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From this reading Until he had lost everything he never considered whether he would apply to Mirah again or whether he would brave his son’s presence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
betting
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
Book
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From this reading —BROWNING: _The King and the Book_.
brave
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From this reading Until he had lost everything he never considered whether he would apply to Mirah again or whether he would brave his son’s presence.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
BROWNING
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From this reading —BROWNING: _The King and the Book_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
calm
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From this reading “One day still fierce ’mid many a day struck calm.”
care
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
closer
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From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
considered
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From this reading Until he had lost everything he never considered whether he would apply to Mirah again or whether he would brave his son’s presence.
daughter
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
day
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From this reading “One day still fierce ’mid many a day struck calm.”
Deronda
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From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
doorstep
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
drawn
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From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Until he had lost everything he never considered whether he would apply to Mirah again or whether he would brave his son’s presence.
Ezra
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From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
father
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
fierce
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From this reading “One day still fierce ’mid many a day struck calm.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
fuller
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From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
Gwendolen
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From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
handling
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Until he had lost everything he never considered whether he would apply to Mirah again or whether he would brave his son’s presence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
hunger
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
include
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From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
King
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From this reading —BROWNING: _The King and the Book_.
Lapidoth
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
light
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From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
lost
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From this reading Until he had lost everything he never considered whether he would apply to Mirah again or whether he would brave his son’s presence.
many
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From this reading “One day still fierce ’mid many a day struck calm.”
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
mid
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From this reading “One day still fierce ’mid many a day struck calm.”
Mirah
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From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until he had lost everything he never considered whether he would apply to Mirah again or whether he would brave his son’s presence.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One day still fierce ’mid many a day struck calm.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
play
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
possibility
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
presence
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From this reading Until he had lost everything he never considered whether he would apply to Mirah again or whether he would brave his son’s presence.
presented
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
price
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
prospects
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
quitted
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
relation
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From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
resolutions
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
ruled
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
son's
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From this reading Until he had lost everything he never considered whether he would apply to Mirah again or whether he would brave his son’s presence.
staking
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
staying
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One day still fierce ’mid many a day struck calm.”
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One day still fierce ’mid many a day struck calm.”
sum
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From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading —BROWNING: _The King and the Book_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until he had lost everything he never considered whether he would apply to Mirah again or whether he would brave his son’s presence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Until he had lost everything he never considered whether he would apply to Mirah again or whether he would brave his son’s presence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Meanwhile Ezra and Mirah, whom Gwendolen did not include in her thinking about Deronda, were having their relation to him drawn closer and brought into fuller light.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The father Lapidoth had quitted his daughter at the doorstep, ruled by that possibility of staking something in play or betting which presented itself with the handling of any sum beyond the price of staying actual hunger, and left no care for alternative prospects or resolutions.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Until he had lost everything he never considered whether he would apply to Mirah again or whether he would brave his son’s presence.
