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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 It was therefore something of a sacrifice to send Ralph to his public school, and a distinct one to support his subsequent commission in the Guards.
according
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From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
additions
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From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
all
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From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
allowance
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From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
boast
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From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
boy
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From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
brethren
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From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
CAMP
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From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
commission
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From this reading It was therefore something of a sacrifice to send Ralph to his public school, and a distinct one to support his subsequent commission in the Guards.
consequently
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From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
consideration
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From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
debt
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From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
Devenish
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From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
distinct
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From this reading It was therefore something of a sacrifice to send Ralph to his public school, and a distinct one to support his subsequent commission in the Guards.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
doting
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From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
eldest
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From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
ENEMY'S
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From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
epithet
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From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
eye
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From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
family
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From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
father
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From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
fell
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From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
file
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From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
filled
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From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
first-born
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From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
folk
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From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
gay
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From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
generation
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From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
Guards
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From this reading It was therefore something of a sacrifice to send Ralph to his public school, and a distinct one to support his subsequent commission in the Guards.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
hardly
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From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was therefore something of a sacrifice to send Ralph to his public school, and a distinct one to support his subsequent commission in the Guards.
homely
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From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was therefore something of a sacrifice to send Ralph to his public school, and a distinct one to support his subsequent commission in the Guards.
Indian
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From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
insulted
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From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was therefore something of a sacrifice to send Ralph to his public school, and a distinct one to support his subsequent commission in the Guards.
lad's
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From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
less
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From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
lights
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From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
line
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From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
lives
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From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
man
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From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
many
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From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
minds
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From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
mother
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From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
murmur
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From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was therefore something of a sacrifice to send Ralph to his public school, and a distinct one to support his subsequent commission in the Guards.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
own
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From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
paid
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From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
parental
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From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
parents
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From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
pinchednounUS /ˈpinched/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
principally
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From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
public
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From this reading It was therefore something of a sacrifice to send Ralph to his public school, and a distinct one to support his subsequent commission in the Guards.
Ralph
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From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
really
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From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
sacrifice
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From this reading It was therefore something of a sacrifice to send Ralph to his public school, and a distinct one to support his subsequent commission in the Guards.
scarcely
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From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
school
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From this reading It was therefore something of a sacrifice to send Ralph to his public school, and a distinct one to support his subsequent commission in the Guards.
send
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From this reading It was therefore something of a sacrifice to send Ralph to his public school, and a distinct one to support his subsequent commission in the Guards.
sole
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From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
some
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From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was therefore something of a sacrifice to send Ralph to his public school, and a distinct one to support his subsequent commission in the Guards.
son
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From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
subsequent
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From this reading It was therefore something of a sacrifice to send Ralph to his public school, and a distinct one to support his subsequent commission in the Guards.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading It was therefore something of a sacrifice to send Ralph to his public school, and a distinct one to support his subsequent commission in the Guards.
surreptitious
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From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It was therefore something of a sacrifice to send Ralph to his public school, and a distinct one to support his subsequent commission in the Guards.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
true
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From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
vast
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From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
wealthy
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From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
well-to-do
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From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE ENEMY'S CAMP Ralph Devenish was the eldest son of doting parents who had done their duty by him according to their lights.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But many was the time the father paid some debt with hardly a murmur, or the mother pinched herself to make surreptitious additions to the gay lad's allowance; for man and boy he was the first consideration in their minds, and consequently the sole consideration in his own.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were well-to-do folk, though the homely epithet would have insulted the blood which was their boast; they were not, however, really wealthy, and they had the vast family of their generation.
younger
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From this reading It is true that the sacrifice fell principally upon a long line of younger brethren, who could scarcely have filled the parental eye less if they had stood all their lives in Indian file behind the first-born.
