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5
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From this reading 5.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thus pressed, a bill was filed in Chancery to have the assets, such as they were, administered by the Court.
administered
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From this reading Thus pressed, a bill was filed in Chancery to have the assets, such as they were, administered by the Court.
Ambrose
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From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heavy bills, showing the extent of his obligations, tumbled in immediately upon the heels of the funeral from quarters previously unheard and unthought of.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thus pressed, a bill was filed in Chancery to have the assets, such as they were, administered by the Court.
assets
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From this reading Thus pressed, a bill was filed in Chancery to have the assets, such as they were, administered by the Court.
become
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From this reading ‘What will become of us now?’ thought Owen continually.
bill
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From this reading Thus pressed, a bill was filed in Chancery to have the assets, such as they were, administered by the Court.
bills
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From this reading Heavy bills, showing the extent of his obligations, tumbled in immediately upon the heels of the funeral from quarters previously unheard and unthought of.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thus pressed, a bill was filed in Chancery to have the assets, such as they were, administered by the Court.
Chancery
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From this reading Thus pressed, a bill was filed in Chancery to have the assets, such as they were, administered by the Court.
continually
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From this reading ‘What will become of us now?’ thought Owen continually.
Court
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From this reading Thus pressed, a bill was filed in Chancery to have the assets, such as they were, administered by the Court.
death
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From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
extent
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From this reading Heavy bills, showing the extent of his obligations, tumbled in immediately upon the heels of the funeral from quarters previously unheard and unthought of.
filed
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From this reading Thus pressed, a bill was filed in Chancery to have the assets, such as they were, administered by the Court.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
form
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FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
funeral
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From this reading Heavy bills, showing the extent of his obligations, tumbled in immediately upon the heels of the funeral from quarters previously unheard and unthought of.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
Graye's
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From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thus pressed, a bill was filed in Chancery to have the assets, such as they were, administered by the Court.
Heavy
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From this reading Heavy bills, showing the extent of his obligations, tumbled in immediately upon the heels of the funeral from quarters previously unheard and unthought of.
heels
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From this reading Heavy bills, showing the extent of his obligations, tumbled in immediately upon the heels of the funeral from quarters previously unheard and unthought of.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
immediately
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From this reading Heavy bills, showing the extent of his obligations, tumbled in immediately upon the heels of the funeral from quarters previously unheard and unthought of.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Heavy bills, showing the extent of his obligations, tumbled in immediately upon the heels of the funeral from quarters previously unheard and unthought of.
intentions
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From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
JULY
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From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
NINETEENTH
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From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
NINTH
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From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
now
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From this reading ‘What will become of us now?’ thought Owen continually.
obligations
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From this reading Heavy bills, showing the extent of his obligations, tumbled in immediately upon the heels of the funeral from quarters previously unheard and unthought of.
OCTOBER
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From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
out
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Owen
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From this reading ‘What will become of us now?’ thought Owen continually.
power
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From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
pressed
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From this reading Thus pressed, a bill was filed in Chancery to have the assets, such as they were, administered by the Court.
previously
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From this reading Heavy bills, showing the extent of his obligations, tumbled in immediately upon the heels of the funeral from quarters previously unheard and unthought of.
property
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From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
put
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From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
quarters
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From this reading Heavy bills, showing the extent of his obligations, tumbled in immediately upon the heels of the funeral from quarters previously unheard and unthought of.
regard
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From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
reintegration
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From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
scarcely
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From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
showing
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From this reading Heavy bills, showing the extent of his obligations, tumbled in immediately upon the heels of the funeral from quarters previously unheard and unthought of.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Thus pressed, a bill was filed in Chancery to have the assets, such as they were, administered by the Court.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
taken
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tangible
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From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus pressed, a bill was filed in Chancery to have the assets, such as they were, administered by the Court.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘What will become of us now?’ thought Owen continually.
Thus
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From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
tumbled
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From this reading Heavy bills, showing the extent of his obligations, tumbled in immediately upon the heels of the funeral from quarters previously unheard and unthought of.
unheard
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From this reading Heavy bills, showing the extent of his obligations, tumbled in immediately upon the heels of the funeral from quarters previously unheard and unthought of.
unthought
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From this reading Heavy bills, showing the extent of his obligations, tumbled in immediately upon the heels of the funeral from quarters previously unheard and unthought of.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Heavy bills, showing the extent of his obligations, tumbled in immediately upon the heels of the funeral from quarters previously unheard and unthought of.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘What will become of us now?’ thought Owen continually.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus pressed, a bill was filed in Chancery to have the assets, such as they were, administered by the Court.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thus pressed, a bill was filed in Chancery to have the assets, such as they were, administered by the Court.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What will become of us now?’ thought Owen continually.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘What will become of us now?’ thought Owen continually.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FROM OCTOBER THE NINETEENTH TO JULY THE NINTH Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
