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1
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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 _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
accomplicenounUS /əˈkɑːmplɪs/
a person who helps another person commit a crime
From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
act
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From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
adopted
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From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
alteration
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From this reading This alteration being inconsistent with the true thread of the story, and being, moreover, not continued, I have placed this passage in the Appendix, instead of in the text.
America
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From this reading He is represented as having made the journey to America in search of the grave.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
Angelo
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From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
Appendix
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From this reading This alteration being inconsistent with the true thread of the story, and being, moreover, not continued, I have placed this passage in the Appendix, instead of in the text.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
author
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From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be noticed that Mountford is here endowed (for the moment) with the birthright of good Doctor Hammond, the Warden.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This alteration being inconsistent with the true thread of the story, and being, moreover, not continued, I have placed this passage in the Appendix, instead of in the text.
birthright
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From this reading It will be noticed that Mountford is here endowed (for the moment) with the birthright of good Doctor Hammond, the Warden.
Braithwaite
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From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
character
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From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
chronologically
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From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
concerned
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From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This alteration being inconsistent with the true thread of the story, and being, moreover, not continued, I have placed this passage in the Appendix, instead of in the text.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will be noticed that Mountford is here endowed (for the moment) with the birthright of good Doctor Hammond, the Warden.
endowed
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From this reading It will be noticed that Mountford is here endowed (for the moment) with the birthright of good Doctor Hammond, the Warden.
experimenting
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From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
Father
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From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
finally
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From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
fit
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From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
followed
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From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
following
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From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will be noticed that Mountford is here endowed (for the moment) with the birthright of good Doctor Hammond, the Warden.
grave
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From this reading He is represented as having made the journey to America in search of the grave.
Hall
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From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
Hammond
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From this reading It will be noticed that Mountford is here endowed (for the moment) with the birthright of good Doctor Hammond, the Warden.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This alteration being inconsistent with the true thread of the story, and being, moreover, not continued, I have placed this passage in the Appendix, instead of in the text.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He is represented as having made the journey to America in search of the grave.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This alteration being inconsistent with the true thread of the story, and being, moreover, not continued, I have placed this passage in the Appendix, instead of in the text.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
inconsistent
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From this reading This alteration being inconsistent with the true thread of the story, and being, moreover, not continued, I have placed this passage in the Appendix, instead of in the text.
instead
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From this reading This alteration being inconsistent with the true thread of the story, and being, moreover, not continued, I have placed this passage in the Appendix, instead of in the text.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
issue
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From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
Italian
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From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He is represented as having made the journey to America in search of the grave.
Lord
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From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
made
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From this reading He is represented as having made the journey to America in search of the grave.
makes
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From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
moment
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From this reading It will be noticed that Mountford is here endowed (for the moment) with the birthright of good Doctor Hammond, the Warden.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading This alteration being inconsistent with the true thread of the story, and being, moreover, not continued, I have placed this passage in the Appendix, instead of in the text.
Mountford
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From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
Note
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From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
noticed
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From this reading It will be noticed that Mountford is here endowed (for the moment) with the birthright of good Doctor Hammond, the Warden.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
Omskirk
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From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
personage
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From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
placed
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From this reading This alteration being inconsistent with the true thread of the story, and being, moreover, not continued, I have placed this passage in the Appendix, instead of in the text.
present
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From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
priest
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From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
represented
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From this reading He is represented as having made the journey to America in search of the grave.
search
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From this reading He is represented as having made the journey to America in search of the grave.
seems
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From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
side
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From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
steward
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From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
story
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From this reading This alteration being inconsistent with the true thread of the story, and being, moreover, not continued, I have placed this passage in the Appendix, instead of in the text.
text
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From this reading This alteration being inconsistent with the true thread of the story, and being, moreover, not continued, I have placed this passage in the Appendix, instead of in the text.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It will be noticed that Mountford is here endowed (for the moment) with the birthright of good Doctor Hammond, the Warden.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This alteration being inconsistent with the true thread of the story, and being, moreover, not continued, I have placed this passage in the Appendix, instead of in the text.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
thread
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From this reading This alteration being inconsistent with the true thread of the story, and being, moreover, not continued, I have placed this passage in the Appendix, instead of in the text.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
trial
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From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
true
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From this reading This alteration being inconsistent with the true thread of the story, and being, moreover, not continued, I have placed this passage in the Appendix, instead of in the text.
up
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From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
WardennounUS /ˈwɔːr.dən/
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading It will be noticed that Mountford is here endowed (for the moment) with the birthright of good Doctor Hammond, the Warden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The author was experimenting for a character to act as the accomplice of Lord Braithwaite at the Hall; and he makes trial of the present personage, Mountford; of an Italian priest, Father Angelo; and finally of the steward, Omskirk, who is adopted.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be noticed that Mountford is here endowed (for the moment) with the birthright of good Doctor Hammond, the Warden.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Note 1._ The following passage, though it seems to fit in here chronologically, is concerned with a side issue which was not followed up.
