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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
act
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From this reading The thing remained uncertain, and he was assuredly not called upon to act!
affair
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From this reading One thing then was clear to Donal, that for the present he had nothing to do with the affair.
also
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From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thing remained uncertain, and he was assuredly not called upon to act!
arise
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From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
assertion
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From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
assumed
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From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
assuredly
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From this reading The thing remained uncertain, and he was assuredly not called upon to act!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
called
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From this reading The thing remained uncertain, and he was assuredly not called upon to act!
capable
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From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
clear
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From this reading One thing then was clear to Donal, that for the present he had nothing to do with the affair.
concerning
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From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
disclosed
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From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading One thing then was clear to Donal, that for the present he had nothing to do with the affair.
Donal
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From this reading One thing then was clear to Donal, that for the present he had nothing to do with the affair.
doubt
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From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
earl's
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From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
enough
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From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
father
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From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
FILIAL
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From this reading FILIAL RESPONSE.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One thing then was clear to Donal, that for the present he had nothing to do with the affair.
Forgue
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From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
greater
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From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One thing then was clear to Donal, that for the present he had nothing to do with the affair.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One thing then was clear to Donal, that for the present he had nothing to do with the affair.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
indeed
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From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
lie
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From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
longer
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From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
man
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From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
mother
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From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The thing remained uncertain, and he was assuredly not called upon to act!
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading One thing then was clear to Donal, that for the present he had nothing to do with the affair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One thing then was clear to Donal, that for the present he had nothing to do with the affair.
present
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From this reading One thing then was clear to Donal, that for the present he had nothing to do with the affair.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The thing remained uncertain, and he was assuredly not called upon to act!
RESPONSE
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From this reading FILIAL RESPONSE.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
son
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From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
spoken
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From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
statement
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From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
succession
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From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
SupposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
surely
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From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One thing then was clear to Donal, that for the present he had nothing to do with the affair.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One thing then was clear to Donal, that for the present he had nothing to do with the affair.
then
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From this reading One thing then was clear to Donal, that for the present he had nothing to do with the affair.
there
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From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thing then was clear to Donal, that for the present he had nothing to do with the affair.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One thing then was clear to Donal, that for the present he had nothing to do with the affair.
true
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From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
truth
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From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
uncertain
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From this reading The thing remained uncertain, and he was assuredly not called upon to act!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The thing remained uncertain, and he was assuredly not called upon to act!
vile
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From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One thing then was clear to Donal, that for the present he had nothing to do with the affair.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Supposing the earl’s assertion true, there was at present no question as to the succession; before such question could arise, Forgue might be dead; before that, his father might himself have disclosed the secret; while, the longer Donal thought about it, the greater was his doubt whether he had spoken the truth.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
wickedness
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From this reading The man who could so make such a statement to his son concerning his mother, must indeed have been capable of the wickedness assumed! but also the man who could make such a statement was surely vile enough to lie!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One thing then was clear to Donal, that for the present he had nothing to do with the affair.
