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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 A fortnight later Dick Watson died.
absorbed
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From this reading Then he found himself absorbed by the later rehearsals of _The Queen's Necklace_; by the completion of his pictures for the May exhibition; and by the perpetual and ignominious hunt for money.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fenwick saw him several times before the end, and was present at his last moments.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to this last, it seemed to him that each day was a battle in which he was for ever worsted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fenwick saw him several times before the end, and was present at his last moments.
attended
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From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
battle
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From this reading As to this last, it seemed to him that each day was a battle in which he was for ever worsted.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Fenwick saw him several times before the end, and was present at his last moments.
betrayed
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From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
completion
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From this reading Then he found himself absorbed by the later rehearsals of _The Queen's Necklace_; by the completion of his pictures for the May exhibition; and by the perpetual and ignominious hunt for money.
Cuningham
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From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
curious
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From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
day
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From this reading As to this last, it seemed to him that each day was a battle in which he was for ever worsted.
Dick
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From this reading A fortnight later Dick Watson died.
died
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From this reading A fortnight later Dick Watson died.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading As to this last, it seemed to him that each day was a battle in which he was for ever worsted.
end
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From this reading Fenwick saw him several times before the end, and was present at his last moments.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to this last, it seemed to him that each day was a battle in which he was for ever worsted.
exhibition
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From this reading Then he found himself absorbed by the later rehearsals of _The Queen's Necklace_; by the completion of his pictures for the May exhibition; and by the perpetual and ignominious hunt for money.
Fenwick
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From this reading Fenwick saw him several times before the end, and was present at his last moments.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then he found himself absorbed by the later rehearsals of _The Queen's Necklace_; by the completion of his pictures for the May exhibition; and by the perpetual and ignominious hunt for money.
fortnight
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From this reading A fortnight later Dick Watson died.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he found himself absorbed by the later rehearsals of _The Queen's Necklace_; by the completion of his pictures for the May exhibition; and by the perpetual and ignominious hunt for money.
funeral
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From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
grief
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From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he found himself absorbed by the later rehearsals of _The Queen's Necklace_; by the completion of his pictures for the May exhibition; and by the perpetual and ignominious hunt for money.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fenwick saw him several times before the end, and was present at his last moments.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he found himself absorbed by the later rehearsals of _The Queen's Necklace_; by the completion of his pictures for the May exhibition; and by the perpetual and ignominious hunt for money.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fenwick saw him several times before the end, and was present at his last moments.
human
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From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
hunt
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From this reading Then he found himself absorbed by the later rehearsals of _The Queen's Necklace_; by the completion of his pictures for the May exhibition; and by the perpetual and ignominious hunt for money.
ignominious
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From this reading Then he found himself absorbed by the later rehearsals of _The Queen's Necklace_; by the completion of his pictures for the May exhibition; and by the perpetual and ignominious hunt for money.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As to this last, it seemed to him that each day was a battle in which he was for ever worsted.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
irritation
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From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As to this last, it seemed to him that each day was a battle in which he was for ever worsted.
jealous
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From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fenwick saw him several times before the end, and was present at his last moments.
later
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From this reading A fortnight later Dick Watson died.
managed
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From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Then he found himself absorbed by the later rehearsals of _The Queen's Necklace_; by the completion of his pictures for the May exhibition; and by the perpetual and ignominious hunt for money.
mixture
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From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
moments
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From this reading Fenwick saw him several times before the end, and was present at his last moments.
money
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From this reading Then he found himself absorbed by the later rehearsals of _The Queen's Necklace_; by the completion of his pictures for the May exhibition; and by the perpetual and ignominious hunt for money.
nature
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From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
Necklace
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From this reading Then he found himself absorbed by the later rehearsals of _The Queen's Necklace_; by the completion of his pictures for the May exhibition; and by the perpetual and ignominious hunt for money.
notices
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From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
obituary
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From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
often
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From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
perpetual
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From this reading Then he found himself absorbed by the later rehearsals of _The Queen's Necklace_; by the completion of his pictures for the May exhibition; and by the perpetual and ignominious hunt for money.
pictures
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From this reading Then he found himself absorbed by the later rehearsals of _The Queen's Necklace_; by the completion of his pictures for the May exhibition; and by the perpetual and ignominious hunt for money.
present
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From this reading Fenwick saw him several times before the end, and was present at his last moments.
Queen's
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From this reading Then he found himself absorbed by the later rehearsals of _The Queen's Necklace_; by the completion of his pictures for the May exhibition; and by the perpetual and ignominious hunt for money.
read
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From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
rehearsals
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From this reading Then he found himself absorbed by the later rehearsals of _The Queen's Necklace_; by the completion of his pictures for the May exhibition; and by the perpetual and ignominious hunt for money.
saw
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From this reading Fenwick saw him several times before the end, and was present at his last moments.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to this last, it seemed to him that each day was a battle in which he was for ever worsted.
several
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From this reading Fenwick saw him several times before the end, and was present at his last moments.
similar
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From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
sore
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From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fenwick saw him several times before the end, and was present at his last moments.
Then
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From this reading Then he found himself absorbed by the later rehearsals of _The Queen's Necklace_; by the completion of his pictures for the May exhibition; and by the perpetual and ignominious hunt for money.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As to this last, it seemed to him that each day was a battle in which he was for ever worsted.
times
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From this reading Fenwick saw him several times before the end, and was present at his last moments.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As to this last, it seemed to him that each day was a battle in which he was for ever worsted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fenwick saw him several times before the end, and was present at his last moments.
Watson
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From this reading A fortnight later Dick Watson died.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The funeral was managed by Cuningham; so were the obituary notices; and Fenwick attended the funeral and read the notices, with that curious mixture of sore grief and jealous irritation into which our human nature is so often betrayed at similar moments.
worsted
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From this reading As to this last, it seemed to him that each day was a battle in which he was for ever worsted.
