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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 He was not a man to doubt, in the intervals of his sighs for Poland, that he could find a wife and a home in any corner of the earth.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What was in Ernest’s mind nobody knew; but there was a new cheerfulness about him which it was difficult to account for, as he continued to disclaim all definite hope for Poland.
account
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From this reading What was in Ernest’s mind nobody knew; but there was a new cheerfulness about him which it was difficult to account for, as he continued to disclaim all definite hope for Poland.
all
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From this reading Of all the party of exiles, Andreas was the one whose troubles grew the fastest as time rolled on.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
Andreas
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From this reading Of all the party of exiles, Andreas was the one whose troubles grew the fastest as time rolled on.
any
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From this reading He was not a man to doubt, in the intervals of his sighs for Poland, that he could find a wife and a home in any corner of the earth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of all the party of exiles, Andreas was the one whose troubles grew the fastest as time rolled on.
Barbary
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From this reading Paul made himself comfortable, as he would have done in the Barbary desert, if sentenced to transportation thither the next year.
becoming
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From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What was in Ernest’s mind nobody knew; but there was a new cheerfulness about him which it was difficult to account for, as he continued to disclaim all definite hope for Poland.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
cares
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From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
cheerfulness
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From this reading What was in Ernest’s mind nobody knew; but there was a new cheerfulness about him which it was difficult to account for, as he continued to disclaim all definite hope for Poland.
comfortable
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From this reading Paul made himself comfortable, as he would have done in the Barbary desert, if sentenced to transportation thither the next year.
consoled
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From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
continued
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From this reading What was in Ernest’s mind nobody knew; but there was a new cheerfulness about him which it was difficult to account for, as he continued to disclaim all definite hope for Poland.
corner
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From this reading He was not a man to doubt, in the intervals of his sighs for Poland, that he could find a wife and a home in any corner of the earth.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was not a man to doubt, in the intervals of his sighs for Poland, that he could find a wife and a home in any corner of the earth.
Cyprian
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From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
definite
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From this reading What was in Ernest’s mind nobody knew; but there was a new cheerfulness about him which it was difficult to account for, as he continued to disclaim all definite hope for Poland.
desert
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From this reading Paul made himself comfortable, as he would have done in the Barbary desert, if sentenced to transportation thither the next year.
difficult
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From this reading What was in Ernest’s mind nobody knew; but there was a new cheerfulness about him which it was difficult to account for, as he continued to disclaim all definite hope for Poland.
disclaim
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From this reading What was in Ernest’s mind nobody knew; but there was a new cheerfulness about him which it was difficult to account for, as he continued to disclaim all definite hope for Poland.
domestic
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From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
done
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From this reading Paul made himself comfortable, as he would have done in the Barbary desert, if sentenced to transportation thither the next year.
doubt
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From this reading He was not a man to doubt, in the intervals of his sighs for Poland, that he could find a wife and a home in any corner of the earth.
earth
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From this reading He was not a man to doubt, in the intervals of his sighs for Poland, that he could find a wife and a home in any corner of the earth.
Ernest's
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From this reading What was in Ernest’s mind nobody knew; but there was a new cheerfulness about him which it was difficult to account for, as he continued to disclaim all definite hope for Poland.
exiles
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From this reading Of all the party of exiles, Andreas was the one whose troubles grew the fastest as time rolled on.
family
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From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
fastest
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From this reading Of all the party of exiles, Andreas was the one whose troubles grew the fastest as time rolled on.
find
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From this reading He was not a man to doubt, in the intervals of his sighs for Poland, that he could find a wife and a home in any corner of the earth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was not a man to doubt, in the intervals of his sighs for Poland, that he could find a wife and a home in any corner of the earth.
former
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From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
grew
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From this reading Of all the party of exiles, Andreas was the one whose troubles grew the fastest as time rolled on.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Paul made himself comfortable, as he would have done in the Barbary desert, if sentenced to transportation thither the next year.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Paul made himself comfortable, as he would have done in the Barbary desert, if sentenced to transportation thither the next year.
health
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From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What was in Ernest’s mind nobody knew; but there was a new cheerfulness about him which it was difficult to account for, as he continued to disclaim all definite hope for Poland.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Paul made himself comfortable, as he would have done in the Barbary desert, if sentenced to transportation thither the next year.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
home
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From this reading He was not a man to doubt, in the intervals of his sighs for Poland, that he could find a wife and a home in any corner of the earth.
hope
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From this reading What was in Ernest’s mind nobody knew; but there was a new cheerfulness about him which it was difficult to account for, as he continued to disclaim all definite hope for Poland.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Paul made himself comfortable, as he would have done in the Barbary desert, if sentenced to transportation thither the next year.
improvement
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From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
intervals
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From this reading He was not a man to doubt, in the intervals of his sighs for Poland, that he could find a wife and a home in any corner of the earth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What was in Ernest’s mind nobody knew; but there was a new cheerfulness about him which it was difficult to account for, as he continued to disclaim all definite hope for Poland.
knew
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From this reading What was in Ernest’s mind nobody knew; but there was a new cheerfulness about him which it was difficult to account for, as he continued to disclaim all definite hope for Poland.
like
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From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
made
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From this reading Paul made himself comfortable, as he would have done in the Barbary desert, if sentenced to transportation thither the next year.
man
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From this reading He was not a man to doubt, in the intervals of his sighs for Poland, that he could find a wife and a home in any corner of the earth.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading What was in Ernest’s mind nobody knew; but there was a new cheerfulness about him which it was difficult to account for, as he continued to disclaim all definite hope for Poland.
more
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From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
new
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From this reading What was in Ernest’s mind nobody knew; but there was a new cheerfulness about him which it was difficult to account for, as he continued to disclaim all definite hope for Poland.
next
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From this reading Paul made himself comfortable, as he would have done in the Barbary desert, if sentenced to transportation thither the next year.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading What was in Ernest’s mind nobody knew; but there was a new cheerfulness about him which it was difficult to account for, as he continued to disclaim all definite hope for Poland.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not a man to doubt, in the intervals of his sighs for Poland, that he could find a wife and a home in any corner of the earth.
nurses
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From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of all the party of exiles, Andreas was the one whose troubles grew the fastest as time rolled on.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of all the party of exiles, Andreas was the one whose troubles grew the fastest as time rolled on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of all the party of exiles, Andreas was the one whose troubles grew the fastest as time rolled on.
Owzin
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From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
party
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From this reading Of all the party of exiles, Andreas was the one whose troubles grew the fastest as time rolled on.
Paul
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From this reading Paul made himself comfortable, as he would have done in the Barbary desert, if sentenced to transportation thither the next year.
peace
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From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
Poland
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From this reading He was not a man to doubt, in the intervals of his sighs for Poland, that he could find a wife and a home in any corner of the earth.
repaid
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From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
return
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From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
rolled
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From this reading Of all the party of exiles, Andreas was the one whose troubles grew the fastest as time rolled on.
self
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From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
sentenced
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From this reading Paul made himself comfortable, as he would have done in the Barbary desert, if sentenced to transportation thither the next year.
sighs
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From this reading He was not a man to doubt, in the intervals of his sighs for Poland, that he could find a wife and a home in any corner of the earth.
slowly
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From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
Sophia
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From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was not a man to doubt, in the intervals of his sighs for Poland, that he could find a wife and a home in any corner of the earth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of all the party of exiles, Andreas was the one whose troubles grew the fastest as time rolled on.
there
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From this reading What was in Ernest’s mind nobody knew; but there was a new cheerfulness about him which it was difficult to account for, as he continued to disclaim all definite hope for Poland.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Paul made himself comfortable, as he would have done in the Barbary desert, if sentenced to transportation thither the next year.
time
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From this reading Of all the party of exiles, Andreas was the one whose troubles grew the fastest as time rolled on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Paul made himself comfortable, as he would have done in the Barbary desert, if sentenced to transportation thither the next year.
transportation
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From this reading Paul made himself comfortable, as he would have done in the Barbary desert, if sentenced to transportation thither the next year.
troubles
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From this reading Of all the party of exiles, Andreas was the one whose troubles grew the fastest as time rolled on.
very
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From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of all the party of exiles, Andreas was the one whose troubles grew the fastest as time rolled on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The family of Owzin were consoled by the return of domestic peace; Sophia becoming more and more like her former self as Cyprian slowly, very slowly, repaid the cares of his nurses by his improvement in health.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was in Ernest’s mind nobody knew; but there was a new cheerfulness about him which it was difficult to account for, as he continued to disclaim all definite hope for Poland.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading What was in Ernest’s mind nobody knew; but there was a new cheerfulness about him which it was difficult to account for, as he continued to disclaim all definite hope for Poland.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Of all the party of exiles, Andreas was the one whose troubles grew the fastest as time rolled on.
wife
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From this reading He was not a man to doubt, in the intervals of his sighs for Poland, that he could find a wife and a home in any corner of the earth.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Paul made himself comfortable, as he would have done in the Barbary desert, if sentenced to transportation thither the next year.
year
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From this reading Paul made himself comfortable, as he would have done in the Barbary desert, if sentenced to transportation thither the next year.
