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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 Edgar had intercepted it, and helped himself with a part of the contents, substituting notes, which he thought would do well enough for the Haleham people.
abode
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From this reading Justice had been more speedy in its motions than Mr. Pye; and when he arrived at Hester’s abode he found all in confusion.
accession
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From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
all
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From this reading Justice had been more speedy in its motions than Mr. Pye; and when he arrived at Hester’s abode he found all in confusion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The event which Hester had long contemplated by day, and anticipated in dreams by night, was now impending.
anticipated
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From this reading The event which Hester had long contemplated by day, and anticipated in dreams by night, was now impending.
arrived
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From this reading Justice had been more speedy in its motions than Mr. Pye; and when he arrived at Hester’s abode he found all in confusion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Justice had been more speedy in its motions than Mr. Pye; and when he arrived at Hester’s abode he found all in confusion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Justice had been more speedy in its motions than Mr. Pye; and when he arrived at Hester’s abode he found all in confusion.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
brought
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From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The event which Hester had long contemplated by day, and anticipated in dreams by night, was now impending.
catastrophe
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From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
Cavendish
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From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
clearly
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From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
concerned
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From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
confusion
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From this reading Justice had been more speedy in its motions than Mr. Pye; and when he arrived at Hester’s abode he found all in confusion.
contemplated
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From this reading The event which Hester had long contemplated by day, and anticipated in dreams by night, was now impending.
contents
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From this reading Edgar had intercepted it, and helped himself with a part of the contents, substituting notes, which he thought would do well enough for the Haleham people.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
custody
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From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
day
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From this reading The event which Hester had long contemplated by day, and anticipated in dreams by night, was now impending.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Edgar had intercepted it, and helped himself with a part of the contents, substituting notes, which he thought would do well enough for the Haleham people.
dreams
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From this reading The event which Hester had long contemplated by day, and anticipated in dreams by night, was now impending.
Edgar
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From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
enclosed
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From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
enough
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From this reading Edgar had intercepted it, and helped himself with a part of the contents, substituting notes, which he thought would do well enough for the Haleham people.
event
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From this reading The event which Hester had long contemplated by day, and anticipated in dreams by night, was now impending.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
evidence
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From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
exchange
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From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
found
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From this reading Justice had been more speedy in its motions than Mr. Pye; and when he arrived at Hester’s abode he found all in confusion.
gang
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From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
good
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From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
great
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From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
guineas
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From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The event which Hester had long contemplated by day, and anticipated in dreams by night, was now impending.
Haleham
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From this reading Edgar had intercepted it, and helped himself with a part of the contents, substituting notes, which he thought would do well enough for the Haleham people.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Justice had been more speedy in its motions than Mr. Pye; and when he arrived at Hester’s abode he found all in confusion.
helped
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From this reading Edgar had intercepted it, and helped himself with a part of the contents, substituting notes, which he thought would do well enough for the Haleham people.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
Hester
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From this reading The event which Hester had long contemplated by day, and anticipated in dreams by night, was now impending.
Hester's
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From this reading Justice had been more speedy in its motions than Mr. Pye; and when he arrived at Hester’s abode he found all in confusion.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Edgar had intercepted it, and helped himself with a part of the contents, substituting notes, which he thought would do well enough for the Haleham people.
impending
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From this reading The event which Hester had long contemplated by day, and anticipated in dreams by night, was now impending.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The event which Hester had long contemplated by day, and anticipated in dreams by night, was now impending.
inevitable
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From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
intercepted
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From this reading Edgar had intercepted it, and helped himself with a part of the contents, substituting notes, which he thought would do well enough for the Haleham people.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Justice had been more speedy in its motions than Mr. Pye; and when he arrived at Hester’s abode he found all in confusion.
Justice
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From this reading Justice had been more speedy in its motions than Mr. Pye; and when he arrived at Hester’s abode he found all in confusion.
known
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From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
letter
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From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
lodged
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From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
long
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From this reading The event which Hester had long contemplated by day, and anticipated in dreams by night, was now impending.
marked
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From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
money
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From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
more
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From this reading Justice had been more speedy in its motions than Mr. Pye; and when he arrived at Hester’s abode he found all in confusion.
mother
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From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
motions
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From this reading Justice had been more speedy in its motions than Mr. Pye; and when he arrived at Hester’s abode he found all in confusion.
Mr
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From this reading Justice had been more speedy in its motions than Mr. Pye; and when he arrived at Hester’s abode he found all in confusion.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
Newgate
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From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
night
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From this reading The event which Hester had long contemplated by day, and anticipated in dreams by night, was now impending.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
notes
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From this reading Edgar had intercepted it, and helped himself with a part of the contents, substituting notes, which he thought would do well enough for the Haleham people.
now
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From this reading The event which Hester had long contemplated by day, and anticipated in dreams by night, was now impending.
observation
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From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Edgar had intercepted it, and helped himself with a part of the contents, substituting notes, which he thought would do well enough for the Haleham people.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
out
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From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
part
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From this reading Edgar had intercepted it, and helped himself with a part of the contents, substituting notes, which he thought would do well enough for the Haleham people.
people
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From this reading Edgar had intercepted it, and helped himself with a part of the contents, substituting notes, which he thought would do well enough for the Haleham people.
person
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From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
Philip
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From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
proved
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From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
Pye
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From this reading Justice had been more speedy in its motions than Mr. Pye; and when he arrived at Hester’s abode he found all in confusion.
reasonable
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From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
released
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From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
seen
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From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
several
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From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
speedy
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From this reading Justice had been more speedy in its motions than Mr. Pye; and when he arrived at Hester’s abode he found all in confusion.
substituting
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From this reading Edgar had intercepted it, and helped himself with a part of the contents, substituting notes, which he thought would do well enough for the Haleham people.
suspicion
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From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
taken
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From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Justice had been more speedy in its motions than Mr. Pye; and when he arrived at Hester’s abode he found all in confusion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The event which Hester had long contemplated by day, and anticipated in dreams by night, was now impending.
thought
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From this reading Edgar had intercepted it, and helped himself with a part of the contents, substituting notes, which he thought would do well enough for the Haleham people.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
touched
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From this reading Edgar was lodged in Newgate; Philip had been taken into custody, but released, on its being clearly proved that he had not touched,—that he could not have seen,—Hester’s letter to her mother, after she had enclosed in it the good money he had brought in exchange for the guineas.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The event which Hester had long contemplated by day, and anticipated in dreams by night, was now impending.
weeks
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From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
well
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From this reading Edgar had intercepted it, and helped himself with a part of the contents, substituting notes, which he thought would do well enough for the Haleham people.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Justice had been more speedy in its motions than Mr. Pye; and when he arrived at Hester’s abode he found all in confusion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The event which Hester had long contemplated by day, and anticipated in dreams by night, was now impending.
whole
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From this reading Cavendish had been long under suspicion; and the whole gang had been marked out for observation for several weeks, before a great accession of evidence brought on the catastrophe, which every reasonable person concerned must have known to be inevitable.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Edgar had intercepted it, and helped himself with a part of the contents, substituting notes, which he thought would do well enough for the Haleham people.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Edgar had intercepted it, and helped himself with a part of the contents, substituting notes, which he thought would do well enough for the Haleham people.
