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ability
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From this reading He had done his duty by Dick to the best of his ability.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
all
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From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
anger
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From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
arrival
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From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
aware
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From this reading He was well aware of that.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
best
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From this reading He had done his duty by Dick to the best of his ability.
brother
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From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had done his duty by Dick to the best of his ability.
Dick
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From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had done his duty by Dick to the best of his ability.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading He had done his duty by Dick to the best of his ability.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no just ground for anger, indeed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
gone
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From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
ground
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From this reading There was no just ground for anger, indeed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
indeed
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From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
just
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From this reading There was no just ground for anger, indeed.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no just ground for anger, indeed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
out
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From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
Pollington
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From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
poverty
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From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
seem
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From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
Shands
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From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
slightest
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From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
son
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From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
spoke
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From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
successful
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From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
There
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From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
thriven
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From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
unsuccessful
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From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
welcomed
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From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
well
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From this reading He was well aware of that.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
wretched
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From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
