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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 There could be no longer a doubt but that this woman would claim him as her husband.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Caldigate, when he left his wife that he might stroll about the place after the dusk had fallen, told himself again and again that the thunderbolt had certainly fallen now.
affairs
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From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Caldigate, when he left his wife that he might stroll about the place after the dusk had fallen, told himself again and again that the thunderbolt had certainly fallen now.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Caldigate, when he left his wife that he might stroll about the place after the dusk had fallen, told himself again and again that the thunderbolt had certainly fallen now.
Amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'Just by Telling Me that I Am' The thunderbolt had fallen now.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Caldigate, when he left his wife that he might stroll about the place after the dusk had fallen, told himself again and again that the thunderbolt had certainly fallen now.
annoyance
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From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There could be no longer a doubt but that this woman would claim him as her husband.
back
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From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no longer a doubt but that this woman would claim him as her husband.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
bidden
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board
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From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There could be no longer a doubt but that this woman would claim him as her husband.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'Just by Telling Me that I Am' The thunderbolt had fallen now.
Caldigate
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From this reading Caldigate, when he left his wife that he might stroll about the place after the dusk had fallen, told himself again and again that the thunderbolt had certainly fallen now.
called
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From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
Callender
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From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
certainly
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From this reading Caldigate, when he left his wife that he might stroll about the place after the dusk had fallen, told himself again and again that the thunderbolt had certainly fallen now.
claim
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From this reading There could be no longer a doubt but that this woman would claim him as her husband.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading A whole world of remorse and regrets oppressed his conscience and his heart.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no longer a doubt but that this woman would claim him as her husband.
counsels
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From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
Dick
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From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
doubt
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From this reading There could be no longer a doubt but that this woman would claim him as her husband.
dusk
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From this reading Caldigate, when he left his wife that he might stroll about the place after the dusk had fallen, told himself again and again that the thunderbolt had certainly fallen now.
fallen
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From this reading 'Just by Telling Me that I Am' The thunderbolt had fallen now.
given
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From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Just by Telling Me that I Am' The thunderbolt had fallen now.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Caldigate, when he left his wife that he might stroll about the place after the dusk had fallen, told himself again and again that the thunderbolt had certainly fallen now.
heart
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From this reading A whole world of remorse and regrets oppressed his conscience and his heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There could be no longer a doubt but that this woman would claim him as her husband.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There could be no longer a doubt but that this woman would claim him as her husband.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Caldigate, when he left his wife that he might stroll about the place after the dusk had fallen, told himself again and again that the thunderbolt had certainly fallen now.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Caldigate, when he left his wife that he might stroll about the place after the dusk had fallen, told himself again and again that the thunderbolt had certainly fallen now.
husband
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From this reading There could be no longer a doubt but that this woman would claim him as her husband.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Just by Telling Me that I Am' The thunderbolt had fallen now.
Just
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From this reading 'Just by Telling Me that I Am' The thunderbolt had fallen now.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Caldigate, when he left his wife that he might stroll about the place after the dusk had fallen, told himself again and again that the thunderbolt had certainly fallen now.
longer
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From this reading There could be no longer a doubt but that this woman would claim him as her husband.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Just by Telling Me that I Am' The thunderbolt had fallen now.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Caldigate, when he left his wife that he might stroll about the place after the dusk had fallen, told himself again and again that the thunderbolt had certainly fallen now.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
Mrs
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From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no longer a doubt but that this woman would claim him as her husband.
now
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From this reading 'Just by Telling Me that I Am' The thunderbolt had fallen now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A whole world of remorse and regrets oppressed his conscience and his heart.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
oppressed
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From this reading A whole world of remorse and regrets oppressed his conscience and his heart.
own
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From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
place
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From this reading Caldigate, when he left his wife that he might stroll about the place after the dusk had fallen, told himself again and again that the thunderbolt had certainly fallen now.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
regrets
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From this reading A whole world of remorse and regrets oppressed his conscience and his heart.
remembered
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From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
remonstrated
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From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
remorse
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From this reading A whole world of remorse and regrets oppressed his conscience and his heart.
Shand
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From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
stroll
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From this reading Caldigate, when he left his wife that he might stroll about the place after the dusk had fallen, told himself again and again that the thunderbolt had certainly fallen now.
Telling
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From this reading 'Just by Telling Me that I Am' The thunderbolt had fallen now.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Just by Telling Me that I Am' The thunderbolt had fallen now.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Just by Telling Me that I Am' The thunderbolt had fallen now.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
There
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From this reading There could be no longer a doubt but that this woman would claim him as her husband.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There could be no longer a doubt but that this woman would claim him as her husband.
thunderbolt
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From this reading 'Just by Telling Me that I Am' The thunderbolt had fallen now.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Caldigate, when he left his wife that he might stroll about the place after the dusk had fallen, told himself again and again that the thunderbolt had certainly fallen now.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Caldigate, when he left his wife that he might stroll about the place after the dusk had fallen, told himself again and again that the thunderbolt had certainly fallen now.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
whole
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From this reading A whole world of remorse and regrets oppressed his conscience and his heart.
wife
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From this reading Caldigate, when he left his wife that he might stroll about the place after the dusk had fallen, told himself again and again that the thunderbolt had certainly fallen now.
wise
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From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked back and remembered the wise counsels which had been given him on board the ship, when the captain and Mrs. Callender and poor Dick Shand had remonstrated with him, and called to mind his own annoyance when he had bidden them mind their own affairs.
woman
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From this reading There could be no longer a doubt but that this woman would claim him as her husband.
world
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From this reading A whole world of remorse and regrets oppressed his conscience and his heart.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There could be no longer a doubt but that this woman would claim him as her husband.
