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1812
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From this reading It was the year 1812.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
adopted
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From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
afterwards
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From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
all
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From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
any
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From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
bend
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From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
bond
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From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
broke
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From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
brother
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From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
brother's
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From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
business
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From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
change
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From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
clear
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From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
confined
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From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
crisis
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From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
day
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From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
died
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From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
discovered
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From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
entreating
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From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
families
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From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
fate
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From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
father
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From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
father's
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From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
flour-mill
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From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
funeral
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From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
heart
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From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
house
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From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
inevitably
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From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the year 1812.
Jael
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From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
John
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From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
leave
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From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
lived
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From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
made
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From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
merely
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From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
necessity
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From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
new
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From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
nominal
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From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
now
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From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
old
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From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
profits
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From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
released
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From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
releasing
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From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
say
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From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
shortly
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From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
sold
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From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
stout
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From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
tan-yard
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From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
tanning
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From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
ten
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From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the year 1812.
things
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From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
trade
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From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
two
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From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the year 1812.
ways
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From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
year
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From this reading It was the year 1812.
years
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From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
