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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 The fact remained that with the exception of a few possible assets he was practically penniless.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The selling or pawning of the few valuables left him had been consummated and with the greatest delicacy, so as best to spare his feelings.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The selling or pawning of the few valuables left him had been consummated and with the greatest delicacy, so as best to spare his feelings.
assets
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From this reading The fact remained that with the exception of a few possible assets he was practically penniless.
assisted
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From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
balances
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From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every old debt that could be collected--and Gadgem had been a scourge and a flaming sword as the weeks went on in their gathering--had been rounded up.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The selling or pawning of the few valuables left him had been consummated and with the greatest delicacy, so as best to spare his feelings.
behalf
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From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
best
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From this reading The selling or pawning of the few valuables left him had been consummated and with the greatest delicacy, so as best to spare his feelings.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
collected
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From this reading Every old debt that could be collected--and Gadgem had been a scourge and a flaming sword as the weeks went on in their gathering--had been rounded up.
comforts
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From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
consummated
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From this reading The selling or pawning of the few valuables left him had been consummated and with the greatest delicacy, so as best to spare his feelings.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Every old debt that could be collected--and Gadgem had been a scourge and a flaming sword as the weeks went on in their gathering--had been rounded up.
debt
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From this reading Every old debt that could be collected--and Gadgem had been a scourge and a flaming sword as the weeks went on in their gathering--had been rounded up.
delicacy
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From this reading The selling or pawning of the few valuables left him had been consummated and with the greatest delicacy, so as best to spare his feelings.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every old debt that could be collected--and Gadgem had been a scourge and a flaming sword as the weeks went on in their gathering--had been rounded up.
exception
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From this reading The fact remained that with the exception of a few possible assets he was practically penniless.
fact
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From this reading The fact remained that with the exception of a few possible assets he was practically penniless.
feelings
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From this reading The selling or pawning of the few valuables left him had been consummated and with the greatest delicacy, so as best to spare his feelings.
few
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From this reading The selling or pawning of the few valuables left him had been consummated and with the greatest delicacy, so as best to spare his feelings.
flaming
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From this reading Every old debt that could be collected--and Gadgem had been a scourge and a flaming sword as the weeks went on in their gathering--had been rounded up.
friends
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From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
Gadgem
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From this reading Every old debt that could be collected--and Gadgem had been a scourge and a flaming sword as the weeks went on in their gathering--had been rounded up.
gathering
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From this reading Every old debt that could be collected--and Gadgem had been a scourge and a flaming sword as the weeks went on in their gathering--had been rounded up.
George
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From this reading St. George had now reached the last stage of his poverty.
gravity
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From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
greatest
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From this reading The selling or pawning of the few valuables left him had been consummated and with the greatest delicacy, so as best to spare his feelings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading St. George had now reached the last stage of his poverty.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The selling or pawning of the few valuables left him had been consummated and with the greatest delicacy, so as best to spare his feelings.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading St. George had now reached the last stage of his poverty.
hitherto
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From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading St. George had now reached the last stage of his poverty.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The selling or pawning of the few valuables left him had been consummated and with the greatest delicacy, so as best to spare his feelings.
lessen
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From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
now
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From this reading St. George had now reached the last stage of his poverty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading St. George had now reached the last stage of his poverty.
old
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From this reading Every old debt that could be collected--and Gadgem had been a scourge and a flaming sword as the weeks went on in their gathering--had been rounded up.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Every old debt that could be collected--and Gadgem had been a scourge and a flaming sword as the weeks went on in their gathering--had been rounded up.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The selling or pawning of the few valuables left him had been consummated and with the greatest delicacy, so as best to spare his feelings.
own
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From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
pawning
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From this reading The selling or pawning of the few valuables left him had been consummated and with the greatest delicacy, so as best to spare his feelings.
penniless
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From this reading The fact remained that with the exception of a few possible assets he was practically penniless.
possible
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From this reading The fact remained that with the exception of a few possible assets he was practically penniless.
poverty
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From this reading St. George had now reached the last stage of his poverty.
practically
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From this reading The fact remained that with the exception of a few possible assets he was practically penniless.
present
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From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
reached
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From this reading St. George had now reached the last stage of his poverty.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fact remained that with the exception of a few possible assets he was practically penniless.
rounded
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From this reading Every old debt that could be collected--and Gadgem had been a scourge and a flaming sword as the weeks went on in their gathering--had been rounded up.
sacrificed
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From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
scourge
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From this reading Every old debt that could be collected--and Gadgem had been a scourge and a flaming sword as the weeks went on in their gathering--had been rounded up.
selling
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From this reading The selling or pawning of the few valuables left him had been consummated and with the greatest delicacy, so as best to spare his feelings.
situation
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From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The selling or pawning of the few valuables left him had been consummated and with the greatest delicacy, so as best to spare his feelings.
spare
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From this reading The selling or pawning of the few valuables left him had been consummated and with the greatest delicacy, so as best to spare his feelings.
St
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From this reading St. George had now reached the last stage of his poverty.
stage
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From this reading St. George had now reached the last stage of his poverty.
sword
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From this reading Every old debt that could be collected--and Gadgem had been a scourge and a flaming sword as the weeks went on in their gathering--had been rounded up.
temporarily
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From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading St. George had now reached the last stage of his poverty.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The selling or pawning of the few valuables left him had been consummated and with the greatest delicacy, so as best to spare his feelings.
unknown
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From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
up
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From this reading Every old debt that could be collected--and Gadgem had been a scourge and a flaming sword as the weeks went on in their gathering--had been rounded up.
valuables
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From this reading The selling or pawning of the few valuables left him had been consummated and with the greatest delicacy, so as best to spare his feelings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact remained that with the exception of a few possible assets he was practically penniless.
weeks
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From this reading Every old debt that could be collected--and Gadgem had been a scourge and a flaming sword as the weeks went on in their gathering--had been rounded up.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every old debt that could be collected--and Gadgem had been a scourge and a flaming sword as the weeks went on in their gathering--had been rounded up.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That he had been assisted by hitherto unknown friends who had sacrificed their own balances in his behalf, added temporarily to his comforts but did not lessen the gravity of the present situation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The selling or pawning of the few valuables left him had been consummated and with the greatest delicacy, so as best to spare his feelings.
