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address
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From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
ALIVE
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From this reading BURIED ALIVE.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been her judge; and he was now her jailer.
Audley
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From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
barrister
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From this reading The young barrister had constituted himself the denouncer of this wretched woman.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been her judge; and he was now her jailer.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
burden
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From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
BURIED
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From this reading BURIED ALIVE.
charge
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From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
constituted
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From this reading The young barrister had constituted himself the denouncer of this wretched woman.
delivered
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From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
denouncer
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From this reading The young barrister had constituted himself the denouncer of this wretched woman.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
foreign
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From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
given
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From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young barrister had constituted himself the denouncer of this wretched woman.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been her judge; and he was now her jailer.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been her judge; and he was now her jailer.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The young barrister had constituted himself the denouncer of this wretched woman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
jailer
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From this reading He had been her judge; and he was now her jailer.
judge
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From this reading He had been her judge; and he was now her jailer.
lay
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From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
letter
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From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
library
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From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
mad-house
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From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
now
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From this reading He had been her judge; and he was now her jailer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
physician's
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From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
proper
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From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
removed
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From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
Robert
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From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
safe-keeping
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From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
sat
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From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
table
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From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
then
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From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The young barrister had constituted himself the denouncer of this wretched woman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
up
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From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
woman
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From this reading The young barrister had constituted himself the denouncer of this wretched woman.
work
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From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
wretched
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From this reading The young barrister had constituted himself the denouncer of this wretched woman.
young
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From this reading The young barrister had constituted himself the denouncer of this wretched woman.
