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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 TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
affairs
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From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
All
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From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
ALONEnounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
banker
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From this reading Her father, Bernard Huddlestone, had been a private banker in a very large way of business.
beautiful
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From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
became
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From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
becoming
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From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her father, Bernard Huddlestone, had been a private banker in a very large way of business.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
Bernard
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From this reading Her father, Bernard Huddlestone, had been a private banker in a very large way of business.
business
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From this reading Her father, Bernard Huddlestone, had been a private banker in a very large way of business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
Cassilis
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From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
Clara
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From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
criminal
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From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
cruelly
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From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
dangerous
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From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
disordered
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From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
ears
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From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
expedients
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From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
father
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From this reading Her father, Bernard Huddlestone, had been a private banker in a very large way of business.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
God
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From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
GRADEN
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From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her father, Bernard Huddlestone, had been a private banker in a very large way of business.
happier
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From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
honour
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From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
Huddlestone
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From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
involved
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From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
large
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From this reading Her father, Bernard Huddlestone, had been a private banker in a very large way of business.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
LEARNED
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From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
led
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From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
longer
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From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
lost
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From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
MANNER
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From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
Many
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From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
moment
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From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
more
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From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
other
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From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
portion
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From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
private
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From this reading Her father, Bernard Huddlestone, had been a private banker in a very large way of business.
retrieve
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From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
ruin
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From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
SEA-WOOD
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From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
sobs
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From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
sounded
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From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
STARTLING
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From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
story
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From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
tears
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From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
TELLS
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From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
thank
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From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
try
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From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
vain
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From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
very
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From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
way
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From this reading Her father, Bernard Huddlestone, had been a private banker in a very large way of business.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
wife's
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From this reading TELLS IN WHAT A STARTLING MANNER I LEARNED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN GRADEN SEA-WOOD This was my wife’s story, as I drew it from her among tears and sobs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All was in vain; he became more and more cruelly involved, and found his honour lost at the same moment with his fortune.
wore
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From this reading Her name was Clara Huddlestone: it sounded very beautiful in my ears; but not so beautiful as that other name of Clara Cassilis, which she wore during the longer and, I thank God, the happier portion of her life.
years
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From this reading Many years before, his affairs becoming disordered, he had been led to try dangerous, and at last criminal, expedients to retrieve himself from ruin.
