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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 For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three months ago, in a moment of profoundest misery, he had proposed this step; courage failed him to speak of it again, Amy’s look and voice were too vivid in his memory.
ago
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From this reading Three months ago, in a moment of profoundest misery, he had proposed this step; courage failed him to speak of it again, Amy’s look and voice were too vivid in his memory.
Amy's
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From this reading The prudent course was so obvious that he marvelled at Amy’s failing to suggest it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
any
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From this reading The mental relief of such a change might enable him to front with courage a problem in any case very difficult, and, as things were, desperate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The mental relief of such a change might enable him to front with courage a problem in any case very difficult, and, as things were, desperate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The prudent course was so obvious that he marvelled at Amy’s failing to suggest it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
capable
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From this reading Was she not capable of such a sacrifice for his sake?
case
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From this reading The mental relief of such a change might enable him to front with courage a problem in any case very difficult, and, as things were, desperate.
change
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From this reading The mental relief of such a change might enable him to front with courage a problem in any case very difficult, and, as things were, desperate.
circumstances
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From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
cost
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From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
courage
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From this reading The mental relief of such a change might enable him to front with courage a problem in any case very difficult, and, as things were, desperate.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prudent course was so obvious that he marvelled at Amy’s failing to suggest it.
desperate
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From this reading The mental relief of such a change might enable him to front with courage a problem in any case very difficult, and, as things were, desperate.
difficult
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From this reading The mental relief of such a change might enable him to front with courage a problem in any case very difficult, and, as things were, desperate.
difficulty
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From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
enable
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From this reading The mental relief of such a change might enable him to front with courage a problem in any case very difficult, and, as things were, desperate.
failed
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From this reading Three months ago, in a moment of profoundest misery, he had proposed this step; courage failed him to speak of it again, Amy’s look and voice were too vivid in his memory.
failing
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From this reading The prudent course was so obvious that he marvelled at Amy’s failing to suggest it.
fifty
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From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
flat
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From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
front
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From this reading The mental relief of such a change might enable him to front with courage a problem in any case very difficult, and, as things were, desperate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three months ago, in a moment of profoundest misery, he had proposed this step; courage failed him to speak of it again, Amy’s look and voice were too vivid in his memory.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The prudent course was so obvious that he marvelled at Amy’s failing to suggest it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The mental relief of such a change might enable him to front with courage a problem in any case very difficult, and, as things were, desperate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Three months ago, in a moment of profoundest misery, he had proposed this step; courage failed him to speak of it again, Amy’s look and voice were too vivid in his memory.
home
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From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The prudent course was so obvious that he marvelled at Amy’s failing to suggest it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
lease
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From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
letting
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From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three months ago, in a moment of profoundest misery, he had proposed this step; courage failed him to speak of it again, Amy’s look and voice were too vivid in his memory.
marvelled
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From this reading The prudent course was so obvious that he marvelled at Amy’s failing to suggest it.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Three months ago, in a moment of profoundest misery, he had proposed this step; courage failed him to speak of it again, Amy’s look and voice were too vivid in his memory.
mental
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From this reading The mental relief of such a change might enable him to front with courage a problem in any case very difficult, and, as things were, desperate.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The mental relief of such a change might enable him to front with courage a problem in any case very difficult, and, as things were, desperate.
misery
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From this reading Three months ago, in a moment of profoundest misery, he had proposed this step; courage failed him to speak of it again, Amy’s look and voice were too vivid in his memory.
moment
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From this reading Three months ago, in a moment of profoundest misery, he had proposed this step; courage failed him to speak of it again, Amy’s look and voice were too vivid in his memory.
money
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From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
months
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From this reading Three months ago, in a moment of profoundest misery, he had proposed this step; courage failed him to speak of it again, Amy’s look and voice were too vivid in his memory.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Was she not capable of such a sacrifice for his sake?
obvious
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From this reading The prudent course was so obvious that he marvelled at Amy’s failing to suggest it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
paying
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From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
people
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From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
pounds
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From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
problem
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From this reading The mental relief of such a change might enable him to front with courage a problem in any case very difficult, and, as things were, desperate.
profoundest
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From this reading Three months ago, in a moment of profoundest misery, he had proposed this step; courage failed him to speak of it again, Amy’s look and voice were too vivid in his memory.
proposed
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From this reading Three months ago, in a moment of profoundest misery, he had proposed this step; courage failed him to speak of it again, Amy’s look and voice were too vivid in his memory.
prudent
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From this reading The prudent course was so obvious that he marvelled at Amy’s failing to suggest it.
recklessness
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From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading The mental relief of such a change might enable him to front with courage a problem in any case very difficult, and, as things were, desperate.
removal
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From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
rent
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From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
sacrifice
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From this reading Was she not capable of such a sacrifice for his sake?
sake
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From this reading Was she not capable of such a sacrifice for his sake?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was she not capable of such a sacrifice for his sake?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The prudent course was so obvious that he marvelled at Amy’s failing to suggest it.
speak
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From this reading Three months ago, in a moment of profoundest misery, he had proposed this step; courage failed him to speak of it again, Amy’s look and voice were too vivid in his memory.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three months ago, in a moment of profoundest misery, he had proposed this step; courage failed him to speak of it again, Amy’s look and voice were too vivid in his memory.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The mental relief of such a change might enable him to front with courage a problem in any case very difficult, and, as things were, desperate.
suggest
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From this reading The prudent course was so obvious that he marvelled at Amy’s failing to suggest it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The prudent course was so obvious that he marvelled at Amy’s failing to suggest it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The prudent course was so obvious that he marvelled at Amy’s failing to suggest it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
there
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From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
things
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From this reading The mental relief of such a change might enable him to front with courage a problem in any case very difficult, and, as things were, desperate.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
Three
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From this reading Three months ago, in a moment of profoundest misery, he had proposed this step; courage failed him to speak of it again, Amy’s look and voice were too vivid in his memory.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The prudent course was so obvious that he marvelled at Amy’s failing to suggest it.
too
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From this reading Three months ago, in a moment of profoundest misery, he had proposed this step; courage failed him to speak of it again, Amy’s look and voice were too vivid in his memory.
trifling
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From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
very
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From this reading The mental relief of such a change might enable him to front with courage a problem in any case very difficult, and, as things were, desperate.
vivid
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From this reading Three months ago, in a moment of profoundest misery, he had proposed this step; courage failed him to speak of it again, Amy’s look and voice were too vivid in his memory.
voice
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From this reading Three months ago, in a moment of profoundest misery, he had proposed this step; courage failed him to speak of it again, Amy’s look and voice were too vivid in his memory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The prudent course was so obvious that he marvelled at Amy’s failing to suggest it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The mental relief of such a change might enable him to front with courage a problem in any case very difficult, and, as things were, desperate.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The mental relief of such a change might enable him to front with courage a problem in any case very difficult, and, as things were, desperate.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
year
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From this reading For people in their circumstances to be paying a rent of fifty pounds when a home could be found for half the money was recklessness; there would be no difficulty in letting the flat for this last year of their lease, and the cost of removal would be trifling.
