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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 Henry Morton was one of those gifted characters, which possess a force of talent unsuspected by the owner himself.
acquaintance
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From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had inherited from his father an undaunted courage, and a firm and uncompromising detestation of oppression, whether in politics or religion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
beware
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From this reading O, my Lord, beware of jealousy!
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
characters
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From this reading Henry Morton was one of those gifted characters, which possess a force of talent unsuspected by the owner himself.
conversation
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From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
courage
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From this reading He had inherited from his father an undaunted courage, and a firm and uncompromising detestation of oppression, whether in politics or religion.
deep
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From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
detailed
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From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
detestation
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From this reading He had inherited from his father an undaunted courage, and a firm and uncompromising detestation of oppression, whether in politics or religion.
Edith
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From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
effect
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From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
explain
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From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
father
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From this reading He had inherited from his father an undaunted courage, and a firm and uncompromising detestation of oppression, whether in politics or religion.
few
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From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
firm
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From this reading He had inherited from his father an undaunted courage, and a firm and uncompromising detestation of oppression, whether in politics or religion.
force
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From this reading Henry Morton was one of those gifted characters, which possess a force of talent unsuspected by the owner himself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had inherited from his father an undaunted courage, and a firm and uncompromising detestation of oppression, whether in politics or religion.
gifted
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From this reading Henry Morton was one of those gifted characters, which possess a force of talent unsuspected by the owner himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had inherited from his father an undaunted courage, and a firm and uncompromising detestation of oppression, whether in politics or religion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had inherited from his father an undaunted courage, and a firm and uncompromising detestation of oppression, whether in politics or religion.
Henry
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From this reading Henry Morton was one of those gifted characters, which possess a force of talent unsuspected by the owner himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Henry Morton was one of those gifted characters, which possess a force of talent unsuspected by the owner himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had inherited from his father an undaunted courage, and a firm and uncompromising detestation of oppression, whether in politics or religion.
inherited
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From this reading He had inherited from his father an undaunted courage, and a firm and uncompromising detestation of oppression, whether in politics or religion.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
jealousy
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From this reading O, my Lord, beware of jealousy!
Lord
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From this reading O, my Lord, beware of jealousy!
made
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From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
Morton
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From this reading Henry Morton was one of those gifted characters, which possess a force of talent unsuspected by the owner himself.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O, my Lord, beware of jealousy!
necessary
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From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
O
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From this reading O, my Lord, beware of jealousy!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O, my Lord, beware of jealousy!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Henry Morton was one of those gifted characters, which possess a force of talent unsuspected by the owner himself.
oppression
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From this reading He had inherited from his father an undaunted courage, and a firm and uncompromising detestation of oppression, whether in politics or religion.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had inherited from his father an undaunted courage, and a firm and uncompromising detestation of oppression, whether in politics or religion.
origin
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From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
Othello
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From this reading Othello.
overheardnounUS /ˈoverheard/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
owner
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From this reading Henry Morton was one of those gifted characters, which possess a force of talent unsuspected by the owner himself.
passages
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From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
politics
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From this reading He had inherited from his father an undaunted courage, and a firm and uncompromising detestation of oppression, whether in politics or religion.
possess
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From this reading Henry Morton was one of those gifted characters, which possess a force of talent unsuspected by the owner himself.
previous
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From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
prisoner
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From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
religion
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From this reading He had inherited from his father an undaunted courage, and a firm and uncompromising detestation of oppression, whether in politics or religion.
say
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From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
state
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From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
talent
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From this reading Henry Morton was one of those gifted characters, which possess a force of talent unsuspected by the owner himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Henry Morton was one of those gifted characters, which possess a force of talent unsuspected by the owner himself.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
uncompromising
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From this reading He had inherited from his father an undaunted courage, and a firm and uncompromising detestation of oppression, whether in politics or religion.
undaunted
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From this reading He had inherited from his father an undaunted courage, and a firm and uncompromising detestation of oppression, whether in politics or religion.
unfortunate
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From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
unsuspected
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From this reading Henry Morton was one of those gifted characters, which possess a force of talent unsuspected by the owner himself.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henry Morton was one of those gifted characters, which possess a force of talent unsuspected by the owner himself.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He had inherited from his father an undaunted courage, and a firm and uncompromising detestation of oppression, whether in politics or religion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To explain the deep effect which the few broken passages of the conversation we have detailed made upon the unfortunate prisoner by whom they were overheard, it is necessary to say something of his previous state of mind, and of the origin of his acquaintance with Edith.
