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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 It turned out that there was indeed a great deal more to be said.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Dr. Burnet came back after the extraordinary revelation of that evening.
all
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From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was for this he had been so constant night and day.
any
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From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
attention
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From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
back
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From this reading Dr. Burnet came back after the extraordinary revelation of that evening.
badly
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From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It turned out that there was indeed a great deal more to be said.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was for this he had been so constant night and day.
behaved
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From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
Burnet
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From this reading Dr. Burnet came back after the extraordinary revelation of that evening.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
came
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From this reading Dr. Burnet came back after the extraordinary revelation of that evening.
care
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From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
certainly
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From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
cliff
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From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
constant
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From this reading It was for this he had been so constant night and day.
day
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From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
deal
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From this reading It turned out that there was indeed a great deal more to be said.
dispersed
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From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Burnet came back after the extraordinary revelation of that evening.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
evening
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From this reading Dr. Burnet came back after the extraordinary revelation of that evening.
extraordinary
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fact
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From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
fees
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From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was for this he had been so constant night and day.
gave
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From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It turned out that there was indeed a great deal more to be said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
indeed
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From this reading It turned out that there was indeed a great deal more to be said.
island
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From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It turned out that there was indeed a great deal more to be said.
Katherine
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From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
light
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From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
lingering
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From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
love
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From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
man
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From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
mists
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From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
more
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From this reading It turned out that there was indeed a great deal more to be said.
Mr
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From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
night
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From this reading It was for this he had been so constant night and day.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dr. Burnet came back after the extraordinary revelation of that evening.
old
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From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
other
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From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
out
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From this reading It turned out that there was indeed a great deal more to be said.
recognise
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From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
revelation
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From this reading Dr. Burnet came back after the extraordinary revelation of that evening.
said
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From this reading It turned out that there was indeed a great deal more to be said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
silvery
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From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was for this he had been so constant night and day.
surrounded
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From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
taken
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From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
tender
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From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It turned out that there was indeed a great deal more to be said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dr. Burnet came back after the extraordinary revelation of that evening.
there
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From this reading It turned out that there was indeed a great deal more to be said.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was for this he had been so constant night and day.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It turned out that there was indeed a great deal more to be said.
Tredgold
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From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
turned
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From this reading It turned out that there was indeed a great deal more to be said.
very
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From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
vigilant
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From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It turned out that there was indeed a great deal more to be said.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No man in the island had been so taken care of, so surrounded with vigilant attention, as old Mr. Tredgold--not for the fees he gave certainly, which were no more than those of any other man, not for love of him, but for Katherine.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He left Katherine on the cliff in the silvery light of the lingering day, with all the tender mists of her dream dispersed, to recognise the dreadful fact that she had behaved very badly to a man who had done nothing but good to her.
