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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 Duty, once plain, had but one road for him, and he had the happy faculty of doing a disagreeable one gracefully.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Duty, once plain, had but one road for him, and he had the happy faculty of doing a disagreeable one gracefully.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If Dr. Herschel’s courage weakened as he looked into Hernando’s face his expression did not show it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He then related his discovery of “Old Ninety-Nine’s” will in the stove at Kingston.
bequeathed
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From this reading In the will, no mention was made of gold, money or jewels, but he bequeathed to his brothers a proven cure for leprosy; as, in his younger days, he had contracted the disease in the West Indies.
brothers
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From this reading In the will, no mention was made of gold, money or jewels, but he bequeathed to his brothers a proven cure for leprosy; as, in his younger days, he had contracted the disease in the West Indies.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Duty, once plain, had but one road for him, and he had the happy faculty of doing a disagreeable one gracefully.
case
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From this reading Hernando’s case was simply and truthfully stated to him.
contracted
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From this reading In the will, no mention was made of gold, money or jewels, but he bequeathed to his brothers a proven cure for leprosy; as, in his younger days, he had contracted the disease in the West Indies.
courage
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From this reading If Dr. Herschel’s courage weakened as he looked into Hernando’s face his expression did not show it.
cure
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From this reading In the will, no mention was made of gold, money or jewels, but he bequeathed to his brothers a proven cure for leprosy; as, in his younger days, he had contracted the disease in the West Indies.
days
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From this reading In the will, no mention was made of gold, money or jewels, but he bequeathed to his brothers a proven cure for leprosy; as, in his younger days, he had contracted the disease in the West Indies.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If Dr. Herschel’s courage weakened as he looked into Hernando’s face his expression did not show it.
disagreeable
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From this reading Duty, once plain, had but one road for him, and he had the happy faculty of doing a disagreeable one gracefully.
discovery
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From this reading He then related his discovery of “Old Ninety-Nine’s” will in the stove at Kingston.
disease
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From this reading In the will, no mention was made of gold, money or jewels, but he bequeathed to his brothers a proven cure for leprosy; as, in his younger days, he had contracted the disease in the West Indies.
doing
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From this reading Duty, once plain, had but one road for him, and he had the happy faculty of doing a disagreeable one gracefully.
Dr
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From this reading If Dr. Herschel’s courage weakened as he looked into Hernando’s face his expression did not show it.
Duty
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From this reading Duty, once plain, had but one road for him, and he had the happy faculty of doing a disagreeable one gracefully.
expression
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From this reading If Dr. Herschel’s courage weakened as he looked into Hernando’s face his expression did not show it.
face
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From this reading If Dr. Herschel’s courage weakened as he looked into Hernando’s face his expression did not show it.
faculty
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From this reading Duty, once plain, had but one road for him, and he had the happy faculty of doing a disagreeable one gracefully.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Duty, once plain, had but one road for him, and he had the happy faculty of doing a disagreeable one gracefully.
gold
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From this reading In the will, no mention was made of gold, money or jewels, but he bequeathed to his brothers a proven cure for leprosy; as, in his younger days, he had contracted the disease in the West Indies.
gracefully
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From this reading Duty, once plain, had but one road for him, and he had the happy faculty of doing a disagreeable one gracefully.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Duty, once plain, had but one road for him, and he had the happy faculty of doing a disagreeable one gracefully.
happy
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From this reading Duty, once plain, had but one road for him, and he had the happy faculty of doing a disagreeable one gracefully.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Dr. Herschel’s courage weakened as he looked into Hernando’s face his expression did not show it.
Hernando's
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From this reading If Dr. Herschel’s courage weakened as he looked into Hernando’s face his expression did not show it.
Herschel's
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From this reading If Dr. Herschel’s courage weakened as he looked into Hernando’s face his expression did not show it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Duty, once plain, had but one road for him, and he had the happy faculty of doing a disagreeable one gracefully.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If Dr. Herschel’s courage weakened as he looked into Hernando’s face his expression did not show it.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Dr. Herschel’s courage weakened as he looked into Hernando’s face his expression did not show it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He then related his discovery of “Old Ninety-Nine’s” will in the stove at Kingston.
Indies
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From this reading In the will, no mention was made of gold, money or jewels, but he bequeathed to his brothers a proven cure for leprosy; as, in his younger days, he had contracted the disease in the West Indies.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading If Dr. Herschel’s courage weakened as he looked into Hernando’s face his expression did not show it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If Dr. Herschel’s courage weakened as he looked into Hernando’s face his expression did not show it.
jewels
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From this reading In the will, no mention was made of gold, money or jewels, but he bequeathed to his brothers a proven cure for leprosy; as, in his younger days, he had contracted the disease in the West Indies.
Kingston
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From this reading He then related his discovery of “Old Ninety-Nine’s” will in the stove at Kingston.
leprosy
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From this reading In the will, no mention was made of gold, money or jewels, but he bequeathed to his brothers a proven cure for leprosy; as, in his younger days, he had contracted the disease in the West Indies.
looked
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From this reading If Dr. Herschel’s courage weakened as he looked into Hernando’s face his expression did not show it.
made
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From this reading In the will, no mention was made of gold, money or jewels, but he bequeathed to his brothers a proven cure for leprosy; as, in his younger days, he had contracted the disease in the West Indies.
mention
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From this reading In the will, no mention was made of gold, money or jewels, but he bequeathed to his brothers a proven cure for leprosy; as, in his younger days, he had contracted the disease in the West Indies.
money
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From this reading In the will, no mention was made of gold, money or jewels, but he bequeathed to his brothers a proven cure for leprosy; as, in his younger days, he had contracted the disease in the West Indies.
Ninety-Nine's
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From this reading He then related his discovery of “Old Ninety-Nine’s” will in the stove at Kingston.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the will, no mention was made of gold, money or jewels, but he bequeathed to his brothers a proven cure for leprosy; as, in his younger days, he had contracted the disease in the West Indies.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If Dr. Herschel’s courage weakened as he looked into Hernando’s face his expression did not show it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Duty, once plain, had but one road for him, and he had the happy faculty of doing a disagreeable one gracefully.
Old
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From this reading He then related his discovery of “Old Ninety-Nine’s” will in the stove at Kingston.
once
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From this reading Duty, once plain, had but one road for him, and he had the happy faculty of doing a disagreeable one gracefully.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Duty, once plain, had but one road for him, and he had the happy faculty of doing a disagreeable one gracefully.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the will, no mention was made of gold, money or jewels, but he bequeathed to his brothers a proven cure for leprosy; as, in his younger days, he had contracted the disease in the West Indies.
plain
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From this reading Duty, once plain, had but one road for him, and he had the happy faculty of doing a disagreeable one gracefully.
proven
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From this reading In the will, no mention was made of gold, money or jewels, but he bequeathed to his brothers a proven cure for leprosy; as, in his younger days, he had contracted the disease in the West Indies.
related
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From this reading He then related his discovery of “Old Ninety-Nine’s” will in the stove at Kingston.
road
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From this reading Duty, once plain, had but one road for him, and he had the happy faculty of doing a disagreeable one gracefully.
show
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From this reading If Dr. Herschel’s courage weakened as he looked into Hernando’s face his expression did not show it.
simply
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From this reading Hernando’s case was simply and truthfully stated to him.
stated
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From this reading Hernando’s case was simply and truthfully stated to him.
stove
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From this reading He then related his discovery of “Old Ninety-Nine’s” will in the stove at Kingston.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Duty, once plain, had but one road for him, and he had the happy faculty of doing a disagreeable one gracefully.
then
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From this reading He then related his discovery of “Old Ninety-Nine’s” will in the stove at Kingston.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hernando’s case was simply and truthfully stated to him.
truthfully
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From this reading Hernando’s case was simply and truthfully stated to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hernando’s case was simply and truthfully stated to him.
weakened
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From this reading If Dr. Herschel’s courage weakened as he looked into Hernando’s face his expression did not show it.
West
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From this reading In the will, no mention was made of gold, money or jewels, but he bequeathed to his brothers a proven cure for leprosy; as, in his younger days, he had contracted the disease in the West Indies.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He then related his discovery of “Old Ninety-Nine’s” will in the stove at Kingston.
younger
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From this reading In the will, no mention was made of gold, money or jewels, but he bequeathed to his brothers a proven cure for leprosy; as, in his younger days, he had contracted the disease in the West Indies.
