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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 During the time occupied by the foregoing events, Francis continued a gloomy inmate of his uncle's house.
affections
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From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
all
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From this reading His visits to his parents were visits of ceremony, and in time all parties came to look to their termination with pleasure, as to the discontinuance of heartless and forced civilities.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
any
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From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
attentions
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From this reading The attentions he received were paid to his rank, and Francis had penetration enough to perceive it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
brother
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From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading During the time occupied by the foregoing events, Francis continued a gloomy inmate of his uncle's house.
came
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From this reading His visits to his parents were visits of ceremony, and in time all parties came to look to their termination with pleasure, as to the discontinuance of heartless and forced civilities.
ceremony
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From this reading His visits to his parents were visits of ceremony, and in time all parties came to look to their termination with pleasure, as to the discontinuance of heartless and forced civilities.
character
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From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
civilities
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From this reading His visits to his parents were visits of ceremony, and in time all parties came to look to their termination with pleasure, as to the discontinuance of heartless and forced civilities.
cloud
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From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
common
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From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading During the time occupied by the foregoing events, Francis continued a gloomy inmate of his uncle's house.
daily
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From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
deadened
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From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
discontinuance
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From this reading His visits to his parents were visits of ceremony, and in time all parties came to look to their termination with pleasure, as to the discontinuance of heartless and forced civilities.
drawn
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From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
duke
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From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the time occupied by the foregoing events, Francis continued a gloomy inmate of his uncle's house.
enough
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From this reading The attentions he received were paid to his rank, and Francis had penetration enough to perceive it.
events
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From this reading During the time occupied by the foregoing events, Francis continued a gloomy inmate of his uncle's house.
expected
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From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
forced
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From this reading His visits to his parents were visits of ceremony, and in time all parties came to look to their termination with pleasure, as to the discontinuance of heartless and forced civilities.
foregoing
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From this reading During the time occupied by the foregoing events, Francis continued a gloomy inmate of his uncle's house.
forlorn
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From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
Francis
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From this reading During the time occupied by the foregoing events, Francis continued a gloomy inmate of his uncle's house.
George
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From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
gloomy
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From this reading During the time occupied by the foregoing events, Francis continued a gloomy inmate of his uncle's house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
heartless
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From this reading His visits to his parents were visits of ceremony, and in time all parties came to look to their termination with pleasure, as to the discontinuance of heartless and forced civilities.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During the time occupied by the foregoing events, Francis continued a gloomy inmate of his uncle's house.
honors
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From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
house
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From this reading During the time occupied by the foregoing events, Francis continued a gloomy inmate of his uncle's house.
human
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From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
inactive
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From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
indolent
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From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
inmate
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From this reading During the time occupied by the foregoing events, Francis continued a gloomy inmate of his uncle's house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The attentions he received were paid to his rank, and Francis had penetration enough to perceive it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His visits to his parents were visits of ceremony, and in time all parties came to look to their termination with pleasure, as to the discontinuance of heartless and forced civilities.
losing
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From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
lost
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From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
loved
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From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
man
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From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
meditation
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From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
midst
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From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
minds
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From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
more
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From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
mortification
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From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
nephew
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From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
occupied
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From this reading During the time occupied by the foregoing events, Francis continued a gloomy inmate of his uncle's house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the time occupied by the foregoing events, Francis continued a gloomy inmate of his uncle's house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
only
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From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
paid
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From this reading The attentions he received were paid to his rank, and Francis had penetration enough to perceive it.
parents
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From this reading His visits to his parents were visits of ceremony, and in time all parties came to look to their termination with pleasure, as to the discontinuance of heartless and forced civilities.
parties
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From this reading His visits to his parents were visits of ceremony, and in time all parties came to look to their termination with pleasure, as to the discontinuance of heartless and forced civilities.
penetration
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From this reading The attentions he received were paid to his rank, and Francis had penetration enough to perceive it.
perceive
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From this reading The attentions he received were paid to his rank, and Francis had penetration enough to perceive it.
pierce
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From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
pleasure
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From this reading His visits to his parents were visits of ceremony, and in time all parties came to look to their termination with pleasure, as to the discontinuance of heartless and forced civilities.
possessed
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From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
rank
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From this reading The attentions he received were paid to his rank, and Francis had penetration enough to perceive it.
real
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From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
received
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From this reading The attentions he received were paid to his rank, and Francis had penetration enough to perceive it.
situation
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From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
sympathies
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From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
termination
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From this reading His visits to his parents were visits of ceremony, and in time all parties came to look to their termination with pleasure, as to the discontinuance of heartless and forced civilities.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the time occupied by the foregoing events, Francis continued a gloomy inmate of his uncle's house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the time occupied by the foregoing events, Francis continued a gloomy inmate of his uncle's house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
tolerated
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From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
too
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From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
uncle's
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From this reading During the time occupied by the foregoing events, Francis continued a gloomy inmate of his uncle's house.
visits
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From this reading His visits to his parents were visits of ceremony, and in time all parties came to look to their termination with pleasure, as to the discontinuance of heartless and forced civilities.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
wealth
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From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The duke and his brother George were too indolent and inactive in their minds to pierce the cloud that mortification and deadened affections had drawn around the real character of their nephew; and although he was tolerated as the heir, he was but little loved as a man.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In losing his brother, Francis lost the only human being with whom he possessed any sympathies in common; and he daily drew more and more into himself, in gloomy meditation on his forlorn situation, in the midst of wealth and expected honors.
