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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 As might have been anticipated, Lord Garvington was in anything but a happy frame of mind.
accessory
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From this reading Silver was in the worst plight, since he was well aware that the law would consider him to be an accessory after the fact, and that, although his neck was not in danger, his liberty assuredly was.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Silver was in the worst plight, since he was well aware that the law would consider him to be an accessory after the fact, and that, although his neck was not in danger, his liberty assuredly was.
almost
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From this reading He left Silver in almost a fainting condition, and returned to The Manor feeling very sick himself.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Silver was in the worst plight, since he was well aware that the law would consider him to be an accessory after the fact, and that, although his neck was not in danger, his liberty assuredly was.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Silver was in the worst plight, since he was well aware that the law would consider him to be an accessory after the fact, and that, although his neck was not in danger, his liberty assuredly was.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He left Silver in almost a fainting condition, and returned to The Manor feeling very sick himself.
anticipated
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From this reading As might have been anticipated, Lord Garvington was in anything but a happy frame of mind.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading As might have been anticipated, Lord Garvington was in anything but a happy frame of mind.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As might have been anticipated, Lord Garvington was in anything but a happy frame of mind.
assuredly
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From this reading Silver was in the worst plight, since he was well aware that the law would consider him to be an accessory after the fact, and that, although his neck was not in danger, his liberty assuredly was.
aware
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From this reading Silver was in the worst plight, since he was well aware that the law would consider him to be an accessory after the fact, and that, although his neck was not in danger, his liberty assuredly was.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As might have been anticipated, Lord Garvington was in anything but a happy frame of mind.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As might have been anticipated, Lord Garvington was in anything but a happy frame of mind.
chance
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From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
condition
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From this reading He left Silver in almost a fainting condition, and returned to The Manor feeling very sick himself.
consequences
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From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
consider
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From this reading Silver was in the worst plight, since he was well aware that the law would consider him to be an accessory after the fact, and that, although his neck was not in danger, his liberty assuredly was.
conspirators
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From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
cowardly
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From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
danger
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From this reading Silver was in the worst plight, since he was well aware that the law would consider him to be an accessory after the fact, and that, although his neck was not in danger, his liberty assuredly was.
deadly
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From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
DESTINED
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From this reading THE DESTINED END.
doings
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From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
END
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From this reading THE DESTINED END.
fact
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From this reading Silver was in the worst plight, since he was well aware that the law would consider him to be an accessory after the fact, and that, although his neck was not in danger, his liberty assuredly was.
fainting
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From this reading He left Silver in almost a fainting condition, and returned to The Manor feeling very sick himself.
fear
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From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He left Silver in almost a fainting condition, and returned to The Manor feeling very sick himself.
frame
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From this reading As might have been anticipated, Lord Garvington was in anything but a happy frame of mind.
Garvington
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From this reading As might have been anticipated, Lord Garvington was in anything but a happy frame of mind.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
happy
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From this reading As might have been anticipated, Lord Garvington was in anything but a happy frame of mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As might have been anticipated, Lord Garvington was in anything but a happy frame of mind.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left Silver in almost a fainting condition, and returned to The Manor feeling very sick himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Silver was in the worst plight, since he was well aware that the law would consider him to be an accessory after the fact, and that, although his neck was not in danger, his liberty assuredly was.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He left Silver in almost a fainting condition, and returned to The Manor feeling very sick himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Silver was in the worst plight, since he was well aware that the law would consider him to be an accessory after the fact, and that, although his neck was not in danger, his liberty assuredly was.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As might have been anticipated, Lord Garvington was in anything but a happy frame of mind.
law
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From this reading Silver was in the worst plight, since he was well aware that the law would consider him to be an accessory after the fact, and that, although his neck was not in danger, his liberty assuredly was.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left Silver in almost a fainting condition, and returned to The Manor feeling very sick himself.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Silver was in the worst plight, since he was well aware that the law would consider him to be an accessory after the fact, and that, although his neck was not in danger, his liberty assuredly was.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
Lord
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From this reading As might have been anticipated, Lord Garvington was in anything but a happy frame of mind.
made
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From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
Manor
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From this reading He left Silver in almost a fainting condition, and returned to The Manor feeling very sick himself.
men
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From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As might have been anticipated, Lord Garvington was in anything but a happy frame of mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As might have been anticipated, Lord Garvington was in anything but a happy frame of mind.
necessary
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From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
neck
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From this reading Silver was in the worst plight, since he was well aware that the law would consider him to be an accessory after the fact, and that, although his neck was not in danger, his liberty assuredly was.
nefarious
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From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
now
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From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As might have been anticipated, Lord Garvington was in anything but a happy frame of mind.
plight
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From this reading Silver was in the worst plight, since he was well aware that the law would consider him to be an accessory after the fact, and that, although his neck was not in danger, his liberty assuredly was.
pluck
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From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
public
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From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He left Silver in almost a fainting condition, and returned to The Manor feeling very sick himself.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
sick
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From this reading He left Silver in almost a fainting condition, and returned to The Manor feeling very sick himself.
Silver
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From this reading He left Silver in almost a fainting condition, and returned to The Manor feeling very sick himself.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Silver was in the worst plight, since he was well aware that the law would consider him to be an accessory after the fact, and that, although his neck was not in danger, his liberty assuredly was.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DESTINED END.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
there
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From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He left Silver in almost a fainting condition, and returned to The Manor feeling very sick himself.
two
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From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
very
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From this reading He left Silver in almost a fainting condition, and returned to The Manor feeling very sick himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As might have been anticipated, Lord Garvington was in anything but a happy frame of mind.
well
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From this reading Silver was in the worst plight, since he was well aware that the law would consider him to be an accessory after the fact, and that, although his neck was not in danger, his liberty assuredly was.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
worst
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From this reading Silver was in the worst plight, since he was well aware that the law would consider him to be an accessory after the fact, and that, although his neck was not in danger, his liberty assuredly was.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The two cowardly little men had not the necessary pluck of conspirators, and now that there seemed to be a very good chance that their nefarious doings would be made public they were both in deadly fear of the consequences.
