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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 To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made up his mind that he would never play earl’s son again before a doubtful audience.
all
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From this reading The moment Tracy was alone his spirits vanished away, and all the misery of his situation was manifest to him.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moment Tracy was alone his spirits vanished away, and all the misery of his situation was manifest to him.
America
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From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moment Tracy was alone his spirits vanished away, and all the misery of his situation was manifest to him.
answer
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From this reading His father’s answer was a blow he could not understand.
any
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From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
audience
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From this reading He made up his mind that he would never play earl’s son again before a doubtful audience.
away
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From this reading The moment Tracy was alone his spirits vanished away, and all the misery of his situation was manifest to him.
bad
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From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He made up his mind that he would never play earl’s son again before a doubtful audience.
blow
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From this reading His father’s answer was a blow he could not understand.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
chairmaker's
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From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
charity
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From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
cold
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From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His father’s answer was a blow he could not understand.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
cure
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From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
disenchanting
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From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
doubtful
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From this reading He made up his mind that he would never play earl’s son again before a doubtful audience.
earl's
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From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
enough
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From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
experience
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From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
father
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From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
father's
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From this reading His father’s answer was a blow he could not understand.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
get
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From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
hard
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From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made up his mind that he would never play earl’s son again before a doubtful audience.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The moment Tracy was alone his spirits vanished away, and all the misery of his situation was manifest to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The moment Tracy was alone his spirits vanished away, and all the misery of his situation was manifest to him.
humiliating
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From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
imagined
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From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
made
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From this reading He made up his mind that he would never play earl’s son again before a doubtful audience.
manifest
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From this reading The moment Tracy was alone his spirits vanished away, and all the misery of his situation was manifest to him.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made up his mind that he would never play earl’s son again before a doubtful audience.
minded
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From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
misery
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From this reading The moment Tracy was alone his spirits vanished away, and all the misery of his situation was manifest to him.
moment
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From this reading The moment Tracy was alone his spirits vanished away, and all the misery of his situation was manifest to him.
moneyless
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From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made up his mind that he would never play earl’s son again before a doubtful audience.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His father’s answer was a blow he could not understand.
object
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From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moment Tracy was alone his spirits vanished away, and all the misery of his situation was manifest to him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
play
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From this reading He made up his mind that he would never play earl’s son again before a doubtful audience.
proclaiming
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From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
radicalism
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From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
recollection
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From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
result
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From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
scoffing
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From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
sharper
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From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
situation
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From this reading The moment Tracy was alone his spirits vanished away, and all the misery of his situation was manifest to him.
son
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From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
spirits
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From this reading The moment Tracy was alone his spirits vanished away, and all the misery of his situation was manifest to him.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moment Tracy was alone his spirits vanished away, and all the misery of his situation was manifest to him.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
things
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From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
times
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From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moment Tracy was alone his spirits vanished away, and all the misery of his situation was manifest to him.
top
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From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
torture
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From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
Tracy
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From this reading The moment Tracy was alone his spirits vanished away, and all the misery of his situation was manifest to him.
trouble
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From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
try
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From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
unbelieving
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From this reading To be moneyless and an object of the chairmaker’s charity—this was bad enough, but his folly in proclaiming himself an earl’s son to that scoffing and unbelieving crew, and, on top of that, the humiliating result—the recollection of these things was a sharper torture still.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His father’s answer was a blow he could not understand.
up
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From this reading He made up his mind that he would never play earl’s son again before a doubtful audience.
vanished
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From this reading The moment Tracy was alone his spirits vanished away, and all the misery of his situation was manifest to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moment Tracy was alone his spirits vanished away, and all the misery of his situation was manifest to him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
work
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From this reading At times he thought his father imagined he could get work to do in America without any trouble, and was minded to let him try it and cure himself of his radicalism by hard, cold, disenchanting experience.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He made up his mind that he would never play earl’s son again before a doubtful audience.
