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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 His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Both Sir Augustus and his wife had hoped that the recluse of the mountains might be induced to leave his solitudes and take an ordinary place in the world.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading This he would have done for his wife's nephew--his own nephew by marriage, for though not a well-born man himself, he had an immense reverence for ancient blood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both Sir Augustus and his wife had hoped that the recluse of the mountains might be induced to leave his solitudes and take an ordinary place in the world.
Augustus
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From this reading THE FINANCIER Sir Augustus Kirwan, the great financier, was much disturbed by the news that his nephew Lluellyn Lys was dead.
baronet
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From this reading The baronet was sonless.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Both Sir Augustus and his wife had hoped that the recluse of the mountains might be induced to leave his solitudes and take an ordinary place in the world.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This he would have done for his wife's nephew--his own nephew by marriage, for though not a well-born man himself, he had an immense reverence for ancient blood.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both Sir Augustus and his wife had hoped that the recluse of the mountains might be induced to leave his solitudes and take an ordinary place in the world.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE FINANCIER Sir Augustus Kirwan, the great financier, was much disturbed by the news that his nephew Lluellyn Lys was dead.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
daughter
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From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FINANCIER Sir Augustus Kirwan, the great financier, was much disturbed by the news that his nephew Lluellyn Lys was dead.
disturbed
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From this reading THE FINANCIER Sir Augustus Kirwan, the great financier, was much disturbed by the news that his nephew Lluellyn Lys was dead.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This he would have done for his wife's nephew--his own nephew by marriage, for though not a well-born man himself, he had an immense reverence for ancient blood.
endow
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From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
England
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From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
enormous
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From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
enough
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From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
FINANCIER
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From this reading THE FINANCIER Sir Augustus Kirwan, the great financier, was much disturbed by the news that his nephew Lluellyn Lys was dead.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This he would have done for his wife's nephew--his own nephew by marriage, for though not a well-born man himself, he had an immense reverence for ancient blood.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FINANCIER Sir Augustus Kirwan, the great financier, was much disturbed by the news that his nephew Lluellyn Lys was dead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Both Sir Augustus and his wife had hoped that the recluse of the mountains might be induced to leave his solitudes and take an ordinary place in the world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This he would have done for his wife's nephew--his own nephew by marriage, for though not a well-born man himself, he had an immense reverence for ancient blood.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
heiresses
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From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading This he would have done for his wife's nephew--his own nephew by marriage, for though not a well-born man himself, he had an immense reverence for ancient blood.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FINANCIER Sir Augustus Kirwan, the great financier, was much disturbed by the news that his nephew Lluellyn Lys was dead.
hoped
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From this reading Both Sir Augustus and his wife had hoped that the recluse of the mountains might be induced to leave his solitudes and take an ordinary place in the world.
huge
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From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
immense
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From this reading This he would have done for his wife's nephew--his own nephew by marriage, for though not a well-born man himself, he had an immense reverence for ancient blood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both Sir Augustus and his wife had hoped that the recluse of the mountains might be induced to leave his solitudes and take an ordinary place in the world.
induced
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From this reading Both Sir Augustus and his wife had hoped that the recluse of the mountains might be induced to leave his solitudes and take an ordinary place in the world.
Kirwan
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From this reading THE FINANCIER Sir Augustus Kirwan, the great financier, was much disturbed by the news that his nephew Lluellyn Lys was dead.
leave
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From this reading Both Sir Augustus and his wife had hoped that the recluse of the mountains might be induced to leave his solitudes and take an ordinary place in the world.
Lluellyn
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From this reading THE FINANCIER Sir Augustus Kirwan, the great financier, was much disturbed by the news that his nephew Lluellyn Lys was dead.
Lys
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From this reading THE FINANCIER Sir Augustus Kirwan, the great financier, was much disturbed by the news that his nephew Lluellyn Lys was dead.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
male
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From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
man
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From this reading This he would have done for his wife's nephew--his own nephew by marriage, for though not a well-born man himself, he had an immense reverence for ancient blood.
Marjorie
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From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
marriage
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From this reading This he would have done for his wife's nephew--his own nephew by marriage, for though not a well-born man himself, he had an immense reverence for ancient blood.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Both Sir Augustus and his wife had hoped that the recluse of the mountains might be induced to leave his solitudes and take an ordinary place in the world.
money
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From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
mountains
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From this reading Both Sir Augustus and his wife had hoped that the recluse of the mountains might be induced to leave his solitudes and take an ordinary place in the world.
much
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From this reading THE FINANCIER Sir Augustus Kirwan, the great financier, was much disturbed by the news that his nephew Lluellyn Lys was dead.
nephew
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From this reading THE FINANCIER Sir Augustus Kirwan, the great financier, was much disturbed by the news that his nephew Lluellyn Lys was dead.
news
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From this reading THE FINANCIER Sir Augustus Kirwan, the great financier, was much disturbed by the news that his nephew Lluellyn Lys was dead.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This he would have done for his wife's nephew--his own nephew by marriage, for though not a well-born man himself, he had an immense reverence for ancient blood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both Sir Augustus and his wife had hoped that the recluse of the mountains might be induced to leave his solitudes and take an ordinary place in the world.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
ordinary
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From this reading Both Sir Augustus and his wife had hoped that the recluse of the mountains might be induced to leave his solitudes and take an ordinary place in the world.
own
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From this reading This he would have done for his wife's nephew--his own nephew by marriage, for though not a well-born man himself, he had an immense reverence for ancient blood.
place
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From this reading Both Sir Augustus and his wife had hoped that the recluse of the mountains might be induced to leave his solitudes and take an ordinary place in the world.
recluse
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From this reading Both Sir Augustus and his wife had hoped that the recluse of the mountains might be induced to leave his solitudes and take an ordinary place in the world.
reverence
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From this reading This he would have done for his wife's nephew--his own nephew by marriage, for though not a well-born man himself, he had an immense reverence for ancient blood.
richest
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From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
Sir
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From this reading THE FINANCIER Sir Augustus Kirwan, the great financier, was much disturbed by the news that his nephew Lluellyn Lys was dead.
solitudes
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From this reading Both Sir Augustus and his wife had hoped that the recluse of the mountains might be induced to leave his solitudes and take an ordinary place in the world.
sonless
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From this reading The baronet was sonless.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both Sir Augustus and his wife had hoped that the recluse of the mountains might be induced to leave his solitudes and take an ordinary place in the world.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FINANCIER Sir Augustus Kirwan, the great financier, was much disturbed by the news that his nephew Lluellyn Lys was dead.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FINANCIER Sir Augustus Kirwan, the great financier, was much disturbed by the news that his nephew Lluellyn Lys was dead.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This he would have done for his wife's nephew--his own nephew by marriage, for though not a well-born man himself, he had an immense reverence for ancient blood.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This he would have done for his wife's nephew--his own nephew by marriage, for though not a well-born man himself, he had an immense reverence for ancient blood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both Sir Augustus and his wife had hoped that the recluse of the mountains might be induced to leave his solitudes and take an ordinary place in the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FINANCIER Sir Augustus Kirwan, the great financier, was much disturbed by the news that his nephew Lluellyn Lys was dead.
wealth
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From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
well-born
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From this reading This he would have done for his wife's nephew--his own nephew by marriage, for though not a well-born man himself, he had an immense reverence for ancient blood.
wife
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From this reading Both Sir Augustus and his wife had hoped that the recluse of the mountains might be induced to leave his solitudes and take an ordinary place in the world.
wife's
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From this reading This he would have done for his wife's nephew--his own nephew by marriage, for though not a well-born man himself, he had an immense reverence for ancient blood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His wealth was enormous, and he could leave his daughter Marjorie enough money to make her one of the richest heiresses in England, and still endow a male heir with a huge fortune.
world
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From this reading Both Sir Augustus and his wife had hoped that the recluse of the mountains might be induced to leave his solitudes and take an ordinary place in the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This he would have done for his wife's nephew--his own nephew by marriage, for though not a well-born man himself, he had an immense reverence for ancient blood.
