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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 IN THE LIBRARY Certainly there was little enough to admire in Mr Cargrim's character, still he was not altogether a bad man.
admire
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From this reading IN THE LIBRARY Certainly there was little enough to admire in Mr Cargrim's character, still he was not altogether a bad man.
all
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From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
also
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From this reading In common with his fellow-creatures he also had his good qualities, but these were somewhat rusty for want of use.
altogether
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From this reading IN THE LIBRARY Certainly there was little enough to admire in Mr Cargrim's character, still he was not altogether a bad man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
ascended
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From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
bad
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From this reading IN THE LIBRARY Certainly there was little enough to admire in Mr Cargrim's character, still he was not altogether a bad man.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
better
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From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Therefore he was not very nice in his distinction between good and evil, and did not mind by what means he succeeded, so long as he was successful.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In common with his fellow-creatures he also had his good qualities, but these were somewhat rusty for want of use.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
Cargrim
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From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
Cargrim's
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From this reading IN THE LIBRARY Certainly there was little enough to admire in Mr Cargrim's character, still he was not altogether a bad man.
Certainly
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From this reading IN THE LIBRARY Certainly there was little enough to admire in Mr Cargrim's character, still he was not altogether a bad man.
character
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From this reading IN THE LIBRARY Certainly there was little enough to admire in Mr Cargrim's character, still he was not altogether a bad man.
climb
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From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
common
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From this reading In common with his fellow-creatures he also had his good qualities, but these were somewhat rusty for want of use.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
Crawley
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From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
curate
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From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
developed
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From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Therefore he was not very nice in his distinction between good and evil, and did not mind by what means he succeeded, so long as he was successful.
distinction
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From this reading Therefore he was not very nice in his distinction between good and evil, and did not mind by what means he succeeded, so long as he was successful.
doubt
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From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
down
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From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
enough
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From this reading IN THE LIBRARY Certainly there was little enough to admire in Mr Cargrim's character, still he was not altogether a bad man.
evil
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From this reading Therefore he was not very nice in his distinction between good and evil, and did not mind by what means he succeeded, so long as he was successful.
fellow-creatures
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From this reading In common with his fellow-creatures he also had his good qualities, but these were somewhat rusty for want of use.
few
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From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
five
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From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In common with his fellow-creatures he also had his good qualities, but these were somewhat rusty for want of use.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In common with his fellow-creatures he also had his good qualities, but these were somewhat rusty for want of use.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In common with his fellow-creatures he also had his good qualities, but these were somewhat rusty for want of use.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN THE LIBRARY Certainly there was little enough to admire in Mr Cargrim's character, still he was not altogether a bad man.
high-placed
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From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
higher
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From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In common with his fellow-creatures he also had his good qualities, but these were somewhat rusty for want of use.
holding
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From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
impeded
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From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE LIBRARY Certainly there was little enough to admire in Mr Cargrim's character, still he was not altogether a bad man.
instincts
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From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
kicking
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From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
lack
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From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
ladder
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From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
LIBRARY
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From this reading IN THE LIBRARY Certainly there was little enough to admire in Mr Cargrim's character, still he was not altogether a bad man.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE LIBRARY Certainly there was little enough to admire in Mr Cargrim's character, still he was not altogether a bad man.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
man
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From this reading IN THE LIBRARY Certainly there was little enough to admire in Mr Cargrim's character, still he was not altogether a bad man.
means
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From this reading Therefore he was not very nice in his distinction between good and evil, and did not mind by what means he succeeded, so long as he was successful.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore he was not very nice in his distinction between good and evil, and did not mind by what means he succeeded, so long as he was successful.
more
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From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
most
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From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
Mr
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From this reading IN THE LIBRARY Certainly there was little enough to admire in Mr Cargrim's character, still he was not altogether a bad man.
Mrs
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From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
nee
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From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
nice
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From this reading Therefore he was not very nice in his distinction between good and evil, and did not mind by what means he succeeded, so long as he was successful.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IN THE LIBRARY Certainly there was little enough to admire in Mr Cargrim's character, still he was not altogether a bad man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In common with his fellow-creatures he also had his good qualities, but these were somewhat rusty for want of use.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
only
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From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
people
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From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
progress
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From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
qualities
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From this reading In common with his fellow-creatures he also had his good qualities, but these were somewhat rusty for want of use.
rapidly
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From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
Rawdon
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From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
remarked
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From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
rungs
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From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
rusty
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From this reading In common with his fellow-creatures he also had his good qualities, but these were somewhat rusty for want of use.
Sharp
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From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
skirts
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From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Therefore he was not very nice in his distinction between good and evil, and did not mind by what means he succeeded, so long as he was successful.
somewhat
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From this reading In common with his fellow-creatures he also had his good qualities, but these were somewhat rusty for want of use.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE LIBRARY Certainly there was little enough to admire in Mr Cargrim's character, still he was not altogether a bad man.
succeeded
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From this reading Therefore he was not very nice in his distinction between good and evil, and did not mind by what means he succeeded, so long as he was successful.
successful
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From this reading Therefore he was not very nice in his distinction between good and evil, and did not mind by what means he succeeded, so long as he was successful.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE LIBRARY Certainly there was little enough to admire in Mr Cargrim's character, still he was not altogether a bad man.
there
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From this reading IN THE LIBRARY Certainly there was little enough to admire in Mr Cargrim's character, still he was not altogether a bad man.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore he was not very nice in his distinction between good and evil, and did not mind by what means he succeeded, so long as he was successful.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In common with his fellow-creatures he also had his good qualities, but these were somewhat rusty for want of use.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
thousand
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From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE LIBRARY Certainly there was little enough to admire in Mr Cargrim's character, still he was not altogether a bad man.
use
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From this reading In common with his fellow-creatures he also had his good qualities, but these were somewhat rusty for want of use.
very
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From this reading Therefore he was not very nice in his distinction between good and evil, and did not mind by what means he succeeded, so long as he was successful.
want
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From this reading In common with his fellow-creatures he also had his good qualities, but these were somewhat rusty for want of use.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE LIBRARY Certainly there was little enough to admire in Mr Cargrim's character, still he was not altogether a bad man.
wealthy
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From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In common with his fellow-creatures he also had his good qualities, but these were somewhat rusty for want of use.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Therefore he was not very nice in his distinction between good and evil, and did not mind by what means he succeeded, so long as he was successful.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But being only a poor curate, he had a long ladder to climb, which he thought could be ascended more rapidly by kicking down all those who impeded his progress, and by holding on to the skirts of those who were a few rungs higher.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In common with his fellow-creatures he also had his good qualities, but these were somewhat rusty for want of use.
worser
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From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
year
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From this reading As Mrs Rawdon Crawley, _nee_ Sharp, remarked, most people can be good on five thousand a year; and if Cargrim had been high-placed and wealthy he would no doubt have developed his better instincts for lack of reasons to make use of his worser.
