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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 This question of a profession was, after all, but dead leaves to him,--to him who had a canker at his heart, a perpetual thorn in his bosom, a misery within him which no profession could mitigate!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This question of a profession was, after all, but dead leaves to him,--to him who had a canker at his heart, a perpetual thorn in his bosom, a misery within him which no profession could mitigate!
all
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From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those dear ones at home guessed nothing of this, and he would take care that they should guess nothing.
any
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From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the next morning Harry Clavering rode over to Stratton, thinking much of his misery as he went.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This question of a profession was, after all, but dead leaves to him,--to him who had a canker at his heart, a perpetual thorn in his bosom, a misery within him which no profession could mitigate!
beguiling
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From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
bosom
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From this reading This question of a profession was, after all, but dead leaves to him,--to him who had a canker at his heart, a perpetual thorn in his bosom, a misery within him which no profession could mitigate!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
canker
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From this reading This question of a profession was, after all, but dead leaves to him,--to him who had a canker at his heart, a perpetual thorn in his bosom, a misery within him which no profession could mitigate!
care
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From this reading Those dear ones at home guessed nothing of this, and he would take care that they should guess nothing.
Clavering
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From this reading On the next morning Harry Clavering rode over to Stratton, thinking much of his misery as he went.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This question of a profession was, after all, but dead leaves to him,--to him who had a canker at his heart, a perpetual thorn in his bosom, a misery within him which no profession could mitigate!
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This question of a profession was, after all, but dead leaves to him,--to him who had a canker at his heart, a perpetual thorn in his bosom, a misery within him which no profession could mitigate!
dear
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From this reading Those dear ones at home guessed nothing of this, and he would take care that they should guess nothing.
doing
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From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
family
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From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
guess
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From this reading Those dear ones at home guessed nothing of this, and he would take care that they should guess nothing.
guessed
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From this reading Those dear ones at home guessed nothing of this, and he would take care that they should guess nothing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This question of a profession was, after all, but dead leaves to him,--to him who had a canker at his heart, a perpetual thorn in his bosom, a misery within him which no profession could mitigate!
Harry
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From this reading On the next morning Harry Clavering rode over to Stratton, thinking much of his misery as he went.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the next morning Harry Clavering rode over to Stratton, thinking much of his misery as he went.
heart
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From this reading This question of a profession was, after all, but dead leaves to him,--to him who had a canker at his heart, a perpetual thorn in his bosom, a misery within him which no profession could mitigate!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the next morning Harry Clavering rode over to Stratton, thinking much of his misery as he went.
home
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From this reading Those dear ones at home guessed nothing of this, and he would take care that they should guess nothing.
importance
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From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
knew
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From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
leaves
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From this reading This question of a profession was, after all, but dead leaves to him,--to him who had a canker at his heart, a perpetual thorn in his bosom, a misery within him which no profession could mitigate!
LORD
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From this reading LORD ONGAR.
misery
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From this reading On the next morning Harry Clavering rode over to Stratton, thinking much of his misery as he went.
mitigate
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From this reading This question of a profession was, after all, but dead leaves to him,--to him who had a canker at his heart, a perpetual thorn in his bosom, a misery within him which no profession could mitigate!
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the next morning Harry Clavering rode over to Stratton, thinking much of his misery as he went.
much
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From this reading On the next morning Harry Clavering rode over to Stratton, thinking much of his misery as he went.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the next morning Harry Clavering rode over to Stratton, thinking much of his misery as he went.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This question of a profession was, after all, but dead leaves to him,--to him who had a canker at his heart, a perpetual thorn in his bosom, a misery within him which no profession could mitigate!
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Those dear ones at home guessed nothing of this, and he would take care that they should guess nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the next morning Harry Clavering rode over to Stratton, thinking much of his misery as he went.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the next morning Harry Clavering rode over to Stratton, thinking much of his misery as he went.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
ones
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From this reading Those dear ones at home guessed nothing of this, and he would take care that they should guess nothing.
ONGAR
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From this reading LORD ONGAR.
only
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From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On the next morning Harry Clavering rode over to Stratton, thinking much of his misery as he went.
own
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From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
perpetual
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From this reading This question of a profession was, after all, but dead leaves to him,--to him who had a canker at his heart, a perpetual thorn in his bosom, a misery within him which no profession could mitigate!
presence
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From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
profession
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From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This question of a profession was, after all, but dead leaves to him,--to him who had a canker at his heart, a perpetual thorn in his bosom, a misery within him which no profession could mitigate!
rode
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From this reading On the next morning Harry Clavering rode over to Stratton, thinking much of his misery as he went.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Those dear ones at home guessed nothing of this, and he would take care that they should guess nothing.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
Stratton
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From this reading On the next morning Harry Clavering rode over to Stratton, thinking much of his misery as he went.
subject
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From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those dear ones at home guessed nothing of this, and he would take care that they should guess nothing.
talk
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From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the next morning Harry Clavering rode over to Stratton, thinking much of his misery as he went.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those dear ones at home guessed nothing of this, and he would take care that they should guess nothing.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the next morning Harry Clavering rode over to Stratton, thinking much of his misery as he went.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This question of a profession was, after all, but dead leaves to him,--to him who had a canker at his heart, a perpetual thorn in his bosom, a misery within him which no profession could mitigate!
thorn
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From this reading This question of a profession was, after all, but dead leaves to him,--to him who had a canker at his heart, a perpetual thorn in his bosom, a misery within him which no profession could mitigate!
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those dear ones at home guessed nothing of this, and he would take care that they should guess nothing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the next morning Harry Clavering rode over to Stratton, thinking much of his misery as he went.
very
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From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
well
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From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the next morning Harry Clavering rode over to Stratton, thinking much of his misery as he went.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was all very well for him, in the presence of his own family to talk of his profession as the one subject which was to him of any importance; but he knew very well himself that he was only beguiling them in doing so.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This question of a profession was, after all, but dead leaves to him,--to him who had a canker at his heart, a perpetual thorn in his bosom, a misery within him which no profession could mitigate!
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading This question of a profession was, after all, but dead leaves to him,--to him who had a canker at his heart, a perpetual thorn in his bosom, a misery within him which no profession could mitigate!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Those dear ones at home guessed nothing of this, and he would take care that they should guess nothing.
