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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 Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
affairs
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From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
all
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From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
amenable
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From this reading It would still suit him well to do so, if she would make herself amenable to reason and the laws.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young widow was very lovely and very rich, and it would have suited him well to marry her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was resolved to do what was right,--if only he could find out what would be the right thing in his present difficulty.
belonged
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From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
breadth
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From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
break
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From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
burden
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From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
calumny
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From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
circle
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From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
conduct
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From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was resolved to do what was right,--if only he could find out what would be the right thing in his present difficulty.
Court
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From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
described
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From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
deviate
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From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
difficulty
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From this reading He was resolved to do what was right,--if only he could find out what would be the right thing in his present difficulty.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He was resolved to do what was right,--if only he could find out what would be the right thing in his present difficulty.
enemies
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From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
Fawn
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From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
Fawn's
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From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
find
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From this reading He was resolved to do what was right,--if only he could find out what would be the right thing in his present difficulty.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
give
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From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
hair's
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From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
hardly
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From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
heavy
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From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
Heirloom
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From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The young widow was very lovely and very rich, and it would have suited him well to marry her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It would still suit him well to do so, if she would make herself amenable to reason and the laws.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
honourable
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From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He was resolved to do what was right,--if only he could find out what would be the right thing in his present difficulty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was resolved to do what was right,--if only he could find out what would be the right thing in his present difficulty.
India
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From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The young widow was very lovely and very rich, and it would have suited him well to marry her.
laws
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From this reading It would still suit him well to do so, if she would make herself amenable to reason and the laws.
leaving
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From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
line
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From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
Lord
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From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
lovely
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From this reading The young widow was very lovely and very rich, and it would have suited him well to marry her.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would still suit him well to do so, if she would make herself amenable to reason and the laws.
marry
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From this reading The young widow was very lovely and very rich, and it would have suited him well to marry her.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
Monday
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From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
only
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From this reading He was resolved to do what was right,--if only he could find out what would be the right thing in his present difficulty.
opportunity
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From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
out
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From this reading He was resolved to do what was right,--if only he could find out what would be the right thing in his present difficulty.
political
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From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
position
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From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
present
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From this reading He was resolved to do what was right,--if only he could find out what would be the right thing in his present difficulty.
reason
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From this reading It would still suit him well to do so, if she would make herself amenable to reason and the laws.
resolved
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From this reading He was resolved to do what was right,--if only he could find out what would be the right thing in his present difficulty.
rich
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From this reading The young widow was very lovely and very rich, and it would have suited him well to marry her.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was resolved to do what was right,--if only he could find out what would be the right thing in his present difficulty.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It would still suit him well to do so, if she would make herself amenable to reason and the laws.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would still suit him well to do so, if she would make herself amenable to reason and the laws.
suit
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From this reading It would still suit him well to do so, if she would make herself amenable to reason and the laws.
suited
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From this reading The young widow was very lovely and very rich, and it would have suited him well to marry her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was resolved to do what was right,--if only he could find out what would be the right thing in his present difficulty.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
true
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From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
unjust
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From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
very
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From this reading The young widow was very lovely and very rich, and it would have suited him well to marry her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
well
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From this reading The young widow was very lovely and very rich, and it would have suited him well to marry her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was resolved to do what was right,--if only he could find out what would be the right thing in his present difficulty.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
widow
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From this reading The young widow was very lovely and very rich, and it would have suited him well to marry her.
wished
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From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
word
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From this reading Not to break his word, not to be unjust, not to deviate by a hair's breadth from that line of conduct which would be described as "honourable" in the circle to which he belonged; not to give his political enemies an opportunity for calumny,--this was all in all to him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Certainly an Heirloom The burden of his position was so heavy on Lord Fawn's mind that, on the Monday morning after leaving Fawn Court, he was hardly as true to the affairs of India as he himself would have wished.
young
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From this reading The young widow was very lovely and very rich, and it would have suited him well to marry her.
