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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 Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay in Mistake for his Brother Shawn-na-Middogue, though uneducated, was a young man of no common intellect.
acted
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From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
barony
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From this reading He knew that if there was a woman in the barony who, if she determined on it, could trace him to his most secret haunts, she was that woman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That he had been selected to head the outlaws, or rapparees, of that day, was a sufficient proof of this.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
bitterness
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From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
Brother
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From this reading Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay in Mistake for his Brother Shawn-na-Middogue, though uneducated, was a young man of no common intellect.
Caterine
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From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
Charles
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From this reading Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay in Mistake for his Brother Shawn-na-Middogue, though uneducated, was a young man of no common intellect.
Collins
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From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
common
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From this reading Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay in Mistake for his Brother Shawn-na-Middogue, though uneducated, was a young man of no common intellect.
communicating
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From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He knew that if there was a woman in the barony who, if she determined on it, could trace him to his most secret haunts, she was that woman.
day
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From this reading That he had been selected to head the outlaws, or rapparees, of that day, was a sufficient proof of this.
deep
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From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
determinations
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From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He knew that if there was a woman in the barony who, if she determined on it, could trace him to his most secret haunts, she was that woman.
evidently
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From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
expressed
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From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
fell
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From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay in Mistake for his Brother Shawn-na-Middogue, though uneducated, was a young man of no common intellect.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That he had been selected to head the outlaws, or rapparees, of that day, was a sufficient proof of this.
Harry
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From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
haunts
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From this reading He knew that if there was a woman in the barony who, if she determined on it, could trace him to his most secret haunts, she was that woman.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That he had been selected to head the outlaws, or rapparees, of that day, was a sufficient proof of this.
head
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From this reading That he had been selected to head the outlaws, or rapparees, of that day, was a sufficient proof of this.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He knew that if there was a woman in the barony who, if she determined on it, could trace him to his most secret haunts, she was that woman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay in Mistake for his Brother Shawn-na-Middogue, though uneducated, was a young man of no common intellect.
House
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From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He knew that if there was a woman in the barony who, if she determined on it, could trace him to his most secret haunts, she was that woman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay in Mistake for his Brother Shawn-na-Middogue, though uneducated, was a young man of no common intellect.
indignation
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From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
indiscretion
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From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
intellect
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From this reading Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay in Mistake for his Brother Shawn-na-Middogue, though uneducated, was a young man of no common intellect.
intention
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From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
knew
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From this reading He knew that if there was a woman in the barony who, if she determined on it, could trace him to his most secret haunts, she was that woman.
language
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From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
Lindsay
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From this reading Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay in Mistake for his Brother Shawn-na-Middogue, though uneducated, was a young man of no common intellect.
man
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From this reading Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay in Mistake for his Brother Shawn-na-Middogue, though uneducated, was a young man of no common intellect.
Mistake
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From this reading Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay in Mistake for his Brother Shawn-na-Middogue, though uneducated, was a young man of no common intellect.
most
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From this reading He knew that if there was a woman in the barony who, if she determined on it, could trace him to his most secret haunts, she was that woman.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay in Mistake for his Brother Shawn-na-Middogue, though uneducated, was a young man of no common intellect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay in Mistake for his Brother Shawn-na-Middogue, though uneducated, was a young man of no common intellect.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That he had been selected to head the outlaws, or rapparees, of that day, was a sufficient proof of this.
outlaws
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From this reading That he had been selected to head the outlaws, or rapparees, of that day, was a sufficient proof of this.
parting
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From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
probably
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From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
proof
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From this reading That he had been selected to head the outlaws, or rapparees, of that day, was a sufficient proof of this.
rapparees
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From this reading That he had been selected to head the outlaws, or rapparees, of that day, was a sufficient proof of this.
Rathfillan
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From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
reflect
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From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
saw
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From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
say
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From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He knew that if there was a woman in the barony who, if she determined on it, could trace him to his most secret haunts, she was that woman.
selected
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From this reading That he had been selected to head the outlaws, or rapparees, of that day, was a sufficient proof of this.
severity
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From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
Shawn-na-Middogue
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From this reading Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay in Mistake for his Brother Shawn-na-Middogue, though uneducated, was a young man of no common intellect.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew that if there was a woman in the barony who, if she determined on it, could trace him to his most secret haunts, she was that woman.
Stabs
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From this reading Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay in Mistake for his Brother Shawn-na-Middogue, though uneducated, was a young man of no common intellect.
steps
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From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
strong
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From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
sufficient
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From this reading That he had been selected to head the outlaws, or rapparees, of that day, was a sufficient proof of this.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That he had been selected to head the outlaws, or rapparees, of that day, was a sufficient proof of this.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That he had been selected to head the outlaws, or rapparees, of that day, was a sufficient proof of this.
there
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From this reading He knew that if there was a woman in the barony who, if she determined on it, could trace him to his most secret haunts, she was that woman.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That he had been selected to head the outlaws, or rapparees, of that day, was a sufficient proof of this.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay in Mistake for his Brother Shawn-na-Middogue, though uneducated, was a young man of no common intellect.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That he had been selected to head the outlaws, or rapparees, of that day, was a sufficient proof of this.
too
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From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
trace
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From this reading He knew that if there was a woman in the barony who, if she determined on it, could trace him to his most secret haunts, she was that woman.
turned
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From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
uneducated
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From this reading Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay in Mistake for his Brother Shawn-na-Middogue, though uneducated, was a young man of no common intellect.
vengeance
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From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay in Mistake for his Brother Shawn-na-Middogue, though uneducated, was a young man of no common intellect.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He knew that if there was a woman in the barony who, if she determined on it, could trace him to his most secret haunts, she was that woman.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After parting from Caterine Collins, on whom the severity of his language fell with such bitterness, he began to reflect that he had acted with great indiscretion, to say the least of it.
woman
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From this reading He knew that if there was a woman in the barony who, if she determined on it, could trace him to his most secret haunts, she was that woman.
Woodward
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From this reading He saw, too, that after she had left him, evidently in deep indignation, she turned her steps towards Rathfillan House, most probably with an intention of communicating to Harry Woodward the strong determinations of vengeance which he had expressed against him.
young
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From this reading Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay in Mistake for his Brother Shawn-na-Middogue, though uneducated, was a young man of no common intellect.
