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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 Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
altogether
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From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
ancestry
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From this reading I should be inclined rather to ascribe the case to some influences of the past, not to be discovered, due to some maternal ancestry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
answers
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
any
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From this reading A man, for instance, may be so completely unlike any other member of the family that we must search for the cause of his early life in the line of his mother or his grandmother.”
arranging
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
ascribe
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From this reading I should be inclined rather to ascribe the case to some influences of the past, not to be discovered, due to some maternal ancestry.
bad
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From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
BARLOW
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
becomes
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From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
better
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
boy
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From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
breaks
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
BROTHERS
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
carefully
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From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
case
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From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
cases
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
cause
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From this reading A man, for instance, may be so completely unlike any other member of the family that we must search for the cause of his early life in the line of his mother or his grandmother.”
clearness
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
completely
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From this reading A man, for instance, may be so completely unlike any other member of the family that we must search for the cause of his early life in the line of his mother or his grandmother.”
confessed
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
connect
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From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
connected
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
consequence
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
difficulties
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
discovered
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From this reading I should be inclined rather to ascribe the case to some influences of the past, not to be discovered, due to some maternal ancestry.
down
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
due
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From this reading I should be inclined rather to ascribe the case to some influences of the past, not to be discovered, due to some maternal ancestry.
early
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From this reading A man, for instance, may be so completely unlike any other member of the family that we must search for the cause of his early life in the line of his mother or his grandmother.”
educated
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From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
examples
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From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
family
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From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
faults
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From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
Given
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From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
grandfather
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From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
grandmother
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From this reading A man, for instance, may be so completely unlike any other member of the family that we must search for the cause of his early life in the line of his mother or his grandmother.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
hereditary
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
how
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From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should be inclined rather to ascribe the case to some influences of the past, not to be discovered, due to some maternal ancestry.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
inclined
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From this reading I should be inclined rather to ascribe the case to some influences of the past, not to be discovered, due to some maternal ancestry.
influences
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From this reading I should be inclined rather to ascribe the case to some influences of the past, not to be discovered, due to some maternal ancestry.
instance
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From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
Leonard
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man, for instance, may be so completely unlike any other member of the family that we must search for the cause of his early life in the line of his mother or his grandmother.”
line
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From this reading A man, for instance, may be so completely unlike any other member of the family that we must search for the cause of his early life in the line of his mother or his grandmother.”
man
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From this reading A man, for instance, may be so completely unlike any other member of the family that we must search for the cause of his early life in the line of his mother or his grandmother.”
maternal
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From this reading I should be inclined rather to ascribe the case to some influences of the past, not to be discovered, due to some maternal ancestry.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A man, for instance, may be so completely unlike any other member of the family that we must search for the cause of his early life in the line of his mother or his grandmother.”
member
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From this reading A man, for instance, may be so completely unlike any other member of the family that we must search for the cause of his early life in the line of his mother or his grandmother.”
misfortunes
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From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
most
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
mother
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From this reading A man, for instance, may be so completely unlike any other member of the family that we must search for the cause of his early life in the line of his mother or his grandmother.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I should be inclined rather to ascribe the case to some influences of the past, not to be discovered, due to some maternal ancestry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
other
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From this reading A man, for instance, may be so completely unlike any other member of the family that we must search for the cause of his early life in the line of his mother or his grandmother.”
own
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From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
paper
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
past
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From this reading I should be inclined rather to ascribe the case to some influences of the past, not to be discovered, due to some maternal ancestry.
prodigal
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From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
rather
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From this reading I should be inclined rather to ascribe the case to some influences of the past, not to be discovered, due to some maternal ancestry.
search
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From this reading A man, for instance, may be so completely unlike any other member of the family that we must search for the cause of his early life in the line of his mother or his grandmother.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should be inclined rather to ascribe the case to some influences of the past, not to be discovered, due to some maternal ancestry.
shows
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From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
signs
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From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A man, for instance, may be so completely unlike any other member of the family that we must search for the cause of his early life in the line of his mother or his grandmother.”
some
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
spendthrift
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From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
theory
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
there
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From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
thoughts
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
trouble
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From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
unknown
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From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
unlike
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From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
vice
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From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
vices
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From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Given, for instance, a case in which a boy is carefully educated, has no bad examples before him, shows no signs of vice, and is ignorant of the family misfortunes.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “BARLOW BROTHERS” “The theory of consequence”--Leonard was arranging his thoughts on paper for better clearness--“while it answers most of the difficulties connected with hereditary trouble, breaks down, it must be confessed, in some cases.
worse
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From this reading If that boy becomes a spendthrift and a prodigal, or worse, when there has never before been such a thing in the family, how can we connect the case with the faults or vices of a grandfather altogether unlike his own, and unknown to him?
