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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 Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
abstraction
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From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
account
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From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
accumulating
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From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
all
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From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
always
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From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
bank
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From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
came
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From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
capable
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From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
casual
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From this reading Yet he only smiled at her words and remarked in casual suggestion:
child
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From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
close
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From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
conceived
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From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
cutting
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From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
dangerous
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From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
dared
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From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
daughter's
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From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
displeasing
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From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
doubt
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From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
father
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From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
favourite
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From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
fits
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From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
holding
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From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
implacable
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From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet he only smiled at her words and remarked in casual suggestion:
interpret
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From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
It's
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From this reading “It’s out of town this time--‘way out.
knew
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From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
known
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From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
learn
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From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
lure
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From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
off
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From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
once
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From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
only
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From this reading Yet he only smiled at her words and remarked in casual suggestion:
out
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From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
personage
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From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
Peter
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From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
prejudiced
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From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
remarked
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From this reading Yet he only smiled at her words and remarked in casual suggestion:
risk
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From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
run
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From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
shilling
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From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
situation
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From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
slowly
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From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
sly
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From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
smiled
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From this reading Yet he only smiled at her words and remarked in casual suggestion:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
Strange
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From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
suggestion
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From this reading Yet he only smiled at her words and remarked in casual suggestion:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s out of town this time--‘way out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
town
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From this reading “It’s out of town this time--‘way out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
way
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From this reading “It’s out of town this time--‘way out.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though she was his favourite child, Peter Strange was known to be quite capable of cutting her off with a shilling, once his close, prejudiced mind conceived it to be his duty.
wonder
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From this reading The personage knew her father--everyone did--and the wonder had always been that she dared run the risk of displeasing one so implacable.
words
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From this reading Yet he only smiled at her words and remarked in casual suggestion:
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And that he would so interpret the situation, if he ever came to learn the secret of his daughter’s fits of abstraction and the sly bank account she was slowly accumulating, the personage holding out this dangerous lure had no doubt at all.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he only smiled at her words and remarked in casual suggestion:
