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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 For he knew that after all Stubbs was a good agent.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For he knew that after all Stubbs was a good agent.
agent
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From this reading For he knew that after all Stubbs was a good agent.
all
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From this reading For he knew that after all Stubbs was a good agent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
Angry
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From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
Audley
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From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
bite
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From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
borough
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From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
changing
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From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
discard
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From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
down
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From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
face
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From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For he knew that after all Stubbs was a good agent.
gained
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From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For he knew that after all Stubbs was a good agent.
hardly
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From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
influence
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From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
knew
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From this reading For he knew that after all Stubbs was a good agent.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
Lord
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From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
made
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From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
man
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From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
more
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From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
Mottisfont
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From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
much
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From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
nose
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From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
off
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From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
once
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From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
phrase
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From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
pondered
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From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
property
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From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
pruning
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From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
quarrelled
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From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
reason
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From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
rehearsed
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From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
say
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From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
scene
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From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
some
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From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
spite
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From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
Stubbs
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From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
Then
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From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
toning
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From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
venture
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From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
