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The Kellys and the O'Kellys

Chapter XV · Brien Boru

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The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.
He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.
“There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”
“Faith, I don’t know; I never thought about her fortune if you’ll believe me.
I never even remembered that her brother’s death would in any way affect her in the way of money, until after I left Grey Abbey.”
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The Kellys and the O'Kellys

Chapter XV · Brien Boru

Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.
Line 2
He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.
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“There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”
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“Faith, I don’t know; I never thought about her fortune if you’ll believe me.
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I never even remembered that her brother’s death would in any way affect her in the way of money, until after I left Grey Abbey.”

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading ““Faith, I don’t know; I never thought about her fortune if you’ll believe me.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.”

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.”

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.”

Believe noun US /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ““Faith, I don’t know; I never thought about her fortune if you’ll believe me.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I never even remembered that her brother’s death would in any way affect her in the way of money, until after I left Grey Abbey.””

Fortune noun US /ˈfortune/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ““There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?””

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading ““There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?””

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Faith, I don’t know; I never thought about her fortune if you’ll believe me.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I never even remembered that her brother’s death would in any way affect her in the way of money, until after I left Grey Abbey.””

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Faith, I don’t know; I never thought about her fortune if you’ll believe me.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.”

Seeing noun US /seeing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.”

Suppose noun US /ˈsuppose/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ““There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?””

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Faith, I don’t know; I never thought about her fortune if you’ll believe me.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “I never even remembered that her brother’s death would in any way affect her in the way of money, until after I left Grey Abbey.””

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “I never even remembered that her brother’s death would in any way affect her in the way of money, until after I left Grey Abbey.””

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Abbey

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From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Faith, I don’t know; I never thought about her fortune if you’ll believe me.

affect

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From this reading I never even remembered that her brother’s death would in any way affect her in the way of money, until after I left Grey Abbey.”

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

anathematising

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From this reading “There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

any

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From this reading I never even remembered that her brother’s death would in any way affect her in the way of money, until after I left Grey Abbey.”

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

believenounUS /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Faith, I don’t know; I never thought about her fortune if you’ll believe me.

Blake

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From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

breakfast

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From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

brother's

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”

consoled

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From this reading “There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”

death

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

degrees

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

disagreeable

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

disgustingly

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

don't

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From this reading “Faith, I don’t know; I never thought about her fortune if you’ll believe me.

Dot

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From this reading “There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”

doubt

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From this reading “There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”

earl

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I never even remembered that her brother’s death would in any way affect her in the way of money, until after I left Grey Abbey.”

explained

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From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

fact

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From this reading “There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”

Faith

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From this reading “Faith, I don’t know; I never thought about her fortune if you’ll believe me.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”

fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

Frank

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From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

Frank's

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

got

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

Grey

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From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”

how

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From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “Faith, I don’t know; I never thought about her fortune if you’ll believe me.

impossible

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I never even remembered that her brother’s death would in any way affect her in the way of money, until after I left Grey Abbey.”

inheriting

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From this reading “There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”

insist

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Faith, I don’t know; I never thought about her fortune if you’ll believe me.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I never even remembered that her brother’s death would in any way affect her in the way of money, until after I left Grey Abbey.”

matters

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From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Faith, I don’t know; I never thought about her fortune if you’ll believe me.

minutes

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From this reading “There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”

miseries

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

Miss

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

money

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From this reading I never even remembered that her brother’s death would in any way affect her in the way of money, until after I left Grey Abbey.”

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Faith, I don’t know; I never thought about her fortune if you’ll believe me.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

other

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

pecuniary

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

present

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

really

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From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

remembered

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From this reading I never even remembered that her brother’s death would in any way affect her in the way of money, until after I left Grey Abbey.”

repulsive

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

said

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From this reading “There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”

seeing

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

soon

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

stiff

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”

talk

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

ten

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From this reading “There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I never even remembered that her brother’s death would in any way affect her in the way of money, until after I left Grey Abbey.”

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

There

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From this reading “There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

things

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Faith, I don’t know; I never thought about her fortune if you’ll believe me.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading I never even remembered that her brother’s death would in any way affect her in the way of money, until after I left Grey Abbey.”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

way

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From this reading I never even remembered that her brother’s death would in any way affect her in the way of money, until after I left Grey Abbey.”

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, when Frank was alone with Blake, he explained to him how matters really stood at Grey Abbey.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I never even remembered that her brother’s death would in any way affect her in the way of money, until after I left Grey Abbey.”

Wyndham

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From this reading He told him how impossible he had found it to insist on seeing Miss Wyndham so soon after her brother’s death, and how disgustingly disagreeable, stiff and repulsive the earl had been; and, by degrees, they got to talk of other things, and among them, Frank’s present pecuniary miseries.

Wyndham's

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From this reading “There can be no doubt, I suppose,” said Dot, when Frank had consoled himself by anathematising the earl for ten minutes, “as to the fact of Miss Wyndham’s inheriting her brother’s fortune?”

you'll

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From this reading “Faith, I don’t know; I never thought about her fortune if you’ll believe me.