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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 But any idea which he might have entertained for a moment of extending the promise he had given and relaxing that given to him was gone before he saw his own chimneys.
abide
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From this reading There was his pledge, and by that he would abide;--and so much he would make both his wife and his son understand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
any
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From this reading But any idea which he might have entertained for a moment of extending the promise he had given and relaxing that given to him was gone before he saw his own chimneys.
approached
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From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
archdeacon
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From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
became
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From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But any idea which he might have entertained for a moment of extending the promise he had given and relaxing that given to him was gone before he saw his own chimneys.
begun
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From this reading Indeed, I fear he had by that time begun to feel that the only salvation now open to him must come from the jury's verdict.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading There was his pledge, and by that he would abide;--and so much he would make both his wife and his son understand.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But any idea which he might have entertained for a moment of extending the promise he had given and relaxing that given to him was gone before he saw his own chimneys.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
chimneys
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From this reading But any idea which he might have entertained for a moment of extending the promise he had given and relaxing that given to him was gone before he saw his own chimneys.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, I fear he had by that time begun to feel that the only salvation now open to him must come from the jury's verdict.
conveying
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From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
cooled
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From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
Crawley
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From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
CROSS-GRAINEDNESS
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From this reading THE CROSS-GRAINEDNESS OF MEN.
entertained
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From this reading But any idea which he might have entertained for a moment of extending the promise he had given and relaxing that given to him was gone before he saw his own chimneys.
enthusiasm
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From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
extending
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From this reading But any idea which he might have entertained for a moment of extending the promise he had given and relaxing that given to him was gone before he saw his own chimneys.
favour
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From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
fear
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From this reading Indeed, I fear he had by that time begun to feel that the only salvation now open to him must come from the jury's verdict.
feel
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From this reading Indeed, I fear he had by that time begun to feel that the only salvation now open to him must come from the jury's verdict.
fervid
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From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
given
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From this reading But any idea which he might have entertained for a moment of extending the promise he had given and relaxing that given to him was gone before he saw his own chimneys.
gone
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From this reading But any idea which he might have entertained for a moment of extending the promise he had given and relaxing that given to him was gone before he saw his own chimneys.
Grace
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From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But any idea which he might have entertained for a moment of extending the promise he had given and relaxing that given to him was gone before he saw his own chimneys.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But any idea which he might have entertained for a moment of extending the promise he had given and relaxing that given to him was gone before he saw his own chimneys.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
home
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From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Indeed, I fear he had by that time begun to feel that the only salvation now open to him must come from the jury's verdict.
idea
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From this reading But any idea which he might have entertained for a moment of extending the promise he had given and relaxing that given to him was gone before he saw his own chimneys.
impressions
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From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, I fear he had by that time begun to feel that the only salvation now open to him must come from the jury's verdict.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
jury's
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From this reading Indeed, I fear he had by that time begun to feel that the only salvation now open to him must come from the jury's verdict.
language
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From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
less
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From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was his pledge, and by that he would abide;--and so much he would make both his wife and his son understand.
MEN
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From this reading THE CROSS-GRAINEDNESS OF MEN.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But any idea which he might have entertained for a moment of extending the promise he had given and relaxing that given to him was gone before he saw his own chimneys.
moment
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From this reading But any idea which he might have entertained for a moment of extending the promise he had given and relaxing that given to him was gone before he saw his own chimneys.
much
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From this reading There was his pledge, and by that he would abide;--and so much he would make both his wife and his son understand.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Indeed, I fear he had by that time begun to feel that the only salvation now open to him must come from the jury's verdict.
now
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From this reading Indeed, I fear he had by that time begun to feel that the only salvation now open to him must come from the jury's verdict.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CROSS-GRAINEDNESS OF MEN.
only
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From this reading Indeed, I fear he had by that time begun to feel that the only salvation now open to him must come from the jury's verdict.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Indeed, I fear he had by that time begun to feel that the only salvation now open to him must come from the jury's verdict.
own
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From this reading But any idea which he might have entertained for a moment of extending the promise he had given and relaxing that given to him was gone before he saw his own chimneys.
pledge
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From this reading There was his pledge, and by that he would abide;--and so much he would make both his wife and his son understand.
Plumstead
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From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
prepared
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From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
promise
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From this reading But any idea which he might have entertained for a moment of extending the promise he had given and relaxing that given to him was gone before he saw his own chimneys.
reached
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From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
relaxing
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From this reading But any idea which he might have entertained for a moment of extending the promise he had given and relaxing that given to him was gone before he saw his own chimneys.
salvation
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From this reading Indeed, I fear he had by that time begun to feel that the only salvation now open to him must come from the jury's verdict.
saw
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From this reading But any idea which he might have entertained for a moment of extending the promise he had given and relaxing that given to him was gone before he saw his own chimneys.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was his pledge, and by that he would abide;--and so much he would make both his wife and his son understand.
somewhat
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From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
son
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From this reading There was his pledge, and by that he would abide;--and so much he would make both his wife and his son understand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CROSS-GRAINEDNESS OF MEN.
There
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From this reading There was his pledge, and by that he would abide;--and so much he would make both his wife and his son understand.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was his pledge, and by that he would abide;--and so much he would make both his wife and his son understand.
verdict
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From this reading Indeed, I fear he had by that time begun to feel that the only salvation now open to him must come from the jury's verdict.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was his pledge, and by that he would abide;--and so much he would make both his wife and his son understand.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
wife
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From this reading By the time that the archdeacon reached Plumstead his enthusiasm in favour of Grace Crawley had somewhat cooled itself; and the language which from time to time he prepared for conveying his impressions to his wife, became less fervid as he approached his home.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was his pledge, and by that he would abide;--and so much he would make both his wife and his son understand.
