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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 "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
absolute
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From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been an infinite benefit that Lopez should go, if he could be got to go alone, but as great an evil if at last he should take his wife with him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had been an infinite benefit that Lopez should go, if he could be got to go alone, but as great an evil if at last he should take his wife with him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had been an infinite benefit that Lopez should go, if he could be got to go alone, but as great an evil if at last he should take his wife with him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Up to this date there had been great doubt with Mr. Wharton whether at last the banishment to Guatemala would become a fact.
banishment
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From this reading Up to this date there had been great doubt with Mr. Wharton whether at last the banishment to Guatemala would become a fact.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It had been an infinite benefit that Lopez should go, if he could be got to go alone, but as great an evil if at last he should take his wife with him.
become
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From this reading Up to this date there had been great doubt with Mr. Wharton whether at last the banishment to Guatemala would become a fact.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Up to this date there had been great doubt with Mr. Wharton whether at last the banishment to Guatemala would become a fact.
benefit
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From this reading It had been an infinite benefit that Lopez should go, if he could be got to go alone, but as great an evil if at last he should take his wife with him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had been an infinite benefit that Lopez should go, if he could be got to go alone, but as great an evil if at last he should take his wife with him.
came
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From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
certainly
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From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
changed
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From this reading From day to day his mind had changed.
Coleman
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From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It had been an infinite benefit that Lopez should go, if he could be got to go alone, but as great an evil if at last he should take his wife with him.
dared
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From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
date
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From this reading Up to this date there had been great doubt with Mr. Wharton whether at last the banishment to Guatemala would become a fact.
day
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From this reading From day to day his mind had changed.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
doubt
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From this reading Up to this date there had been great doubt with Mr. Wharton whether at last the banishment to Guatemala would become a fact.
doubts
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From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
evil
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From this reading It had been an infinite benefit that Lopez should go, if he could be got to go alone, but as great an evil if at last he should take his wife with him.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
fact
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From this reading Up to this date there had been great doubt with Mr. Wharton whether at last the banishment to Guatemala would become a fact.
father
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From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
final
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From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From day to day his mind had changed.
go
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From this reading It had been an infinite benefit that Lopez should go, if he could be got to go alone, but as great an evil if at last he should take his wife with him.
got
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From this reading It had been an infinite benefit that Lopez should go, if he could be got to go alone, but as great an evil if at last he should take his wife with him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up to this date there had been great doubt with Mr. Wharton whether at last the banishment to Guatemala would become a fact.
Guatemala
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From this reading Up to this date there had been great doubt with Mr. Wharton whether at last the banishment to Guatemala would become a fact.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up to this date there had been great doubt with Mr. Wharton whether at last the banishment to Guatemala would become a fact.
Hartlepod
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From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been an infinite benefit that Lopez should go, if he could be got to go alone, but as great an evil if at last he should take his wife with him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had been an infinite benefit that Lopez should go, if he could be got to go alone, but as great an evil if at last he should take his wife with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It had been an infinite benefit that Lopez should go, if he could be got to go alone, but as great an evil if at last he should take his wife with him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
infinite
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From this reading It had been an infinite benefit that Lopez should go, if he could be got to go alone, but as great an evil if at last he should take his wife with him.
interview
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From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been an infinite benefit that Lopez should go, if he could be got to go alone, but as great an evil if at last he should take his wife with him.
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
longer
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From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
Lopez
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From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
loved
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From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
man
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From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
Manchester
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From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From day to day his mind had changed.
Mr
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From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
Mrs
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From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
pay
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From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
punishment
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From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It had been an infinite benefit that Lopez should go, if he could be got to go alone, but as great an evil if at last he should take his wife with him.
Square
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From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
Street
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From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been an infinite benefit that Lopez should go, if he could be got to go alone, but as great an evil if at last he should take his wife with him.
taught
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From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been an infinite benefit that Lopez should go, if he could be got to go alone, but as great an evil if at last he should take his wife with him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
there
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From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Up to this date there had been great doubt with Mr. Wharton whether at last the banishment to Guatemala would become a fact.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
Up
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From this reading Up to this date there had been great doubt with Mr. Wharton whether at last the banishment to Guatemala would become a fact.
visitor
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From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
Wharton
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From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Up to this date there had been great doubt with Mr. Wharton whether at last the banishment to Guatemala would become a fact.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the father had never dared to express these doubts to her, and she had taught herself to think that absolute banishment with a man whom she certainly no longer loved, was the punishment she had to pay for the evil she had done.
wife
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From this reading It had been an infinite benefit that Lopez should go, if he could be got to go alone, but as great an evil if at last he should take his wife with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The First and the Last" When Mr. Wharton was in Coleman Street, having his final interview with Mr. Hartlepod, there came a visitor to Mrs. Lopez in Manchester Square.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Up to this date there had been great doubt with Mr. Wharton whether at last the banishment to Guatemala would become a fact.
