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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 Julian was then already eighteen, and quickly succeeded in getting a situation.
abandon
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From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
account
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From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Julian was then already eighteen, and quickly succeeded in getting a situation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He died of an overdose of some opiate, which the anguish of sleeplessness brought him into the habit of taking.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BETWEEN OLD AND NEW Julian Casti's uncle had been three years dead.
anguish
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From this reading He died of an overdose of some opiate, which the anguish of sleeplessness brought him into the habit of taking.
anxious
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From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
bankruptcy
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From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading BETWEEN OLD AND NEW Julian Casti's uncle had been three years dead.
BETWEENprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BETWEEN OLD AND NEW Julian Casti's uncle had been three years dead.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He died of an overdose of some opiate, which the anguish of sleeplessness brought him into the habit of taking.
business
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From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
Casti's
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From this reading BETWEEN OLD AND NEW Julian Casti's uncle had been three years dead.
certainly
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From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
daughter's
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From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BETWEEN OLD AND NEW Julian Casti's uncle had been three years dead.
death
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From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
died
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From this reading He died of an overdose of some opiate, which the anguish of sleeplessness brought him into the habit of taking.
dwindle
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From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
eighteen
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From this reading Julian was then already eighteen, and quickly succeeded in getting a situation.
embittered
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From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
getting
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From this reading Julian was then already eighteen, and quickly succeeded in getting a situation.
habit
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From this reading He died of an overdose of some opiate, which the anguish of sleeplessness brought him into the habit of taking.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BETWEEN OLD AND NEW Julian Casti's uncle had been three years dead.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
inevitable
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From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He died of an overdose of some opiate, which the anguish of sleeplessness brought him into the habit of taking.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
Julian
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From this reading BETWEEN OLD AND NEW Julian Casti's uncle had been three years dead.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
lived
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From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
longer
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From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
man's
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From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
months
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From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
NEW
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From this reading BETWEEN OLD AND NEW Julian Casti's uncle had been three years dead.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
OLD
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From this reading BETWEEN OLD AND NEW Julian Casti's uncle had been three years dead.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
opiate
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From this reading He died of an overdose of some opiate, which the anguish of sleeplessness brought him into the habit of taking.
overdose
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From this reading He died of an overdose of some opiate, which the anguish of sleeplessness brought him into the habit of taking.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
probable
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From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
profit
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From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
prospect
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From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
quickly
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From this reading Julian was then already eighteen, and quickly succeeded in getting a situation.
scarcely
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From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
situation
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From this reading Julian was then already eighteen, and quickly succeeded in getting a situation.
sleeplessness
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From this reading He died of an overdose of some opiate, which the anguish of sleeplessness brought him into the habit of taking.
some
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From this reading He died of an overdose of some opiate, which the anguish of sleeplessness brought him into the habit of taking.
succeeded
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From this reading Julian was then already eighteen, and quickly succeeded in getting a situation.
Suicide
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From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
taking
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From this reading He died of an overdose of some opiate, which the anguish of sleeplessness brought him into the habit of taking.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
then
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From this reading Julian was then already eighteen, and quickly succeeded in getting a situation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
three
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From this reading BETWEEN OLD AND NEW Julian Casti's uncle had been three years dead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
too
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From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
uncle
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From this reading BETWEEN OLD AND NEW Julian Casti's uncle had been three years dead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
way
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From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
well
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From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was well for him that he lived no longer; his business had continued to dwindle, and the last months of the poor man's life were embittered by the prospect of inevitable bankruptcy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He died of an overdose of some opiate, which the anguish of sleeplessness brought him into the habit of taking.
years
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From this reading BETWEEN OLD AND NEW Julian Casti's uncle had been three years dead.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Suicide it might have been, yet that was scarcely probable; he was too anxious on his daughter's account to abandon her in this way, for certainly his death could be nothing to her profit.
