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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 Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An hour hence will do as well,” thought Harry, and lapsed sulkily on to the bed again.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An hour hence will do as well,” thought Harry, and lapsed sulkily on to the bed again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “An hour hence will do as well,” thought Harry, and lapsed sulkily on to the bed again.
back
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From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It wound Harry's pride to be obliged to humble himself before the lawyer, and to have to yield from mere lack and desire of money.
bed
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From this reading “An hour hence will do as well,” thought Harry, and lapsed sulkily on to the bed again.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It wound Harry's pride to be obliged to humble himself before the lawyer, and to have to yield from mere lack and desire of money.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was proud, and the other offended: Harry checked words, and Draper did not choose to stop.
call
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From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
care
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From this reading No, he did not care for Maria Esmond!
checked
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From this reading But he was proud, and the other offended: Harry checked words, and Draper did not choose to stop.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he was proud, and the other offended: Harry checked words, and Draper did not choose to stop.
conversation
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From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
desire
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From this reading It wound Harry's pride to be obliged to humble himself before the lawyer, and to have to yield from mere lack and desire of money.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he was proud, and the other offended: Harry checked words, and Draper did not choose to stop.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “An hour hence will do as well,” thought Harry, and lapsed sulkily on to the bed again.
Draper
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From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
Esmond
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From this reading No, he did not care for Maria Esmond!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No, he did not care for Maria Esmond!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
Going
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From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
half-exclamation
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From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
Harry
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From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
Harry's
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From this reading It wound Harry's pride to be obliged to humble himself before the lawyer, and to have to yield from mere lack and desire of money.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It wound Harry's pride to be obliged to humble himself before the lawyer, and to have to yield from mere lack and desire of money.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
heard
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From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading “An hour hence will do as well,” thought Harry, and lapsed sulkily on to the bed again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It wound Harry's pride to be obliged to humble himself before the lawyer, and to have to yield from mere lack and desire of money.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
hour
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From this reading “An hour hence will do as well,” thought Harry, and lapsed sulkily on to the bed again.
humble
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From this reading It wound Harry's pride to be obliged to humble himself before the lawyer, and to have to yield from mere lack and desire of money.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
indeed
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From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wound Harry's pride to be obliged to humble himself before the lawyer, and to have to yield from mere lack and desire of money.
lack
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From this reading It wound Harry's pride to be obliged to humble himself before the lawyer, and to have to yield from mere lack and desire of money.
lapsed
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From this reading “An hour hence will do as well,” thought Harry, and lapsed sulkily on to the bed again.
lawyer
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From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
Maria
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From this reading No, he did not care for Maria Esmond!
mere
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From this reading It wound Harry's pride to be obliged to humble himself before the lawyer, and to have to yield from mere lack and desire of money.
money
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From this reading It wound Harry's pride to be obliged to humble himself before the lawyer, and to have to yield from mere lack and desire of money.
morning's
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From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
Mr
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From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, he did not care for Maria Esmond!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he was proud, and the other offended: Harry checked words, and Draper did not choose to stop.
obliged
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From this reading It wound Harry's pride to be obliged to humble himself before the lawyer, and to have to yield from mere lack and desire of money.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It wound Harry's pride to be obliged to humble himself before the lawyer, and to have to yield from mere lack and desire of money.
off
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From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
offended
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From this reading But he was proud, and the other offended: Harry checked words, and Draper did not choose to stop.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “An hour hence will do as well,” thought Harry, and lapsed sulkily on to the bed again.
other
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From this reading But he was proud, and the other offended: Harry checked words, and Draper did not choose to stop.
pride
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From this reading It wound Harry's pride to be obliged to humble himself before the lawyer, and to have to yield from mere lack and desire of money.
prisoner
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From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
proud
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From this reading But he was proud, and the other offended: Harry checked words, and Draper did not choose to stop.
risen
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From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
speak
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From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
stop
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From this reading But he was proud, and the other offended: Harry checked words, and Draper did not choose to stop.
sulkily
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From this reading “An hour hence will do as well,” thought Harry, and lapsed sulkily on to the bed again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he was proud, and the other offended: Harry checked words, and Draper did not choose to stop.
well
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From this reading “An hour hence will do as well,” thought Harry, and lapsed sulkily on to the bed again.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “An hour hence will do as well,” thought Harry, and lapsed sulkily on to the bed again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
words
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From this reading But he was proud, and the other offended: Harry checked words, and Draper did not choose to stop.
wound
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From this reading It wound Harry's pride to be obliged to humble himself before the lawyer, and to have to yield from mere lack and desire of money.
wrath
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From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
yield
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From this reading It wound Harry's pride to be obliged to humble himself before the lawyer, and to have to yield from mere lack and desire of money.
young
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From this reading Going off in his wrath from his morning's conversation with Harry, Mr. Draper thought he heard the young prisoner speak behind him; and, indeed, Harry had risen, and uttered a half-exclamation to call the lawyer back.
