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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 A score of times, indeed, he had pictured, and with rapture, the inevitable collapse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It stood to his credit that, though he had never dared to cross Flavia's will, he had tried, and honestly tried, to turn James McMurrough from the attempt.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
Asgill
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From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
assurance
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
attempt
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From this reading It stood to his credit that, though he had never dared to cross Flavia's will, he had tried, and honestly tried, to turn James McMurrough from the attempt.
attended
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the visions of his head upon his bed he had seen the girl turn to him in the wreck of things--it might be to save her brother's life, it might be to save her tender feet from the stones of foreign streets.
bed
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From this reading In the visions of his head upon his bed he had seen the girl turn to him in the wreck of things--it might be to save her brother's life, it might be to save her tender feet from the stones of foreign streets.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
best
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
bitter
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
brother's
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From this reading In the visions of his head upon his bed he had seen the girl turn to him in the wreck of things--it might be to save her brother's life, it might be to save her tender feet from the stones of foreign streets.
bud
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From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
chance
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
collapse
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From this reading A score of times, indeed, he had pictured, and with rapture, the inevitable collapse.
contrary
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
credit
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From this reading It stood to his credit that, though he had never dared to cross Flavia's will, he had tried, and honestly tried, to turn James McMurrough from the attempt.
cross
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From this reading It stood to his credit that, though he had never dared to cross Flavia's will, he had tried, and honestly tried, to turn James McMurrough from the attempt.
dared
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From this reading It stood to his credit that, though he had never dared to cross Flavia's will, he had tried, and honestly tried, to turn James McMurrough from the attempt.
dissuaded
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
doing
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
egged
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
failure
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
feet
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From this reading In the visions of his head upon his bed he had seen the girl turn to him in the wreck of things--it might be to save her brother's life, it might be to save her tender feet from the stones of foreign streets.
Flavia
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
Flavia's
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From this reading It stood to his credit that, though he had never dared to cross Flavia's will, he had tried, and honestly tried, to turn James McMurrough from the attempt.
foreign
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From this reading In the visions of his head upon his bed he had seen the girl turn to him in the wreck of things--it might be to save her brother's life, it might be to save her tender feet from the stones of foreign streets.
frankness
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It stood to his credit that, though he had never dared to cross Flavia's will, he had tried, and honestly tried, to turn James McMurrough from the attempt.
girl
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From this reading In the visions of his head upon his bed he had seen the girl turn to him in the wreck of things--it might be to save her brother's life, it might be to save her tender feet from the stones of foreign streets.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It stood to his credit that, though he had never dared to cross Flavia's will, he had tried, and honestly tried, to turn James McMurrough from the attempt.
head
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From this reading In the visions of his head upon his bed he had seen the girl turn to him in the wreck of things--it might be to save her brother's life, it might be to save her tender feet from the stones of foreign streets.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the visions of his head upon his bed he had seen the girl turn to him in the wreck of things--it might be to save her brother's life, it might be to save her tender feet from the stones of foreign streets.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It stood to his credit that, though he had never dared to cross Flavia's will, he had tried, and honestly tried, to turn James McMurrough from the attempt.
honestly
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From this reading It stood to his credit that, though he had never dared to cross Flavia's will, he had tried, and honestly tried, to turn James McMurrough from the attempt.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
indeed
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From this reading A score of times, indeed, he had pictured, and with rapture, the inevitable collapse.
inevitable
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From this reading A score of times, indeed, he had pictured, and with rapture, the inevitable collapse.
interest
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
James
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From this reading It stood to his credit that, though he had never dared to cross Flavia's will, he had tried, and honestly tried, to turn James McMurrough from the attempt.
known
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
lay
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the visions of his head upon his bed he had seen the girl turn to him in the wreck of things--it might be to save her brother's life, it might be to save her tender feet from the stones of foreign streets.
LIMIT
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From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
Luke
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From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
man
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From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
McMurrough
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From this reading It stood to his credit that, though he had never dared to cross Flavia's will, he had tried, and honestly tried, to turn James McMurrough from the attempt.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In the visions of his head upon his bed he had seen the girl turn to him in the wreck of things--it might be to save her brother's life, it might be to save her tender feet from the stones of foreign streets.
more
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From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
Morristown
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From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It stood to his credit that, though he had never dared to cross Flavia's will, he had tried, and honestly tried, to turn James McMurrough from the attempt.
nipped
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From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
once
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
only
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
other
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
pictured
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From this reading A score of times, indeed, he had pictured, and with rapture, the inevitable collapse.
plot
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
provide
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
rapture
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From this reading A score of times, indeed, he had pictured, and with rapture, the inevitable collapse.
rising
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From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading In the visions of his head upon his bed he had seen the girl turn to him in the wreck of things--it might be to save her brother's life, it might be to save her tender feet from the stones of foreign streets.
scale
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A score of times, indeed, he had pictured, and with rapture, the inevitable collapse.
seen
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
sorry
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From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
stones
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From this reading In the visions of his head upon his bed he had seen the girl turn to him in the wreck of things--it might be to save her brother's life, it might be to save her tender feet from the stones of foreign streets.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It stood to his credit that, though he had never dared to cross Flavia's will, he had tried, and honestly tried, to turn James McMurrough from the attempt.
streets
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From this reading In the visions of his head upon his bed he had seen the girl turn to him in the wreck of things--it might be to save her brother's life, it might be to save her tender feet from the stones of foreign streets.
tender
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From this reading In the visions of his head upon his bed he had seen the girl turn to him in the wreck of things--it might be to save her brother's life, it might be to save her tender feet from the stones of foreign streets.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
there
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From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
things
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From this reading In the visions of his head upon his bed he had seen the girl turn to him in the wreck of things--it might be to save her brother's life, it might be to save her tender feet from the stones of foreign streets.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It stood to his credit that, though he had never dared to cross Flavia's will, he had tried, and honestly tried, to turn James McMurrough from the attempt.
times
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From this reading A score of times, indeed, he had pictured, and with rapture, the inevitable collapse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It stood to his credit that, though he had never dared to cross Flavia's will, he had tried, and honestly tried, to turn James McMurrough from the attempt.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
tried
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From this reading It stood to his credit that, though he had never dared to cross Flavia's will, he had tried, and honestly tried, to turn James McMurrough from the attempt.
turn
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From this reading It stood to his credit that, though he had never dared to cross Flavia's will, he had tried, and honestly tried, to turn James McMurrough from the attempt.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In the visions of his head upon his bed he had seen the girl turn to him in the wreck of things--it might be to save her brother's life, it might be to save her tender feet from the stones of foreign streets.
visions
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From this reading In the visions of his head upon his bed he had seen the girl turn to him in the wreck of things--it might be to save her brother's life, it might be to save her tender feet from the stones of foreign streets.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LIMIT If there was one man more sorry than another that the Morristown rising had been nipped in the bud it was Luke Asgill.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It stood to his credit that, though he had never dared to cross Flavia's will, he had tried, and honestly tried, to turn James McMurrough from the attempt.
winning
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From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But even while doing this, he had known--as he had once told James with bitter frankness--that his interest lay in the other scale; he had seen that had he attended to it only, he would not have dissuaded The McMurrough, but, on the contrary, would have egged him on, in the assurance that the failure of the plot would provide his one best chance of winning Flavia.
wreck
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From this reading In the visions of his head upon his bed he had seen the girl turn to him in the wreck of things--it might be to save her brother's life, it might be to save her tender feet from the stones of foreign streets.
