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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 His father did not live long after his return to his native land, and when he was twenty-one, Harry came into possession of a handsome fortune.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The years have elapsed since we parted with him, after his triumphant discharge from arrest.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
any
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From this reading The firm of Wade and West is quite as respectable as any in the city.
arrest
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From this reading The years have elapsed since we parted with him, after his triumphant discharge from arrest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The firm of Wade and West is quite as respectable as any in the city.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even wealth could not tempt him to choose a life of idleness; and he went into partnership with Mr. Wade, the senior retiring at the same time.
came
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From this reading His father did not live long after his return to his native land, and when he was twenty-one, Harry came into possession of a handsome fortune.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even wealth could not tempt him to choose a life of idleness; and he went into partnership with Mr. Wade, the senior retiring at the same time.
city
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From this reading The firm of Wade and West is quite as respectable as any in the city.
COMES
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But even wealth could not tempt him to choose a life of idleness; and he went into partnership with Mr. Wade, the senior retiring at the same time.
desire
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His father did not live long after his return to his native land, and when he was twenty-one, Harry came into possession of a handsome fortune.
discharge
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From this reading The years have elapsed since we parted with him, after his triumphant discharge from arrest.
drop
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
elapsed
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From this reading The years have elapsed since we parted with him, after his triumphant discharge from arrest.
END
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even wealth could not tempt him to choose a life of idleness; and he went into partnership with Mr. Wade, the senior retiring at the same time.
father
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From this reading His father did not live long after his return to his native land, and when he was twenty-one, Harry came into possession of a handsome fortune.
firm
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From this reading The firm of Wade and West is quite as respectable as any in the city.
formality
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His father did not live long after his return to his native land, and when he was twenty-one, Harry came into possession of a handsome fortune.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The years have elapsed since we parted with him, after his triumphant discharge from arrest.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His father did not live long after his return to his native land, and when he was twenty-one, Harry came into possession of a handsome fortune.
HARRY
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
Harry's
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The years have elapsed since we parted with him, after his triumphant discharge from arrest.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His father did not live long after his return to his native land, and when he was twenty-one, Harry came into possession of a handsome fortune.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
idleness
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From this reading But even wealth could not tempt him to choose a life of idleness; and he went into partnership with Mr. Wade, the senior retiring at the same time.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His father did not live long after his return to his native land, and when he was twenty-one, Harry came into possession of a handsome fortune.
introduction
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
land
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From this reading His father did not live long after his return to his native land, and when he was twenty-one, Harry came into possession of a handsome fortune.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
live
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From this reading His father did not live long after his return to his native land, and when he was twenty-one, Harry came into possession of a handsome fortune.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His father did not live long after his return to his native land, and when he was twenty-one, Harry came into possession of a handsome fortune.
Mr
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From this reading But even wealth could not tempt him to choose a life of idleness; and he went into partnership with Mr. Wade, the senior retiring at the same time.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
native
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From this reading His father did not live long after his return to his native land, and when he was twenty-one, Harry came into possession of a handsome fortune.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His father did not live long after his return to his native land, and when he was twenty-one, Harry came into possession of a handsome fortune.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
parted
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From this reading The years have elapsed since we parted with him, after his triumphant discharge from arrest.
partnership
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From this reading But even wealth could not tempt him to choose a life of idleness; and he went into partnership with Mr. Wade, the senior retiring at the same time.
Perhaps
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
PLEASANTLY
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
possession
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From this reading His father did not live long after his return to his native land, and when he was twenty-one, Harry came into possession of a handsome fortune.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The firm of Wade and West is quite as respectable as any in the city.
readers
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
residence
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
respectable
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From this reading The firm of Wade and West is quite as respectable as any in the city.
retiring
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From this reading But even wealth could not tempt him to choose a life of idleness; and he went into partnership with Mr. Wade, the senior retiring at the same time.
return
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From this reading His father did not live long after his return to his native land, and when he was twenty-one, Harry came into possession of a handsome fortune.
Rockville
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even wealth could not tempt him to choose a life of idleness; and he went into partnership with Mr. Wade, the senior retiring at the same time.
senior
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From this reading But even wealth could not tempt him to choose a life of idleness; and he went into partnership with Mr. Wade, the senior retiring at the same time.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The years have elapsed since we parted with him, after his triumphant discharge from arrest.
SITUATED
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
STORY
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
subsequent
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
tempt
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From this reading But even wealth could not tempt him to choose a life of idleness; and he went into partnership with Mr. Wade, the senior retiring at the same time.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even wealth could not tempt him to choose a life of idleness; and he went into partnership with Mr. Wade, the senior retiring at the same time.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
triumphant
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From this reading The years have elapsed since we parted with him, after his triumphant discharge from arrest.
twenty-one
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From this reading His father did not live long after his return to his native land, and when he was twenty-one, Harry came into possession of a handsome fortune.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
VERY
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
Wade
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From this reading But even wealth could not tempt him to choose a life of idleness; and he went into partnership with Mr. Wade, the senior retiring at the same time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His father did not live long after his return to his native land, and when he was twenty-one, Harry came into possession of a handsome fortune.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
wealth
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From this reading But even wealth could not tempt him to choose a life of idleness; and he went into partnership with Mr. Wade, the senior retiring at the same time.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even wealth could not tempt him to choose a life of idleness; and he went into partnership with Mr. Wade, the senior retiring at the same time.
West
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From this reading The firm of Wade and West is quite as respectable as any in the city.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His father did not live long after his return to his native land, and when he was twenty-one, Harry came into possession of a handsome fortune.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The years have elapsed since we parted with him, after his triumphant discharge from arrest.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
years
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From this reading The years have elapsed since we parted with him, after his triumphant discharge from arrest.
young
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY IS VERY PLEASANTLY SITUATED, AND THE STORY COMES TO AN END Perhaps my young readers will desire to know something of Harry's subsequent life; and we will "drop in" upon him at his pleasant residence in Rockville, without the formality of an introduction.
