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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 Showing that if a good face is a letter of recommendation, a good heart is a letter of credit.
accepts
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From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The next day they rode forth, host and guest, and that ride proved an eventful crisis in the fortune of Lionel Haughton.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day they rode forth, host and guest, and that ride proved an eventful crisis in the fortune of Lionel Haughton.
apart
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From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And even if, at moments, the powerful and wealthy man had felt that interest, he had thrust it from him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That he meant to be generous was indeed certain, and this he had typically shown in a very trite matter-of-fact way.
certain
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From this reading That he meant to be generous was indeed certain, and this he had typically shown in a very trite matter-of-fact way.
credit
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From this reading Showing that if a good face is a letter of recommendation, a good heart is a letter of credit.
crisis
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From this reading The next day they rode forth, host and guest, and that ride proved an eventful crisis in the fortune of Lionel Haughton.
Darrell
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From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
day
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From this reading The next day they rode forth, host and guest, and that ride proved an eventful crisis in the fortune of Lionel Haughton.
dwelt
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From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
elaborately
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From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And even if, at moments, the powerful and wealthy man had felt that interest, he had thrust it from him.
eventful
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From this reading The next day they rode forth, host and guest, and that ride proved an eventful crisis in the fortune of Lionel Haughton.
face
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From this reading Showing that if a good face is a letter of recommendation, a good heart is a letter of credit.
fact
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From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
fate
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From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
feel
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From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
felt
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From this reading And even if, at moments, the powerful and wealthy man had felt that interest, he had thrust it from him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
forth
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From this reading The next day they rode forth, host and guest, and that ride proved an eventful crisis in the fortune of Lionel Haughton.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next day they rode forth, host and guest, and that ride proved an eventful crisis in the fortune of Lionel Haughton.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
generous
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From this reading That he meant to be generous was indeed certain, and this he had typically shown in a very trite matter-of-fact way.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Showing that if a good face is a letter of recommendation, a good heart is a letter of credit.
guest
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From this reading The next day they rode forth, host and guest, and that ride proved an eventful crisis in the fortune of Lionel Haughton.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And even if, at moments, the powerful and wealthy man had felt that interest, he had thrust it from him.
Haughton
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From this reading The next day they rode forth, host and guest, and that ride proved an eventful crisis in the fortune of Lionel Haughton.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And even if, at moments, the powerful and wealthy man had felt that interest, he had thrust it from him.
heart
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From this reading Showing that if a good face is a letter of recommendation, a good heart is a letter of credit.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
Hitherto
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From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
host
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From this reading The next day they rode forth, host and guest, and that ride proved an eventful crisis in the fortune of Lionel Haughton.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Showing that if a good face is a letter of recommendation, a good heart is a letter of credit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next day they rode forth, host and guest, and that ride proved an eventful crisis in the fortune of Lionel Haughton.
indeed
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From this reading That he meant to be generous was indeed certain, and this he had typically shown in a very trite matter-of-fact way.
interest
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From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Showing that if a good face is a letter of recommendation, a good heart is a letter of credit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
letter
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From this reading Showing that if a good face is a letter of recommendation, a good heart is a letter of credit.
links
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From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
Lionel
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From this reading The next day they rode forth, host and guest, and that ride proved an eventful crisis in the fortune of Lionel Haughton.
man
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From this reading And even if, at moments, the powerful and wealthy man had felt that interest, he had thrust it from him.
matter-of-fact
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From this reading That he meant to be generous was indeed certain, and this he had typically shown in a very trite matter-of-fact way.
meant
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From this reading That he meant to be generous was indeed certain, and this he had typically shown in a very trite matter-of-fact way.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
moments
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From this reading And even if, at moments, the powerful and wealthy man had felt that interest, he had thrust it from him.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day they rode forth, host and guest, and that ride proved an eventful crisis in the fortune of Lionel Haughton.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Showing that if a good face is a letter of recommendation, a good heart is a letter of credit.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
powerful
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From this reading And even if, at moments, the powerful and wealthy man had felt that interest, he had thrust it from him.
proved
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From this reading The next day they rode forth, host and guest, and that ride proved an eventful crisis in the fortune of Lionel Haughton.
recommendationnounUS /ˌrɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
a quality or fact that makes someone or something suitable
From this reading Showing that if a good face is a letter of recommendation, a good heart is a letter of credit.
regard
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From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
responsibility
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From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
ride
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From this reading The next day they rode forth, host and guest, and that ride proved an eventful crisis in the fortune of Lionel Haughton.
rode
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From this reading The next day they rode forth, host and guest, and that ride proved an eventful crisis in the fortune of Lionel Haughton.
Showing
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From this reading Showing that if a good face is a letter of recommendation, a good heart is a letter of credit.
shown
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From this reading That he meant to be generous was indeed certain, and this he had typically shown in a very trite matter-of-fact way.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Showing that if a good face is a letter of recommendation, a good heart is a letter of credit.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day they rode forth, host and guest, and that ride proved an eventful crisis in the fortune of Lionel Haughton.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day they rode forth, host and guest, and that ride proved an eventful crisis in the fortune of Lionel Haughton.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That he meant to be generous was indeed certain, and this he had typically shown in a very trite matter-of-fact way.
thrust
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From this reading And even if, at moments, the powerful and wealthy man had felt that interest, he had thrust it from him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
trite
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From this reading That he meant to be generous was indeed certain, and this he had typically shown in a very trite matter-of-fact way.
typically
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From this reading That he meant to be generous was indeed certain, and this he had typically shown in a very trite matter-of-fact way.
very
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From this reading That he meant to be generous was indeed certain, and this he had typically shown in a very trite matter-of-fact way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
way
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From this reading That he meant to be generous was indeed certain, and this he had typically shown in a very trite matter-of-fact way.
wealthy
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From this reading And even if, at moments, the powerful and wealthy man had felt that interest, he had thrust it from him.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hitherto I have elaborately dwelt on the fact that whatever the regard Darrell might feel for him, it was a regard apart from that interest which accepts a responsibility and links to itself a fate.
