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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 He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He who sees his heir in another man's child, sees the full stop at the end of the sentence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He who sees his heir in another man's child, sees the full stop at the end of the sentence.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
boy's
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From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
carries
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From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
change
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From this reading Meanwhile Darrell's manner towards him underwent a marked change.
character
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From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.
child
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From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
closed
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From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
comma
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From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
Darrell's
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From this reading Meanwhile Darrell's manner towards him underwent a marked change.
departure
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From this reading Lionel's departure was indefinitely postponed; nothing more was said of it.
end
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From this reading He who sees his heir in another man's child, sees the full stop at the end of the sentence.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
eye
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From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
far
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From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
full
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From this reading He who sees his heir in another man's child, sees the full stop at the end of the sentence.
gravestone
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From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Meanwhile Darrell's manner towards him underwent a marked change.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
hitherto
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From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.
hopes
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From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
indefinitely
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From this reading Lionel's departure was indefinitely postponed; nothing more was said of it.
indifference
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From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.
intellect
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From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lionel's departure was indefinitely postponed; nothing more was said of it.
kinsman
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From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
Lionel's
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From this reading Lionel's departure was indefinitely postponed; nothing more was said of it.
lying
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From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
man's
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From this reading He who sees his heir in another man's child, sees the full stop at the end of the sentence.
manner
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From this reading Meanwhile Darrell's manner towards him underwent a marked change.
marked
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From this reading Meanwhile Darrell's manner towards him underwent a marked change.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Darrell's manner towards him underwent a marked change.
more
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From this reading Lionel's departure was indefinitely postponed; nothing more was said of it.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Lionel's departure was indefinitely postponed; nothing more was said of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He who sees his heir in another man's child, sees the full stop at the end of the sentence.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
own
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From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
past
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From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.
peculiarities
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From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.
period
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From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
possessions
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From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
postponed
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From this reading Lionel's departure was indefinitely postponed; nothing more was said of it.
previous
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From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.
rich
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From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.
said
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From this reading Lionel's departure was indefinitely postponed; nothing more was said of it.
sees
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From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
sentence
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From this reading He who sees his heir in another man's child, sees the full stop at the end of the sentence.
shown
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From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.
stop
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From this reading He who sees his heir in another man's child, sees the full stop at the end of the sentence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He who sees his heir in another man's child, sees the full stop at the end of the sentence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Meanwhile Darrell's manner towards him underwent a marked change.
underwent
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From this reading Meanwhile Darrell's manner towards him underwent a marked change.
vanished
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From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.
viewing
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From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lionel's departure was indefinitely postponed; nothing more was said of it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
wholly
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From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.
