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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 Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
accident
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From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Laugh at forebodings of evil, but tremble after day-dreams of happiness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Laugh at forebodings of evil, but tremble after day-dreams of happiness.
back
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From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
bag
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From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
bailiff
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From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
bed
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From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
bill
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From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
blame
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From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Laugh at forebodings of evil, but tremble after day-dreams of happiness.
care
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From this reading You will kindly take care of it.
case
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From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
chair
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From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
cottage
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From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
day-dreams
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From this reading Laugh at forebodings of evil, but tremble after day-dreams of happiness.
dear
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From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
entrusted
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From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
etc
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From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
evil
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From this reading Laugh at forebodings of evil, but tremble after day-dreams of happiness.
fail
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From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
follows
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From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
forebodings
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From this reading Laugh at forebodings of evil, but tremble after day-dreams of happiness.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
Gatesboro
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From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
Gooch
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From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
happiness
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From this reading Laugh at forebodings of evil, but tremble after day-dreams of happiness.
Hartopp
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From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
home
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From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
honoured
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From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
inn
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From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
Isaac
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From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You will kindly take care of it.
kindly
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From this reading You will kindly take care of it.
Laugh
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From this reading Laugh at forebodings of evil, but tremble after day-dreams of happiness.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
letter
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From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
letters
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From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
made
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From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
mere
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From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
money
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From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
Mr
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From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Laugh at forebodings of evil, but tremble after day-dreams of happiness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
paying
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From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
perhaps
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From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
placed
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From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
retaining
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From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
safely
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From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
sir
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From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
some
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From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
Sophy
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From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You will kindly take care of it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
tremble
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From this reading Laugh at forebodings of evil, but tremble after day-dreams of happiness.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
trust
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From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
two
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From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
up
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From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
Waife
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From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
way
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From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But, in case of accident, I have left with Mr. Gooch, sealed up, the money we made at Gatesboro', after paying the inn bill, doctor, etc., and retaining the mere trifle I need in case I and Sir Isaac fail to support ourselves.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will kindly take care of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Waife left behind him at the cottage two letters,--one entrusted to the bailiff, with a sealed bag, for Mr. Hartopp; one for Sophy, placed on a chair beside her bed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The first letter was as follows:-- "I trust, dear and honoured sir, that I shall come back safely; and when I do, I may have found perhaps a home for her, and some way of life such as you would not blame.
