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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 signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
acquiesced
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From this reading In all this, Granville neither acquiesced nor dissented.
all
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From this reading So he proceeded to take all the necessary steps for breaking the entail and raising the money he needed for Guy and Cyril.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN SILENCE AND TEARS.
angry
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From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
bargain
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From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
best
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From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
breaking
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From this reading So he proceeded to take all the necessary steps for breaking the entail and raising the money he needed for Guy and Cyril.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
certain
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From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
Colonel
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From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
Cyril
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From this reading So he proceeded to take all the necessary steps for breaking the entail and raising the money he needed for Guy and Cyril.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
dissented
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From this reading In all this, Granville neither acquiesced nor dissented.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
documents
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From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
entail
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From this reading So he proceeded to take all the necessary steps for breaking the entail and raising the money he needed for Guy and Cyril.
father
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From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
few
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From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So he proceeded to take all the necessary steps for breaking the entail and raising the money he needed for Guy and Cyril.
forgot
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From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
Granville
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From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
Guy
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From this reading So he proceeded to take all the necessary steps for breaking the entail and raising the money he needed for Guy and Cyril.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
hard-featured
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From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN SILENCE AND TEARS.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
Kelmscott
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From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
long-guarded
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From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
loyalty
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From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
mechanically
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From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
money
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From this reading So he proceeded to take all the necessary steps for breaking the entail and raising the money he needed for Guy and Cyril.
necessary
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From this reading So he proceeded to take all the necessary steps for breaking the entail and raising the money he needed for Guy and Cyril.
needed
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From this reading So he proceeded to take all the necessary steps for breaking the entail and raising the money he needed for Guy and Cyril.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading In all this, Granville neither acquiesced nor dissented.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading In all this, Granville neither acquiesced nor dissented.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
otherwise
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From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
out
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From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
own
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From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
presented
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From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
proceeded
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From this reading So he proceeded to take all the necessary steps for breaking the entail and raising the money he needed for Guy and Cyril.
raising
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From this reading So he proceeded to take all the necessary steps for breaking the entail and raising the money he needed for Guy and Cyril.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
signed
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From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
SILENCEnounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading IN SILENCE AND TEARS.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he proceeded to take all the necessary steps for breaking the entail and raising the money he needed for Guy and Cyril.
steps
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From this reading So he proceeded to take all the necessary steps for breaking the entail and raising the money he needed for Guy and Cyril.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
sullen
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From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he proceeded to take all the necessary steps for breaking the entail and raising the money he needed for Guy and Cyril.
TEARS
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From this reading IN SILENCE AND TEARS.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So he proceeded to take all the necessary steps for breaking the entail and raising the money he needed for Guy and Cyril.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In all this, Granville neither acquiesced nor dissented.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
undeviating
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From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
wished
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From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
words
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From this reading He signed mechanically whatever documents his father presented to him, and he stood by his bargain with a certain sullen, undeviating, hard-featured loyalty; but he never forgot those few angry words in which his father had half let out his long-guarded life secret.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When he had time to think, Colonel Kelmscott determined in his own mind that he would still do his best to save Granville, whether Granville himself wished it or otherwise.
