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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
accused
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "After all, there's something in presentiment."
all
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From this reading "After all, there's something in presentiment."
allowed
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
back
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
behaviour
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
blind
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From this reading On this moment of painful lucidity followed blind rage.
came
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
cheque
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
disaster
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From this reading The second was, that he might rationally have foreseen disaster.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the first thought that took shape in Will's whirling mind.
followed
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From this reading On this moment of painful lucidity followed blind rage.
foreseen
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From this reading The second was, that he might rationally have foreseen disaster.
glaring
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
go
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
Godfrey
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The second was, that he might rationally have foreseen disaster.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The second was, that he might rationally have foreseen disaster.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "After all, there's something in presentiment."
inconceivable
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
limpness
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
lucidity
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From this reading On this moment of painful lucidity followed blind rage.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The second was, that he might rationally have foreseen disaster.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the first thought that took shape in Will's whirling mind.
moment
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From this reading On this moment of painful lucidity followed blind rage.
Neots
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
now
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this moment of painful lucidity followed blind rage.
painful
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From this reading On this moment of painful lucidity followed blind rage.
points
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
presentiment
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From this reading "After all, there's something in presentiment."
rage
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From this reading On this moment of painful lucidity followed blind rage.
rationally
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From this reading The second was, that he might rationally have foreseen disaster.
second
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From this reading The second was, that he might rationally have foreseen disaster.
shape
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From this reading This was the first thought that took shape in Will's whirling mind.
Sherwood's
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
significance
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "After all, there's something in presentiment."
St
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
strangeness
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was the first thought that took shape in Will's whirling mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was the first thought that took shape in Will's whirling mind.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
there's
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From this reading "After all, there's something in presentiment."
things
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the first thought that took shape in Will's whirling mind.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the first thought that took shape in Will's whirling mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the first thought that took shape in Will's whirling mind.
trusting
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the first thought that took shape in Will's whirling mind.
way
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From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
whirling
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From this reading This was the first thought that took shape in Will's whirling mind.
Will's
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From this reading This was the first thought that took shape in Will's whirling mind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the points of strangeness which had struck him in Sherwood's behaviour came back now with such glaring significance that he accused himself of inconceivable limpness in having allowed things to go their way--above all in trusting Godfrey with the St. Neots cheque.
