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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 Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was they who had stirred up the Sark men against Gard, and they missed no opportunity of keeping their ill brew on the boil.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading For Peter considered he had been supplanted in Nance’s regards, though Nance had never regarded him as anything but a nuisance and a boor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For Peter considered he had been supplanted in Nance’s regards, though Nance had never regarded him as anything but a nuisance and a boor.
boil
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From this reading It was they who had stirred up the Sark men against Gard, and they missed no opportunity of keeping their ill brew on the boil.
boor
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From this reading For Peter considered he had been supplanted in Nance’s regards, though Nance had never regarded him as anything but a nuisance and a boor.
brew
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From this reading It was they who had stirred up the Sark men against Gard, and they missed no opportunity of keeping their ill brew on the boil.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For Peter considered he had been supplanted in Nance’s regards, though Nance had never regarded him as anything but a nuisance and a boor.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
CAME
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From this reading HOW HE CAME HOME FROM L’ETAT This is what had happened.
common
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From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
considered
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From this reading For Peter considered he had been supplanted in Nance’s regards, though Nance had never regarded him as anything but a nuisance and a boor.
death
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From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
desire
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From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
detestation
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From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
drawn
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From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
extinction
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From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
friend
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From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOW HE CAME HOME FROM L’ETAT This is what had happened.
Gard
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From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW HE CAME HOME FROM L’ETAT This is what had happened.
Hamon's
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From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
happened
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From this reading HOW HE CAME HOME FROM L’ETAT This is what had happened.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW HE CAME HOME FROM L’ETAT This is what had happened.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Julie considered herself scorned and slighted, though Gard had never considered her save as Tom Hamon’s wife.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And Julie considered herself scorned and slighted, though Gard had never considered her save as Tom Hamon’s wife.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For Peter considered he had been supplanted in Nance’s regards, though Nance had never regarded him as anything but a nuisance and a boor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
HOME
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From this reading HOW HE CAME HOME FROM L’ETAT This is what had happened.
HOW
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From this reading HOW HE CAME HOME FROM L’ETAT This is what had happened.
ill
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From this reading It was they who had stirred up the Sark men against Gard, and they missed no opportunity of keeping their ill brew on the boil.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For Peter considered he had been supplanted in Nance’s regards, though Nance had never regarded him as anything but a nuisance and a boor.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW HE CAME HOME FROM L’ETAT This is what had happened.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was they who had stirred up the Sark men against Gard, and they missed no opportunity of keeping their ill brew on the boil.
Julie
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From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
keeping
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From this reading It was they who had stirred up the Sark men against Gard, and they missed no opportunity of keeping their ill brew on the boil.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
L'ETAT
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From this reading HOW HE CAME HOME FROM L’ETAT This is what had happened.
men
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From this reading It was they who had stirred up the Sark men against Gard, and they missed no opportunity of keeping their ill brew on the boil.
missed
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From this reading It was they who had stirred up the Sark men against Gard, and they missed no opportunity of keeping their ill brew on the boil.
Nance
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From this reading For Peter considered he had been supplanted in Nance’s regards, though Nance had never regarded him as anything but a nuisance and a boor.
Nance's
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From this reading For Peter considered he had been supplanted in Nance’s regards, though Nance had never regarded him as anything but a nuisance and a boor.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For Peter considered he had been supplanted in Nance’s regards, though Nance had never regarded him as anything but a nuisance and a boor.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was they who had stirred up the Sark men against Gard, and they missed no opportunity of keeping their ill brew on the boil.
nuisance
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From this reading For Peter considered he had been supplanted in Nance’s regards, though Nance had never regarded him as anything but a nuisance and a boor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was they who had stirred up the Sark men against Gard, and they missed no opportunity of keeping their ill brew on the boil.
opportunity
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From this reading It was they who had stirred up the Sark men against Gard, and they missed no opportunity of keeping their ill brew on the boil.
Peter
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From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
regarded
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From this reading For Peter considered he had been supplanted in Nance’s regards, though Nance had never regarded him as anything but a nuisance and a boor.
regards
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From this reading For Peter considered he had been supplanted in Nance’s regards, though Nance had never regarded him as anything but a nuisance and a boor.
Sark
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From this reading It was they who had stirred up the Sark men against Gard, and they missed no opportunity of keeping their ill brew on the boil.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading And Julie considered herself scorned and slighted, though Gard had never considered her save as Tom Hamon’s wife.
scorned
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From this reading And Julie considered herself scorned and slighted, though Gard had never considered her save as Tom Hamon’s wife.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
slighted
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From this reading And Julie considered herself scorned and slighted, though Gard had never considered her save as Tom Hamon’s wife.
Stephen
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From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
stirred
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From this reading It was they who had stirred up the Sark men against Gard, and they missed no opportunity of keeping their ill brew on the boil.
supplanted
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From this reading For Peter considered he had been supplanted in Nance’s regards, though Nance had never regarded him as anything but a nuisance and a boor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was they who had stirred up the Sark men against Gard, and they missed no opportunity of keeping their ill brew on the boil.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was they who had stirred up the Sark men against Gard, and they missed no opportunity of keeping their ill brew on the boil.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was they who had stirred up the Sark men against Gard, and they missed no opportunity of keeping their ill brew on the boil.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading HOW HE CAME HOME FROM L’ETAT This is what had happened.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For Peter considered he had been supplanted in Nance’s regards, though Nance had never regarded him as anything but a nuisance and a boor.
together
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From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
Tom
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From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
up
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From this reading It was they who had stirred up the Sark men against Gard, and they missed no opportunity of keeping their ill brew on the boil.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was they who had stirred up the Sark men against Gard, and they missed no opportunity of keeping their ill brew on the boil.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading HOW HE CAME HOME FROM L’ETAT This is what had happened.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was they who had stirred up the Sark men against Gard, and they missed no opportunity of keeping their ill brew on the boil.
widow
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From this reading Since Tom Hamon’s death, his friend Peter and his widow Julie had, as we know, found themselves drawn together by a common detestation of Stephen Gard and a common desire for his extinction.
wife
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From this reading And Julie considered herself scorned and slighted, though Gard had never considered her save as Tom Hamon’s wife.
