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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 THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
abandoned
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
adventured
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
aged
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From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
allowances
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
army
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
aware
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
bad
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From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
beautiful
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
BEGGING
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From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
brother
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
captain's
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
cards
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
cost
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
death
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
debts
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
desire
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
desperately
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
devices
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
dismantled
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
Dublin
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
empty
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
family
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
father
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
father's
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
fell
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
fifty-six
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From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
Fulke
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
girl
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
given
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
GOES
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From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
grey
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From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
grief
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From this reading This was said to have been Sir Richard’s sole love-affair, and the one grief of his life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
haste
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This was said to have been Sir Richard’s sole love-affair, and the one grief of his life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
heart
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From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
heart's
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
home
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
horses
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
Irish
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
irregularly
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
lady-love
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
late
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was said to have been Sir Richard’s sole love-affair, and the one grief of his life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
love
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
love-affair
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From this reading This was said to have been Sir Richard’s sole love-affair, and the one grief of his life.
made
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
Major
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
man
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From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
marry
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
match
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
months
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
much
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
notorious
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
O'Hara
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
offer
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
old
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was said to have been Sir Richard’s sole love-affair, and the one grief of his life.
own
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
paid
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
painfully
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
patrimony
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
pay
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
place
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
prudent
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
purse
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
put
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
quartered
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
reckless
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
Richard
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From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
Richard's
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From this reading This was said to have been Sir Richard’s sole love-affair, and the one grief of his life.
roof
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
Rose
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
runaway
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
said
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From this reading This was said to have been Sir Richard’s sole love-affair, and the one grief of his life.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
sign
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
Sir
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From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
small
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
sole
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From this reading This was said to have been Sir Richard’s sole love-affair, and the one grief of his life.
somewhat
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
sons
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
sought
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
squandered
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
square-shouldered
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From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
stately
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
summoned
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From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
temper
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From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
then
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Major Wynyard made no sign, much as this silence cost him, and when, after his father’s death, he had at last a roof to offer--Wynyard, a stately old place, although somewhat dismantled--he sought his lady-love in haste, but, alas! he was months too late; she had already been summoned to another home,--the beautiful Rose O’Hara, his heart’s desire, was dead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
too
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
two
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From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
unlike
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading His father, the notorious Sir Fulke, had put his two sons into the army, given them small and irregularly paid allowances, and then abandoned them to their own devices, whilst he squandered the family patrimony on horses and cards.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
WORD
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From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
Wynyard
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From this reading THE LAST WORD GOES BEGGING Sir Richard Wynyard, aged fifty-six, was a little, grey, square-shouldered man, with a good heart and bad temper.
younger
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From this reading When Richard, his heir, was quartered in Dublin, he fell desperately in love with a beautiful Irish girl; but, painfully aware of his own empty purse, he was too prudent to marry--unlike his reckless younger brother, who adventured a runaway match on a captain’s pay and debts.
