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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 MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
ageing
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From this reading Old Mr. Sarradet was ageing; he grew more grumpy and crusty, fonder of his hoards, less patient when he saw money wasted, more fearful of leaving the family business at the mercy of a spendthrift.
also
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From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was increasing strife between father and son.
arm
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From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Old Mr. Sarradet was ageing; he grew more grumpy and crusty, fonder of his hoards, less patient when he saw money wasted, more fearful of leaving the family business at the mercy of a spendthrift.
Barslow's
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From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was increasing strife between father and son.
business
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From this reading Old Mr. Sarradet was ageing; he grew more grumpy and crusty, fonder of his hoards, less patient when he saw money wasted, more fearful of leaving the family business at the mercy of a spendthrift.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
common
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From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
CRISIS
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From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
crusty
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From this reading Old Mr. Sarradet was ageing; he grew more grumpy and crusty, fonder of his hoards, less patient when he saw money wasted, more fearful of leaving the family business at the mercy of a spendthrift.
delights
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From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
family
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From this reading Old Mr. Sarradet was ageing; he grew more grumpy and crusty, fonder of his hoards, less patient when he saw money wasted, more fearful of leaving the family business at the mercy of a spendthrift.
father
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From this reading There was increasing strife between father and son.
fearful
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From this reading Old Mr. Sarradet was ageing; he grew more grumpy and crusty, fonder of his hoards, less patient when he saw money wasted, more fearful of leaving the family business at the mercy of a spendthrift.
fonder
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From this reading Old Mr. Sarradet was ageing; he grew more grumpy and crusty, fonder of his hoards, less patient when he saw money wasted, more fearful of leaving the family business at the mercy of a spendthrift.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
grew
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From this reading Old Mr. Sarradet was ageing; he grew more grumpy and crusty, fonder of his hoards, less patient when he saw money wasted, more fearful of leaving the family business at the mercy of a spendthrift.
grumbled
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From this reading He grumbled and scolded; he made scenes.
grumpy
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From this reading Old Mr. Sarradet was ageing; he grew more grumpy and crusty, fonder of his hoards, less patient when he saw money wasted, more fearful of leaving the family business at the mercy of a spendthrift.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
hoards
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From this reading Old Mr. Sarradet was ageing; he grew more grumpy and crusty, fonder of his hoards, less patient when he saw money wasted, more fearful of leaving the family business at the mercy of a spendthrift.
household
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From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
impended
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From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
inclined
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From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
increasing
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From this reading There was increasing strife between father and son.
leaving
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From this reading Old Mr. Sarradet was ageing; he grew more grumpy and crusty, fonder of his hoards, less patient when he saw money wasted, more fearful of leaving the family business at the mercy of a spendthrift.
less
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From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
Lisles
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From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
made
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From this reading He grumbled and scolded; he made scenes.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
mercy
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From this reading Old Mr. Sarradet was ageing; he grew more grumpy and crusty, fonder of his hoards, less patient when he saw money wasted, more fearful of leaving the family business at the mercy of a spendthrift.
money
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From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
more
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From this reading Old Mr. Sarradet was ageing; he grew more grumpy and crusty, fonder of his hoards, less patient when he saw money wasted, more fearful of leaving the family business at the mercy of a spendthrift.
Mr
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From this reading Old Mr. Sarradet was ageing; he grew more grumpy and crusty, fonder of his hoards, less patient when he saw money wasted, more fearful of leaving the family business at the mercy of a spendthrift.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
Old
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From this reading Old Mr. Sarradet was ageing; he grew more grumpy and crusty, fonder of his hoards, less patient when he saw money wasted, more fearful of leaving the family business at the mercy of a spendthrift.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
out
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From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
patient
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From this reading Old Mr. Sarradet was ageing; he grew more grumpy and crusty, fonder of his hoards, less patient when he saw money wasted, more fearful of leaving the family business at the mercy of a spendthrift.
pleasure
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From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
Raymond's
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From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
rescued
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From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
Sarradet
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From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
sated
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From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
saw
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From this reading Old Mr. Sarradet was ageing; he grew more grumpy and crusty, fonder of his hoards, less patient when he saw money wasted, more fearful of leaving the family business at the mercy of a spendthrift.
scenes
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From this reading He grumbled and scolded; he made scenes.
scolded
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From this reading He grumbled and scolded; he made scenes.
scrape
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From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
seeking
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From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
Serious
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From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
showed
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From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
Sidney
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From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
sign
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From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
son
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From this reading There was increasing strife between father and son.
sort
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From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
spared
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From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
spendthrift
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From this reading Old Mr. Sarradet was ageing; he grew more grumpy and crusty, fonder of his hoards, less patient when he saw money wasted, more fearful of leaving the family business at the mercy of a spendthrift.
strife
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From this reading There was increasing strife between father and son.
strong
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From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
temperament
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From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
There
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From this reading There was increasing strife between father and son.
threatened
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From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
trouble
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From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
warning
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From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was increasing strife between father and son.
wasted
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From this reading Old Mr. Sarradet was ageing; he grew more grumpy and crusty, fonder of his hoards, less patient when he saw money wasted, more fearful of leaving the family business at the mercy of a spendthrift.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Old Mr. Sarradet was ageing; he grew more grumpy and crusty, fonder of his hoards, less patient when he saw money wasted, more fearful of leaving the family business at the mercy of a spendthrift.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE MAN FOR A CRISIS Serious trouble threatened the Sarradet household also--not of the sort which impended over the Lisles, but one not less common.
youth
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From this reading Raymond's taste for pleasure showed no sign of being sated; he took no warning from the scrape out of which Sidney Barslow's strong arm had rescued him; he spared neither time nor money in seeking the delights to which his youth and his temperament inclined him.
