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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 Then he roused himself, got up, sat down at his table, and took a large sheet of paper from a big leather writing-case.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had no hesitation about what he meant to put down.
Adam
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From this reading Sir Adam sat still in his place and smoked another thick cigarette before he moved.
afterwards
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From this reading But if he married her before his father's death he was to have nothing, and if he married her afterwards he was to forfeit the whole, to the uttermost farthing.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Adam sat still in his place and smoked another thick cigarette before he moved.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Adam sat still in his place and smoked another thick cigarette before he moved.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he roused himself, got up, sat down at his table, and took a large sheet of paper from a big leather writing-case.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sir Adam sat still in his place and smoked another thick cigarette before he moved.
big
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From this reading Then he roused himself, got up, sat down at his table, and took a large sheet of paper from a big leather writing-case.
Brook
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From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if he married her before his father's death he was to have nothing, and if he married her afterwards he was to forfeit the whole, to the uttermost farthing.
cigarette
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From this reading Sir Adam sat still in his place and smoked another thick cigarette before he moved.
condition
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From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
Crosby
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From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
death
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From this reading But if he married her before his father's death he was to have nothing, and if he married her afterwards he was to forfeit the whole, to the uttermost farthing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
down
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From this reading Then he roused himself, got up, sat down at his table, and took a large sheet of paper from a big leather writing-case.
farthing
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From this reading But if he married her before his father's death he was to have nothing, and if he married her afterwards he was to forfeit the whole, to the uttermost farthing.
father's
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From this reading But if he married her before his father's death he was to have nothing, and if he married her afterwards he was to forfeit the whole, to the uttermost farthing.
forfeit
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From this reading But if he married her before his father's death he was to have nothing, and if he married her afterwards he was to forfeit the whole, to the uttermost farthing.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then he roused himself, got up, sat down at his table, and took a large sheet of paper from a big leather writing-case.
got
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From this reading Then he roused himself, got up, sat down at his table, and took a large sheet of paper from a big leather writing-case.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no hesitation about what he meant to put down.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But if he married her before his father's death he was to have nothing, and if he married her afterwards he was to forfeit the whole, to the uttermost farthing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Adam sat still in his place and smoked another thick cigarette before he moved.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But if he married her before his father's death he was to have nothing, and if he married her afterwards he was to forfeit the whole, to the uttermost farthing.
hesitation
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From this reading He had no hesitation about what he meant to put down.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he roused himself, got up, sat down at his table, and took a large sheet of paper from a big leather writing-case.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Adam sat still in his place and smoked another thick cigarette before he moved.
hour
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From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if he married her before his father's death he was to have nothing, and if he married her afterwards he was to forfeit the whole, to the uttermost farthing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Adam sat still in his place and smoked another thick cigarette before he moved.
large
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From this reading Then he roused himself, got up, sat down at his table, and took a large sheet of paper from a big leather writing-case.
leather
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From this reading Then he roused himself, got up, sat down at his table, and took a large sheet of paper from a big leather writing-case.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
married
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From this reading But if he married her before his father's death he was to have nothing, and if he married her afterwards he was to forfeit the whole, to the uttermost farthing.
marry
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From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
meant
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From this reading He had no hesitation about what he meant to put down.
moved
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From this reading Sir Adam sat still in his place and smoked another thick cigarette before he moved.
Mrs
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From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
new
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From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no hesitation about what he meant to put down.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But if he married her before his father's death he was to have nothing, and if he married her afterwards he was to forfeit the whole, to the uttermost farthing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he roused himself, got up, sat down at his table, and took a large sheet of paper from a big leather writing-case.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
only
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From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
out
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From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
paper
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From this reading Then he roused himself, got up, sat down at his table, and took a large sheet of paper from a big leather writing-case.
place
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From this reading Sir Adam sat still in his place and smoked another thick cigarette before he moved.
put
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From this reading He had no hesitation about what he meant to put down.
quarter
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From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
roused
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From this reading Then he roused himself, got up, sat down at his table, and took a large sheet of paper from a big leather writing-case.
sat
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From this reading Sir Adam sat still in his place and smoked another thick cigarette before he moved.
sheet
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From this reading Then he roused himself, got up, sat down at his table, and took a large sheet of paper from a big leather writing-case.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Adam sat still in his place and smoked another thick cigarette before he moved.
smoked
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From this reading Sir Adam sat still in his place and smoked another thick cigarette before he moved.
son
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From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Adam sat still in his place and smoked another thick cigarette before he moved.
table
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From this reading Then he roused himself, got up, sat down at his table, and took a large sheet of paper from a big leather writing-case.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But if he married her before his father's death he was to have nothing, and if he married her afterwards he was to forfeit the whole, to the uttermost farthing.
Then
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From this reading Then he roused himself, got up, sat down at his table, and took a large sheet of paper from a big leather writing-case.
thick
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From this reading Sir Adam sat still in his place and smoked another thick cigarette before he moved.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had no hesitation about what he meant to put down.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he roused himself, got up, sat down at his table, and took a large sheet of paper from a big leather writing-case.
up
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From this reading Then he roused himself, got up, sat down at his table, and took a large sheet of paper from a big leather writing-case.
uttermost
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From this reading But if he married her before his father's death he was to have nothing, and if he married her afterwards he was to forfeit the whole, to the uttermost farthing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But if he married her before his father's death he was to have nothing, and if he married her afterwards he was to forfeit the whole, to the uttermost farthing.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had no hesitation about what he meant to put down.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
whole
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From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
writing-case
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From this reading Then he roused himself, got up, sat down at his table, and took a large sheet of paper from a big leather writing-case.
written
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From this reading In a quarter of an hour he had written out a new will, in which he left his whole fortune to his only son Brook, on condition that Brook did not marry Mrs. Crosby.
