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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
Armadale's
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From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
back
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From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
Brock
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From this reading The memory of his own past efforts to destroy the very friendship out of which this resolution had sprung rose and reproached Mr. Brock.
deathbed
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From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
deepest
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From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
destroy
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From this reading The memory of his own past efforts to destroy the very friendship out of which this resolution had sprung rose and reproached Mr. Brock.
efforts
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From this reading The memory of his own past efforts to destroy the very friendship out of which this resolution had sprung rose and reproached Mr. Brock.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He held out his hand to Midwinter for the first time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
free-will
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From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
friendship
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From this reading The memory of his own past efforts to destroy the very friendship out of which this resolution had sprung rose and reproached Mr. Brock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
hand
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From this reading He held out his hand to Midwinter for the first time.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He held out his hand to Midwinter for the first time.
held
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From this reading He held out his hand to Midwinter for the first time.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “In her name, and in her son’s name,” he said, warmly, “I thank you.”
ignorantly
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From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
interests
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From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
laid
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From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
man
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From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The memory of his own past efforts to destroy the very friendship out of which this resolution had sprung rose and reproached Mr. Brock.
Midwinter
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From this reading He held out his hand to Midwinter for the first time.
Mr
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From this reading The memory of his own past efforts to destroy the very friendship out of which this resolution had sprung rose and reproached Mr. Brock.
Mrs
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From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In her name, and in her son’s name,” he said, warmly, “I thank you.”
nature
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From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
obligation
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From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
out
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From this reading The memory of his own past efforts to destroy the very friendship out of which this resolution had sprung rose and reproached Mr. Brock.
own
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From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
past
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From this reading The memory of his own past efforts to destroy the very friendship out of which this resolution had sprung rose and reproached Mr. Brock.
rector's
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From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
reproached
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From this reading The memory of his own past efforts to destroy the very friendship out of which this resolution had sprung rose and reproached Mr. Brock.
resolution
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From this reading The memory of his own past efforts to destroy the very friendship out of which this resolution had sprung rose and reproached Mr. Brock.
respecting
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From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
rose
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From this reading The memory of his own past efforts to destroy the very friendship out of which this resolution had sprung rose and reproached Mr. Brock.
said
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From this reading “In her name, and in her son’s name,” he said, warmly, “I thank you.”
sake
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From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
sat
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From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
Simply
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From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
son's
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From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
spoken
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From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
sprung
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From this reading The memory of his own past efforts to destroy the very friendship out of which this resolution had sprung rose and reproached Mr. Brock.
sympathies
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From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
thank
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From this reading “In her name, and in her son’s name,” he said, warmly, “I thank you.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
There
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From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The memory of his own past efforts to destroy the very friendship out of which this resolution had sprung rose and reproached Mr. Brock.
thoughts
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From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He held out his hand to Midwinter for the first time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
touched
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From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
very
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From this reading The memory of his own past efforts to destroy the very friendship out of which this resolution had sprung rose and reproached Mr. Brock.
warmly
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From this reading “In her name, and in her son’s name,” he said, warmly, “I thank you.”
warned
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From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The memory of his own past efforts to destroy the very friendship out of which this resolution had sprung rose and reproached Mr. Brock.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There sat the man against whom she had ignorantly warned him in her son’s interests; and that man, of his own free-will, had laid on himself the obligation of respecting her secret for her son’s sake!
words
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From this reading Simply as the words were spoken, they touched the deepest sympathies in the rector’s nature: they took his thoughts back to Mrs. Armadale’s deathbed.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “In her name, and in her son’s name,” he said, warmly, “I thank you.”
