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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 He had a very busy morning, driving from place to place in his hansom, giving up so many hours of his day without much complaint.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
bad
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From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
Burton
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From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
busy
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From this reading He had a very busy morning, driving from place to place in his hansom, giving up so many hours of his day without much complaint.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one thing is certain, that there were good intentions in his mind when he startled Dr Maurice with this extraordinary tale.
certain
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From this reading But one thing is certain, that there were good intentions in his mind when he startled Dr Maurice with this extraordinary tale.
chiefly
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From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
complaint
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From this reading He had a very busy morning, driving from place to place in his hansom, giving up so many hours of his day without much complaint.
concerned
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From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
consultation
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From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
day
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From this reading He had a very busy morning, driving from place to place in his hansom, giving up so many hours of his day without much complaint.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
doubt
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From this reading Something must be done for her, there was no doubt about that.
Dr
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From this reading But one thing is certain, that there were good intentions in his mind when he startled Dr Maurice with this extraordinary tale.
driving
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From this reading He had a very busy morning, driving from place to place in his hansom, giving up so many hours of his day without much complaint.
Drummond's
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From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
event
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From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
expected
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From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
extraordinary
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From this reading But one thing is certain, that there were good intentions in his mind when he startled Dr Maurice with this extraordinary tale.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
friendly
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From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had a very busy morning, driving from place to place in his hansom, giving up so many hours of his day without much complaint.
gave
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From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
giving
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From this reading He had a very busy morning, driving from place to place in his hansom, giving up so many hours of his day without much complaint.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a very busy morning, driving from place to place in his hansom, giving up so many hours of his day without much complaint.
hansom
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From this reading He had a very busy morning, driving from place to place in his hansom, giving up so many hours of his day without much complaint.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But one thing is certain, that there were good intentions in his mind when he startled Dr Maurice with this extraordinary tale.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But one thing is certain, that there were good intentions in his mind when he startled Dr Maurice with this extraordinary tale.
history
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From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
hours
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From this reading He had a very busy morning, driving from place to place in his hansom, giving up so many hours of his day without much complaint.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
intended
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From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
intentions
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From this reading But one thing is certain, that there were good intentions in his mind when he startled Dr Maurice with this extraordinary tale.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But one thing is certain, that there were good intentions in his mind when he startled Dr Maurice with this extraordinary tale.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
knew
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From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
less
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From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
living
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From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
many
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From this reading He had a very busy morning, driving from place to place in his hansom, giving up so many hours of his day without much complaint.
Maurice
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From this reading But one thing is certain, that there were good intentions in his mind when he startled Dr Maurice with this extraordinary tale.
means
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From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one thing is certain, that there were good intentions in his mind when he startled Dr Maurice with this extraordinary tale.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a very busy morning, driving from place to place in his hansom, giving up so many hours of his day without much complaint.
Mrs
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From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
much
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From this reading He had a very busy morning, driving from place to place in his hansom, giving up so many hours of his day without much complaint.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Something must be done for her, there was no doubt about that.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Something must be done for her, there was no doubt about that.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one thing is certain, that there were good intentions in his mind when he startled Dr Maurice with this extraordinary tale.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
overwhelmed
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From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
papers
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From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
persons
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From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
place
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From this reading He had a very busy morning, driving from place to place in his hansom, giving up so many hours of his day without much complaint.
Reginald
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From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had a very busy morning, driving from place to place in his hansom, giving up so many hours of his day without much complaint.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something must be done for her, there was no doubt about that.
startled
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From this reading But one thing is certain, that there were good intentions in his mind when he startled Dr Maurice with this extraordinary tale.
strange
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From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
tale
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From this reading But one thing is certain, that there were good intentions in his mind when he startled Dr Maurice with this extraordinary tale.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But one thing is certain, that there were good intentions in his mind when he startled Dr Maurice with this extraordinary tale.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
there
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From this reading But one thing is certain, that there were good intentions in his mind when he startled Dr Maurice with this extraordinary tale.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one thing is certain, that there were good intentions in his mind when he startled Dr Maurice with this extraordinary tale.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had a very busy morning, driving from place to place in his hansom, giving up so many hours of his day without much complaint.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
up
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From this reading He had a very busy morning, driving from place to place in his hansom, giving up so many hours of his day without much complaint.
version
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From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
very
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From this reading He had a very busy morning, driving from place to place in his hansom, giving up so many hours of his day without much complaint.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But one thing is certain, that there were good intentions in his mind when he startled Dr Maurice with this extraordinary tale.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But one thing is certain, that there were good intentions in his mind when he startled Dr Maurice with this extraordinary tale.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But one thing is certain, that there were good intentions in his mind when he startled Dr Maurice with this extraordinary tale.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had a very busy morning, driving from place to place in his hansom, giving up so many hours of his day without much complaint.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had expected Maurice to know what the papers would have told him, had he been less overwhelmed with the event itself of which they gave so strange a version, and he had intended to have a friendly consultation with him about Mrs Drummond's means of living, and what was to be done for her.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading None of the persons chiefly concerned in this history, except himself, knew as yet whether Reginald Burton was good or bad.
