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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 A TALE OF A TURBOT.
absolute
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From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
afterwards
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From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
any
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From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
business
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From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
chance
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From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
conversant
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From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
cousin
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From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
desire
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From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
die
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From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
disclaim
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From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
disclaimed
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From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
disclaimers
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From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
discovery
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From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
expected
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From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
far
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From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
Fitzgerald's
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From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
hitherto
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From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
indeed
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From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
inheritance
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From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
matters
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From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
moment
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From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
Mr
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From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
much
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From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TALE OF A TURBOT.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
Owen
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From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
possible
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From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
Prendergast
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From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
put
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From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
quickly
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From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
rate
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From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
Sir
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From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
Somers
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From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
spoken
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From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
subject
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From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
sufficed
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From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
TALE
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From this reading A TALE OF A TURBOT.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
Thomas
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From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
TURBOT
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From this reading A TALE OF A TURBOT.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
very
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From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
way
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From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
well
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From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
