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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 returned thither with a considerable amount of cash, the produce of his Denmark-hill burglary.
affliction
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From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Peace at once hastened to relieve their immediate necessities, and in a short time after his return to Sheffield, his funds dwindled down, so that he very shortly became again hard-up.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peace at once hastened to relieve their immediate necessities, and in a short time after his return to Sheffield, his funds dwindled down, so that he very shortly became again hard-up.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading He returned thither with a considerable amount of cash, the produce of his Denmark-hill burglary.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PEACE’S LIFE AT SHEFFIELD――THE ROBBERY AT CROOKES-MOOR HOUSE――TRIAL AND CONVICTION.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PEACE’S LIFE AT SHEFFIELD――THE ROBBERY AT CROOKES-MOOR HOUSE――TRIAL AND CONVICTION.
bearing
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From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
became
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From this reading Peace at once hastened to relieve their immediate necessities, and in a short time after his return to Sheffield, his funds dwindled down, so that he very shortly became again hard-up.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
best
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From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
burglarnounUS /ˈbɝː.ɡlɚ/
A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.
From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
burglary
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From this reading He returned thither with a considerable amount of cash, the produce of his Denmark-hill burglary.
cash
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From this reading He returned thither with a considerable amount of cash, the produce of his Denmark-hill burglary.
Charles
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From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
circumstances
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From this reading His mother, at this time, was in a state of poverty, and his sister was in indigent circumstances.
considerable
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From this reading He returned thither with a considerable amount of cash, the produce of his Denmark-hill burglary.
CONVICTION
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From this reading PEACE’S LIFE AT SHEFFIELD――THE ROBBERY AT CROOKES-MOOR HOUSE――TRIAL AND CONVICTION.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
CROOKES-MOOR
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From this reading PEACE’S LIFE AT SHEFFIELD――THE ROBBERY AT CROOKES-MOOR HOUSE――TRIAL AND CONVICTION.
deep
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From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
Denmark-hill
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From this reading He returned thither with a considerable amount of cash, the produce of his Denmark-hill burglary.
down
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From this reading Peace at once hastened to relieve their immediate necessities, and in a short time after his return to Sheffield, his funds dwindled down, so that he very shortly became again hard-up.
dwindled
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From this reading Peace at once hastened to relieve their immediate necessities, and in a short time after his return to Sheffield, his funds dwindled down, so that he very shortly became again hard-up.
erratic
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From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
fallen
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From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
flattered
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From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
funds
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From this reading Peace at once hastened to relieve their immediate necessities, and in a short time after his return to Sheffield, his funds dwindled down, so that he very shortly became again hard-up.
fêted
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From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
Gatliffe
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From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
hard-up
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From this reading Peace at once hastened to relieve their immediate necessities, and in a short time after his return to Sheffield, his funds dwindled down, so that he very shortly became again hard-up.
hastened
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From this reading Peace at once hastened to relieve their immediate necessities, and in a short time after his return to Sheffield, his funds dwindled down, so that he very shortly became again hard-up.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
HOUSE
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From this reading PEACE’S LIFE AT SHEFFIELD――THE ROBBERY AT CROOKES-MOOR HOUSE――TRIAL AND CONVICTION.
immediate
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From this reading Peace at once hastened to relieve their immediate necessities, and in a short time after his return to Sheffield, his funds dwindled down, so that he very shortly became again hard-up.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
indigent
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From this reading His mother, at this time, was in a state of poverty, and his sister was in indigent circumstances.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PEACE’S LIFE AT SHEFFIELD――THE ROBBERY AT CROOKES-MOOR HOUSE――TRIAL AND CONVICTION.
mother
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From this reading His mother, at this time, was in a state of poverty, and his sister was in indigent circumstances.
native
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From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
necessities
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From this reading Peace at once hastened to relieve their immediate necessities, and in a short time after his return to Sheffield, his funds dwindled down, so that he very shortly became again hard-up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
once
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From this reading Peace at once hastened to relieve their immediate necessities, and in a short time after his return to Sheffield, his funds dwindled down, so that he very shortly became again hard-up.
own
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From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
Peace
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From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
PEACE'S
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From this reading PEACE’S LIFE AT SHEFFIELD――THE ROBBERY AT CROOKES-MOOR HOUSE――TRIAL AND CONVICTION.
poverty
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From this reading His mother, at this time, was in a state of poverty, and his sister was in indigent circumstances.
produce
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From this reading He returned thither with a considerable amount of cash, the produce of his Denmark-hill burglary.
pursuing
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From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
relieve
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From this reading Peace at once hastened to relieve their immediate necessities, and in a short time after his return to Sheffield, his funds dwindled down, so that he very shortly became again hard-up.
return
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From this reading Peace at once hastened to relieve their immediate necessities, and in a short time after his return to Sheffield, his funds dwindled down, so that he very shortly became again hard-up.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He returned thither with a considerable amount of cash, the produce of his Denmark-hill burglary.
ROBBERY
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From this reading PEACE’S LIFE AT SHEFFIELD――THE ROBBERY AT CROOKES-MOOR HOUSE――TRIAL AND CONVICTION.
SHEFFIELD
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From this reading PEACE’S LIFE AT SHEFFIELD――THE ROBBERY AT CROOKES-MOOR HOUSE――TRIAL AND CONVICTION.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Peace at once hastened to relieve their immediate necessities, and in a short time after his return to Sheffield, his funds dwindled down, so that he very shortly became again hard-up.
shortly
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From this reading Peace at once hastened to relieve their immediate necessities, and in a short time after his return to Sheffield, his funds dwindled down, so that he very shortly became again hard-up.
sister
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From this reading His mother, at this time, was in a state of poverty, and his sister was in indigent circumstances.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Peace at once hastened to relieve their immediate necessities, and in a short time after his return to Sheffield, his funds dwindled down, so that he very shortly became again hard-up.
spoiledadjectiveUS /spɔɪld/
given too much comfort or indulgence
From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
state
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From this reading His mother, at this time, was in a state of poverty, and his sister was in indigent circumstances.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PEACE’S LIFE AT SHEFFIELD――THE ROBBERY AT CROOKES-MOOR HOUSE――TRIAL AND CONVICTION.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Peace at once hastened to relieve their immediate necessities, and in a short time after his return to Sheffield, his funds dwindled down, so that he very shortly became again hard-up.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His mother, at this time, was in a state of poverty, and his sister was in indigent circumstances.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading He returned thither with a considerable amount of cash, the produce of his Denmark-hill burglary.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mother, at this time, was in a state of poverty, and his sister was in indigent circumstances.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peace at once hastened to relieve their immediate necessities, and in a short time after his return to Sheffield, his funds dwindled down, so that he very shortly became again hard-up.
Tom
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From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
town
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From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
TRIAL
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From this reading PEACE’S LIFE AT SHEFFIELD――THE ROBBERY AT CROOKES-MOOR HOUSE――TRIAL AND CONVICTION.
up
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From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
very
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From this reading Peace at once hastened to relieve their immediate necessities, and in a short time after his return to Sheffield, his funds dwindled down, so that he very shortly became again hard-up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
wife
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From this reading While Tom Gatliffe was bearing up as best he could against the deep affliction that had fallen on him, and while his wife was being fêted, flattered, and spoiled, Charles Peace, the burglar, was pursuing his own erratic course in his native town of Sheffield.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He returned thither with a considerable amount of cash, the produce of his Denmark-hill burglary.
