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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 was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
age
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From this reading His father, William Leverall, returned to England at the age of sixty-five.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gentleman who had so suddenly and unexpectedly entered the cell in which Laura Stanbridge was confined was the ordinary.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His father, William Leverall, returned to England at the age of sixty-five.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In some cases――in very few it is to be feared――he had succeeded in bringing the culprits to a right way of thinking.
brief
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From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
bring
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From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
bringing
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From this reading In some cases――in very few it is to be feared――he had succeeded in bringing the culprits to a right way of thinking.
careers
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From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
cases
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From this reading In some cases――in very few it is to be feared――he had succeeded in bringing the culprits to a right way of thinking.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading The gentleman who had so suddenly and unexpectedly entered the cell in which Laura Stanbridge was confined was the ordinary.
CHAPLAIN
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From this reading THE PRISON CHAPLAIN.
confined
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From this reading The gentleman who had so suddenly and unexpectedly entered the cell in which Laura Stanbridge was confined was the ordinary.
criminal
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From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
culprits
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From this reading In some cases――in very few it is to be feared――he had succeeded in bringing the culprits to a right way of thinking.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
effects
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From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
England
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From this reading His father, William Leverall, returned to England at the age of sixty-five.
entered
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From this reading The gentleman who had so suddenly and unexpectedly entered the cell in which Laura Stanbridge was confined was the ordinary.
enthusiast
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From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
evil
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From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
father
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From this reading His father, William Leverall, returned to England at the age of sixty-five.
feared
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From this reading In some cases――in very few it is to be feared――he had succeeded in bringing the culprits to a right way of thinking.
few
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From this reading In some cases――in very few it is to be feared――he had succeeded in bringing the culprits to a right way of thinking.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The gentleman who had so suddenly and unexpectedly entered the cell in which Laura Stanbridge was confined was the ordinary.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The gentleman who had so suddenly and unexpectedly entered the cell in which Laura Stanbridge was confined was the ordinary.
hard
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From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The gentleman who had so suddenly and unexpectedly entered the cell in which Laura Stanbridge was confined was the ordinary.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In some cases――in very few it is to be feared――he had succeeded in bringing the culprits to a right way of thinking.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In some cases――in very few it is to be feared――he had succeeded in bringing the culprits to a right way of thinking.
Laura
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From this reading The gentleman who had so suddenly and unexpectedly entered the cell in which Laura Stanbridge was confined was the ordinary.
Leverall
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From this reading His father, William Leverall, returned to England at the age of sixty-five.
miserable
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From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
office
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From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
ordinary
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From this reading The gentleman who had so suddenly and unexpectedly entered the cell in which Laura Stanbridge was confined was the ordinary.
persons
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From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
position
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From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
PRISON
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From this reading THE PRISON CHAPLAIN.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His father, William Leverall, returned to England at the age of sixty-five.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In some cases――in very few it is to be feared――he had succeeded in bringing the culprits to a right way of thinking.
sense
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From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
sixty-five
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From this reading His father, William Leverall, returned to England at the age of sixty-five.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The gentleman who had so suddenly and unexpectedly entered the cell in which Laura Stanbridge was confined was the ordinary.
some
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From this reading In some cases――in very few it is to be feared――he had succeeded in bringing the culprits to a right way of thinking.
Stanbridge
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From this reading The gentleman who had so suddenly and unexpectedly entered the cell in which Laura Stanbridge was confined was the ordinary.
striven
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From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
succeeded
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From this reading In some cases――in very few it is to be feared――he had succeeded in bringing the culprits to a right way of thinking.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The gentleman who had so suddenly and unexpectedly entered the cell in which Laura Stanbridge was confined was the ordinary.
term
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From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRISON CHAPLAIN.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In some cases――in very few it is to be feared――he had succeeded in bringing the culprits to a right way of thinking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
unexpectedly
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From this reading The gentleman who had so suddenly and unexpectedly entered the cell in which Laura Stanbridge was confined was the ordinary.
very
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From this reading In some cases――in very few it is to be feared――he had succeeded in bringing the culprits to a right way of thinking.
visited
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From this reading He was an enthusiast, and during his brief term of office had striven hard to bring the persons he visited to a sense of their miserable position, and the evil effects of criminal careers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gentleman who had so suddenly and unexpectedly entered the cell in which Laura Stanbridge was confined was the ordinary.
way
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From this reading In some cases――in very few it is to be feared――he had succeeded in bringing the culprits to a right way of thinking.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The gentleman who had so suddenly and unexpectedly entered the cell in which Laura Stanbridge was confined was the ordinary.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The gentleman who had so suddenly and unexpectedly entered the cell in which Laura Stanbridge was confined was the ordinary.
William
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From this reading His father, William Leverall, returned to England at the age of sixty-five.
