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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 If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
affairs
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From this reading My worldly affairs began to wear a gloomy appearance, and I was pressed for money by more than one creditor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We waited for Wemmick, and he made no sign.
any
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From this reading Some weeks passed without bringing any change.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My worldly affairs began to wear a gloomy appearance, and I was pressed for money by more than one creditor.
articles
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From this reading Even I myself began to know the want of money (I mean of ready money in my own pocket), and to relieve it by converting some easily spared articles of jewelery into cash.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My worldly affairs began to wear a gloomy appearance, and I was pressed for money by more than one creditor.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
bringing
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From this reading Some weeks passed without bringing any change.
Britain
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From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My worldly affairs began to wear a gloomy appearance, and I was pressed for money by more than one creditor.
cash
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From this reading Even I myself began to know the want of money (I mean of ready money in my own pocket), and to relieve it by converting some easily spared articles of jewelery into cash.
Castle
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From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
change
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From this reading Some weeks passed without bringing any change.
converting
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From this reading Even I myself began to know the want of money (I mean of ready money in my own pocket), and to relieve it by converting some easily spared articles of jewelery into cash.
creditor
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From this reading My worldly affairs began to wear a gloomy appearance, and I was pressed for money by more than one creditor.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
doubted
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From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
easily
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From this reading Even I myself began to know the want of money (I mean of ready money in my own pocket), and to relieve it by converting some easily spared articles of jewelery into cash.
enjoyed
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From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even I myself began to know the want of money (I mean of ready money in my own pocket), and to relieve it by converting some easily spared articles of jewelery into cash.
familiar
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From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
footing
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From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We waited for Wemmick, and he made no sign.
gloomy
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From this reading My worldly affairs began to wear a gloomy appearance, and I was pressed for money by more than one creditor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We waited for Wemmick, and he made no sign.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even I myself began to know the want of money (I mean of ready money in my own pocket), and to relieve it by converting some easily spared articles of jewelery into cash.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Even I myself began to know the want of money (I mean of ready money in my own pocket), and to relieve it by converting some easily spared articles of jewelery into cash.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even I myself began to know the want of money (I mean of ready money in my own pocket), and to relieve it by converting some easily spared articles of jewelery into cash.
jewelery
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From this reading Even I myself began to know the want of money (I mean of ready money in my own pocket), and to relieve it by converting some easily spared articles of jewelery into cash.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even I myself began to know the want of money (I mean of ready money in my own pocket), and to relieve it by converting some easily spared articles of jewelery into cash.
knowing
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From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
known
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From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
made
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From this reading We waited for Wemmick, and he made no sign.
mean
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From this reading Even I myself began to know the want of money (I mean of ready money in my own pocket), and to relieve it by converting some easily spared articles of jewelery into cash.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
moment
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From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
money
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From this reading My worldly affairs began to wear a gloomy appearance, and I was pressed for money by more than one creditor.
more
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From this reading My worldly affairs began to wear a gloomy appearance, and I was pressed for money by more than one creditor.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My worldly affairs began to wear a gloomy appearance, and I was pressed for money by more than one creditor.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Even I myself began to know the want of money (I mean of ready money in my own pocket), and to relieve it by converting some easily spared articles of jewelery into cash.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We waited for Wemmick, and he made no sign.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My worldly affairs began to wear a gloomy appearance, and I was pressed for money by more than one creditor.
out
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From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
own
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From this reading Even I myself began to know the want of money (I mean of ready money in my own pocket), and to relieve it by converting some easily spared articles of jewelery into cash.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some weeks passed without bringing any change.
pocket
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From this reading Even I myself began to know the want of money (I mean of ready money in my own pocket), and to relieve it by converting some easily spared articles of jewelery into cash.
pressed
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From this reading My worldly affairs began to wear a gloomy appearance, and I was pressed for money by more than one creditor.
privilege
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From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
ready
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From this reading Even I myself began to know the want of money (I mean of ready money in my own pocket), and to relieve it by converting some easily spared articles of jewelery into cash.
relieve
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From this reading Even I myself began to know the want of money (I mean of ready money in my own pocket), and to relieve it by converting some easily spared articles of jewelery into cash.
sign
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From this reading We waited for Wemmick, and he made no sign.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some weeks passed without bringing any change.
spared
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From this reading Even I myself began to know the want of money (I mean of ready money in my own pocket), and to relieve it by converting some easily spared articles of jewelery into cash.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My worldly affairs began to wear a gloomy appearance, and I was pressed for money by more than one creditor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I had never known him out of Little Britain, and had never enjoyed the privilege of being on a familiar footing at the Castle, I might have doubted him; not so for a moment, knowing him as I did.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My worldly affairs began to wear a gloomy appearance, and I was pressed for money by more than one creditor.
waited
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From this reading We waited for Wemmick, and he made no sign.
want
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From this reading Even I myself began to know the want of money (I mean of ready money in my own pocket), and to relieve it by converting some easily spared articles of jewelery into cash.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My worldly affairs began to wear a gloomy appearance, and I was pressed for money by more than one creditor.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We waited for Wemmick, and he made no sign.
wear
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From this reading My worldly affairs began to wear a gloomy appearance, and I was pressed for money by more than one creditor.
weeks
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From this reading Some weeks passed without bringing any change.
Wemmick
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From this reading We waited for Wemmick, and he made no sign.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Some weeks passed without bringing any change.
worldly
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From this reading My worldly affairs began to wear a gloomy appearance, and I was pressed for money by more than one creditor.
