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alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew that more than one will had already been made and set aside.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cousin Henry Cousin Henry found his position to be difficult and precarious.
angered
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From this reading No doubt he could do so, and, as Cousin Henry thought, would be the very man to do it, if angered, thwarted, or even annoyed.
annoyed
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From this reading No doubt he could do so, and, as Cousin Henry thought, would be the very man to do it, if angered, thwarted, or even annoyed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No doubt he could do so, and, as Cousin Henry thought, would be the very man to do it, if angered, thwarted, or even annoyed.
aside
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From this reading He knew that more than one will had already been made and set aside.
assertion
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From this reading That suggestion of his uncle's,--or rather assertion,--that he could still change his mind was disagreeable.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Cousin Henry Cousin Henry found his position to be difficult and precarious.
become
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From this reading Cousin Henry had turned the whole matter very much in his mind since he had become cognizant of his uncle's character.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He knew that more than one will had already been made and set aside.
change
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From this reading That suggestion of his uncle's,--or rather assertion,--that he could still change his mind was disagreeable.
character
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From this reading Cousin Henry had turned the whole matter very much in his mind since he had become cognizant of his uncle's character.
cognizant
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From this reading Cousin Henry had turned the whole matter very much in his mind since he had become cognizant of his uncle's character.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That suggestion of his uncle's,--or rather assertion,--that he could still change his mind was disagreeable.
Cousin
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From this reading Cousin Henry Cousin Henry found his position to be difficult and precarious.
difficult
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From this reading Cousin Henry Cousin Henry found his position to be difficult and precarious.
disagreeable
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From this reading That suggestion of his uncle's,--or rather assertion,--that he could still change his mind was disagreeable.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading No doubt he could do so, and, as Cousin Henry thought, would be the very man to do it, if angered, thwarted, or even annoyed.
doubt
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From this reading No doubt he could do so, and, as Cousin Henry thought, would be the very man to do it, if angered, thwarted, or even annoyed.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt he could do so, and, as Cousin Henry thought, would be the very man to do it, if angered, thwarted, or even annoyed.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cousin Henry Cousin Henry found his position to be difficult and precarious.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He knew that more than one will had already been made and set aside.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That suggestion of his uncle's,--or rather assertion,--that he could still change his mind was disagreeable.
Henry
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From this reading Cousin Henry Cousin Henry found his position to be difficult and precarious.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cousin Henry Cousin Henry found his position to be difficult and precarious.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading No doubt he could do so, and, as Cousin Henry thought, would be the very man to do it, if angered, thwarted, or even annoyed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cousin Henry had turned the whole matter very much in his mind since he had become cognizant of his uncle's character.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No doubt he could do so, and, as Cousin Henry thought, would be the very man to do it, if angered, thwarted, or even annoyed.
knew
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From this reading He knew that more than one will had already been made and set aside.
made
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From this reading He knew that more than one will had already been made and set aside.
man
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From this reading No doubt he could do so, and, as Cousin Henry thought, would be the very man to do it, if angered, thwarted, or even annoyed.
matter
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From this reading Cousin Henry had turned the whole matter very much in his mind since he had become cognizant of his uncle's character.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That suggestion of his uncle's,--or rather assertion,--that he could still change his mind was disagreeable.
more
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From this reading He knew that more than one will had already been made and set aside.
much
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From this reading Cousin Henry had turned the whole matter very much in his mind since he had become cognizant of his uncle's character.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt he could do so, and, as Cousin Henry thought, would be the very man to do it, if angered, thwarted, or even annoyed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That suggestion of his uncle's,--or rather assertion,--that he could still change his mind was disagreeable.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He knew that more than one will had already been made and set aside.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That suggestion of his uncle's,--or rather assertion,--that he could still change his mind was disagreeable.
position
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From this reading Cousin Henry Cousin Henry found his position to be difficult and precarious.
precarious
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From this reading Cousin Henry Cousin Henry found his position to be difficult and precarious.
rather
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From this reading That suggestion of his uncle's,--or rather assertion,--that he could still change his mind was disagreeable.
set
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From this reading He knew that more than one will had already been made and set aside.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Cousin Henry had turned the whole matter very much in his mind since he had become cognizant of his uncle's character.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No doubt he could do so, and, as Cousin Henry thought, would be the very man to do it, if angered, thwarted, or even annoyed.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That suggestion of his uncle's,--or rather assertion,--that he could still change his mind was disagreeable.
suggestion
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From this reading That suggestion of his uncle's,--or rather assertion,--that he could still change his mind was disagreeable.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He knew that more than one will had already been made and set aside.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That suggestion of his uncle's,--or rather assertion,--that he could still change his mind was disagreeable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No doubt he could do so, and, as Cousin Henry thought, would be the very man to do it, if angered, thwarted, or even annoyed.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt he could do so, and, as Cousin Henry thought, would be the very man to do it, if angered, thwarted, or even annoyed.
thwarted
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From this reading No doubt he could do so, and, as Cousin Henry thought, would be the very man to do it, if angered, thwarted, or even annoyed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cousin Henry Cousin Henry found his position to be difficult and precarious.
turned
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From this reading Cousin Henry had turned the whole matter very much in his mind since he had become cognizant of his uncle's character.
uncle's
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From this reading That suggestion of his uncle's,--or rather assertion,--that he could still change his mind was disagreeable.
very
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From this reading No doubt he could do so, and, as Cousin Henry thought, would be the very man to do it, if angered, thwarted, or even annoyed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That suggestion of his uncle's,--or rather assertion,--that he could still change his mind was disagreeable.
whole
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From this reading Cousin Henry had turned the whole matter very much in his mind since he had become cognizant of his uncle's character.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He knew that more than one will had already been made and set aside.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No doubt he could do so, and, as Cousin Henry thought, would be the very man to do it, if angered, thwarted, or even annoyed.
