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action
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From this reading Had he been as other men are, he would have turned the lawyer out of the house at the first expression of an injurious suspicion, but his strength had not sufficed for such action.
afflicted
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why did they not find it and have done with it?
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
Apjohn
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Had he been as other men are, he would have turned the lawyer out of the house at the first expression of an injurious suspicion, but his strength had not sufficed for such action.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Had he been as other men are, he would have turned the lawyer out of the house at the first expression of an injurious suspicion, but his strength had not sufficed for such action.
assertions
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Had he been as other men are, he would have turned the lawyer out of the house at the first expression of an injurious suspicion, but his strength had not sufficed for such action.
Attempt
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
aware
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From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
book-room
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From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
bring
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From this reading He confessed to himself his own weakness, though he could not bring himself to confess his own guilt.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
cliffs
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From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
collecting
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From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
confess
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From this reading He confessed to himself his own weakness, though he could not bring himself to confess his own guilt.
confessed
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From this reading He confessed to himself his own weakness, though he could not bring himself to confess his own guilt.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He confessed to himself his own weakness, though he could not bring himself to confess his own guilt.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
Cousin
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
cruelly
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
determine
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From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why did they not find it and have done with it?
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why did they not find it and have done with it?
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
expression
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From this reading Had he been as other men are, he would have turned the lawyer out of the house at the first expression of an injurious suspicion, but his strength had not sufficed for such action.
FeelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
find
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From this reading Why did they not find it and have done with it?
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had he been as other men are, he would have turned the lawyer out of the house at the first expression of an injurious suspicion, but his strength had not sufficed for such action.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
generally
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
gone
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
guilt
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From this reading He confessed to himself his own weakness, though he could not bring himself to confess his own guilt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
hat
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From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he been as other men are, he would have turned the lawyer out of the house at the first expression of an injurious suspicion, but his strength had not sufficed for such action.
Henry
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
hour
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
house
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From this reading Had he been as other men are, he would have turned the lawyer out of the house at the first expression of an injurious suspicion, but his strength had not sufficed for such action.
how
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From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
incapable
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From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
injurious
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From this reading Had he been as other men are, he would have turned the lawyer out of the house at the first expression of an injurious suspicion, but his strength had not sufficed for such action.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why did they not find it and have done with it?
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
lawyer
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From this reading Had he been as other men are, he would have turned the lawyer out of the house at the first expression of an injurious suspicion, but his strength had not sufficed for such action.
lost
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
Makes
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
man
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
men
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
Mr
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
other
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From this reading Had he been as other men are, he would have turned the lawyer out of the house at the first expression of an injurious suspicion, but his strength had not sufficed for such action.
out
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From this reading Had he been as other men are, he would have turned the lawyer out of the house at the first expression of an injurious suspicion, but his strength had not sufficed for such action.
own
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From this reading He confessed to himself his own weakness, though he could not bring himself to confess his own guilt.
paralysed
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
power
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
repeating
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
said
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
sat
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
simply
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
some
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From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
sorrow
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had he been as other men are, he would have turned the lawyer out of the house at the first expression of an injurious suspicion, but his strength had not sufficed for such action.
strolled
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From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Had he been as other men are, he would have turned the lawyer out of the house at the first expression of an injurious suspicion, but his strength had not sufficed for such action.
sufficed
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From this reading Had he been as other men are, he would have turned the lawyer out of the house at the first expression of an injurious suspicion, but his strength had not sufficed for such action.
suspicion
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From this reading Had he been as other men are, he would have turned the lawyer out of the house at the first expression of an injurious suspicion, but his strength had not sufficed for such action.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
there
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From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why did they not find it and have done with it?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He confessed to himself his own weakness, though he could not bring himself to confess his own guilt.
thoughts
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From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
turned
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From this reading Had he been as other men are, he would have turned the lawyer out of the house at the first expression of an injurious suspicion, but his strength had not sufficed for such action.
used
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading He confessed to himself his own weakness, though he could not bring himself to confess his own guilt.
weight
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From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Cousin Henry Makes Another Attempt When Mr Apjohn had gone, Cousin Henry sat for an hour, not thinking,--men so afflicted have generally lost the power to think,--but paralysed by the weight of his sorrow, simply repeating to himself assertions that said no man had ever been used so cruelly.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Feeling at last how incapable he was of collecting his thoughts while he sat there in the book-room, and aware, at the same time, that he must determine on some course of action, he took his hat and strolled out towards the cliffs.
Why
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From this reading Why did they not find it and have done with it?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why did they not find it and have done with it?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had he been as other men are, he would have turned the lawyer out of the house at the first expression of an injurious suspicion, but his strength had not sufficed for such action.
