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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
antagonists
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
any
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From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These men know me--know us--well enough for what we are.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
away
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
captors
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
coming
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
DENOUNCED
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From this reading DENOUNCED.
departure
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From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
Douglas
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
else
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From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
enough
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From this reading These men know me--know us--well enough for what we are.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
Fordingbridge
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
friend
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From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
Heaven
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From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These men know me--know us--well enough for what we are.
knows
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From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
Lady
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
late
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
leaving
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
meet
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From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
men
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
more
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
naturally
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
occurred
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
once
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
other
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
peril
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From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
persuade
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From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
plan
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
pusillanimous
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From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
put
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
regard
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From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
reproached
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
river
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
see
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From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
strode
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
there
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From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These men know me--know us--well enough for what we are.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
urged
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These men know me--know us--well enough for what we are.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading These men know me--know us--well enough for what we are.
well
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From this reading These men know me--know us--well enough for what we are.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
wisest
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
words
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From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
would-be
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
young
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
