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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 he had been a strong man he would not have yielded to the series of temptations that had culminated in his crime and his disgrace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If he had been a strong man he would not have yielded to the series of temptations that had culminated in his crime and his disgrace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He would have gone at once to a new land and made himself master of his destiny.
August
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From this reading A strong man would not have been found by Yvonne, that August morning, sitting, a self-abhorring outcast before his rich uncle’s door.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If he had been a strong man he would not have yielded to the series of temptations that had culminated in his crime and his disgrace.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A strong man would not have been found by Yvonne, that August morning, sitting, a self-abhorring outcast before his rich uncle’s door.
broke
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From this reading In the middle of the night he broke down utterly.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or, passing that, his spirit would not have been broken during the months of his punishment If he had been even of slightly robuster fibre, the sense of degradation would not have palsied his life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A strong man would not have been found by Yvonne, that August morning, sitting, a self-abhorring outcast before his rich uncle’s door.
crime
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From this reading If he had been a strong man he would not have yielded to the series of temptations that had culminated in his crime and his disgrace.
culminated
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From this reading If he had been a strong man he would not have yielded to the series of temptations that had culminated in his crime and his disgrace.
degradation
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From this reading Or, passing that, his spirit would not have been broken during the months of his punishment If he had been even of slightly robuster fibre, the sense of degradation would not have palsied his life.
destiny
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From this reading He would have gone at once to a new land and made himself master of his destiny.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading If he had been a strong man he would not have yielded to the series of temptations that had culminated in his crime and his disgrace.
door
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From this reading A strong man would not have been found by Yvonne, that August morning, sitting, a self-abhorring outcast before his rich uncle’s door.
down
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From this reading In the middle of the night he broke down utterly.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Or, passing that, his spirit would not have been broken during the months of his punishment If he had been even of slightly robuster fibre, the sense of degradation would not have palsied his life.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or, passing that, his spirit would not have been broken during the months of his punishment If he had been even of slightly robuster fibre, the sense of degradation would not have palsied his life.
fibre
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From this reading Or, passing that, his spirit would not have been broken during the months of his punishment If he had been even of slightly robuster fibre, the sense of degradation would not have palsied his life.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A strong man would not have been found by Yvonne, that August morning, sitting, a self-abhorring outcast before his rich uncle’s door.
gone
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From this reading He would have gone at once to a new land and made himself master of his destiny.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If he had been a strong man he would not have yielded to the series of temptations that had culminated in his crime and his disgrace.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had been a strong man he would not have yielded to the series of temptations that had culminated in his crime and his disgrace.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the middle of the night he broke down utterly.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He would have gone at once to a new land and made himself master of his destiny.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If he had been a strong man he would not have yielded to the series of temptations that had culminated in his crime and his disgrace.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had been a strong man he would not have yielded to the series of temptations that had culminated in his crime and his disgrace.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the middle of the night he broke down utterly.
land
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From this reading He would have gone at once to a new land and made himself master of his destiny.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or, passing that, his spirit would not have been broken during the months of his punishment If he had been even of slightly robuster fibre, the sense of degradation would not have palsied his life.
made
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From this reading He would have gone at once to a new land and made himself master of his destiny.
man
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From this reading If he had been a strong man he would not have yielded to the series of temptations that had culminated in his crime and his disgrace.
master
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From this reading He would have gone at once to a new land and made himself master of his destiny.
middle
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From this reading In the middle of the night he broke down utterly.
months
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From this reading Or, passing that, his spirit would not have been broken during the months of his punishment If he had been even of slightly robuster fibre, the sense of degradation would not have palsied his life.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A strong man would not have been found by Yvonne, that August morning, sitting, a self-abhorring outcast before his rich uncle’s door.
new
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From this reading He would have gone at once to a new land and made himself master of his destiny.
night
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From this reading In the middle of the night he broke down utterly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If he had been a strong man he would not have yielded to the series of temptations that had culminated in his crime and his disgrace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the middle of the night he broke down utterly.
once
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From this reading He would have gone at once to a new land and made himself master of his destiny.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or, passing that, his spirit would not have been broken during the months of his punishment If he had been even of slightly robuster fibre, the sense of degradation would not have palsied his life.
outcast
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From this reading A strong man would not have been found by Yvonne, that August morning, sitting, a self-abhorring outcast before his rich uncle’s door.
palsied
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From this reading Or, passing that, his spirit would not have been broken during the months of his punishment If he had been even of slightly robuster fibre, the sense of degradation would not have palsied his life.
passing
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From this reading Or, passing that, his spirit would not have been broken during the months of his punishment If he had been even of slightly robuster fibre, the sense of degradation would not have palsied his life.
punishment
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From this reading Or, passing that, his spirit would not have been broken during the months of his punishment If he had been even of slightly robuster fibre, the sense of degradation would not have palsied his life.
rich
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From this reading A strong man would not have been found by Yvonne, that August morning, sitting, a self-abhorring outcast before his rich uncle’s door.
robuster
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From this reading Or, passing that, his spirit would not have been broken during the months of his punishment If he had been even of slightly robuster fibre, the sense of degradation would not have palsied his life.
self-abhorring
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From this reading A strong man would not have been found by Yvonne, that August morning, sitting, a self-abhorring outcast before his rich uncle’s door.
sense
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From this reading Or, passing that, his spirit would not have been broken during the months of his punishment If he had been even of slightly robuster fibre, the sense of degradation would not have palsied his life.
series
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From this reading If he had been a strong man he would not have yielded to the series of temptations that had culminated in his crime and his disgrace.
sitting
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From this reading A strong man would not have been found by Yvonne, that August morning, sitting, a self-abhorring outcast before his rich uncle’s door.
slightly
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From this reading Or, passing that, his spirit would not have been broken during the months of his punishment If he had been even of slightly robuster fibre, the sense of degradation would not have palsied his life.
spirit
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From this reading Or, passing that, his spirit would not have been broken during the months of his punishment If he had been even of slightly robuster fibre, the sense of degradation would not have palsied his life.
strong
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From this reading If he had been a strong man he would not have yielded to the series of temptations that had culminated in his crime and his disgrace.
temptations
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From this reading If he had been a strong man he would not have yielded to the series of temptations that had culminated in his crime and his disgrace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If he had been a strong man he would not have yielded to the series of temptations that had culminated in his crime and his disgrace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the middle of the night he broke down utterly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If he had been a strong man he would not have yielded to the series of temptations that had culminated in his crime and his disgrace.
uncle's
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From this reading A strong man would not have been found by Yvonne, that August morning, sitting, a self-abhorring outcast before his rich uncle’s door.
utterly
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From this reading In the middle of the night he broke down utterly.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he had been a strong man he would not have yielded to the series of temptations that had culminated in his crime and his disgrace.
yielded
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From this reading If he had been a strong man he would not have yielded to the series of temptations that had culminated in his crime and his disgrace.
Yvonne
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From this reading A strong man would not have been found by Yvonne, that August morning, sitting, a self-abhorring outcast before his rich uncle’s door.
