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account
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From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
all
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From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were confusion and dismay in the stately home of the Earles.
answer
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From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he did not return to luncheon, the butler went in search of him and found his master lying as one dead on the ground.
August
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From this reading One sultry morning in August Lord Earle went out into the garden, paying no heed to the excessive heat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
butler
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From this reading As he did not return to luncheon, the butler went in search of him and found his master lying as one dead on the ground.
carried
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From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
confusion
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From this reading There were confusion and dismay in the stately home of the Earles.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he did not return to luncheon, the butler went in search of him and found his master lying as one dead on the ground.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As he did not return to luncheon, the butler went in search of him and found his master lying as one dead on the ground.
dismay
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From this reading There were confusion and dismay in the stately home of the Earles.
doctors
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From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
Earle
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From this reading One sultry morning in August Lord Earle went out into the garden, paying no heed to the excessive heat.
Earles
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From this reading There were confusion and dismay in the stately home of the Earles.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
excessive
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From this reading One sultry morning in August Lord Earle went out into the garden, paying no heed to the excessive heat.
far
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From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he did not return to luncheon, the butler went in search of him and found his master lying as one dead on the ground.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
garden
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From this reading One sultry morning in August Lord Earle went out into the garden, paying no heed to the excessive heat.
given
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From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
ground
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From this reading As he did not return to luncheon, the butler went in search of him and found his master lying as one dead on the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
haste
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From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he did not return to luncheon, the butler went in search of him and found his master lying as one dead on the ground.
heat
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From this reading One sultry morning in August Lord Earle went out into the garden, paying no heed to the excessive heat.
heed
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From this reading One sultry morning in August Lord Earle went out into the garden, paying no heed to the excessive heat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he did not return to luncheon, the butler went in search of him and found his master lying as one dead on the ground.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he did not return to luncheon, the butler went in search of him and found his master lying as one dead on the ground.
home
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From this reading There were confusion and dismay in the stately home of the Earles.
hot
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From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
hour
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From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
human
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From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were confusion and dismay in the stately home of the Earles.
infinitely
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From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One sultry morning in August Lord Earle went out into the garden, paying no heed to the excessive heat.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
leave
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From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
likings
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From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
Lord
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From this reading One sultry morning in August Lord Earle went out into the garden, paying no heed to the excessive heat.
love
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From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
luncheon
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From this reading As he did not return to luncheon, the butler went in search of him and found his master lying as one dead on the ground.
lying
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From this reading As he did not return to luncheon, the butler went in search of him and found his master lying as one dead on the ground.
master
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From this reading As he did not return to luncheon, the butler went in search of him and found his master lying as one dead on the ground.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One sultry morning in August Lord Earle went out into the garden, paying no heed to the excessive heat.
most
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From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
near
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From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading One sultry morning in August Lord Earle went out into the garden, paying no heed to the excessive heat.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As he did not return to luncheon, the butler went in search of him and found his master lying as one dead on the ground.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were confusion and dismay in the stately home of the Earles.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he did not return to luncheon, the butler went in search of him and found his master lying as one dead on the ground.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One sultry morning in August Lord Earle went out into the garden, paying no heed to the excessive heat.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
out
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From this reading One sultry morning in August Lord Earle went out into the garden, paying no heed to the excessive heat.
own
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From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
passions
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From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
paying
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From this reading One sultry morning in August Lord Earle went out into the garden, paying no heed to the excessive heat.
position
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From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
rank
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From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
return
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From this reading As he did not return to luncheon, the butler went in search of him and found his master lying as one dead on the ground.
room
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From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
science
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From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
search
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From this reading As he did not return to luncheon, the butler went in search of him and found his master lying as one dead on the ground.
seem
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From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
skill
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From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
son
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From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
stately
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From this reading There were confusion and dismay in the stately home of the Earles.
suggest
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From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
sultry
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From this reading One sultry morning in August Lord Earle went out into the garden, paying no heed to the excessive heat.
summoned
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From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
talent
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From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were confusion and dismay in the stately home of the Earles.
There
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From this reading There were confusion and dismay in the stately home of the Earles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One sultry morning in August Lord Earle went out into the garden, paying no heed to the excessive heat.
vain
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From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
valued
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From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
wealth
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From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One sultry morning in August Lord Earle went out into the garden, paying no heed to the excessive heat.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were confusion and dismay in the stately home of the Earles.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
wisdom
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From this reading He was carried to his own room, doctors were summoned in hot haste from far and near; everything that science or love, skill or wisdom could suggest was done for him, but all in vain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The hour had come when he must leave home, rank, wealth, position--whatever he valued most--when he must answer for his life and what he had done with it--when he must account for wealth, talent, for the son given to him--when human likings, human passions, would seem so infinitely little.
