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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 "You might just as well keep fifty or a hundred thousand dollars," he declared.
absolute
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From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
act
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From this reading It was not with regard to the act itself that the lawyer remonstrated--_that_ he thought just and wise enough,--but with regard to the sum which the heiress of the whole announced her intention of retaining.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "And now the question is--what am I to do?"
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And now the question is--what am I to do?"
announced
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From this reading It was not with regard to the act itself that the lawyer remonstrated--_that_ he thought just and wise enough,--but with regard to the sum which the heiress of the whole announced her intention of retaining.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You might just as well keep fifty or a hundred thousand dollars," he declared.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
away
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From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not with regard to the act itself that the lawyer remonstrated--_that_ he thought just and wise enough,--but with regard to the sum which the heiress of the whole announced her intention of retaining.
comfortable
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From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
comparison
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From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
declared
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From this reading "You might just as well keep fifty or a hundred thousand dollars," he declared.
departure
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From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And now the question is--what am I to do?"
dollars
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From this reading "You might just as well keep fifty or a hundred thousand dollars," he declared.
drawing
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From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
enough
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From this reading It was not with regard to the act itself that the lawyer remonstrated--_that_ he thought just and wise enough,--but with regard to the sum which the heiress of the whole announced her intention of retaining.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
excuse
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From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
father's
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From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
fifty
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From this reading "You might just as well keep fifty or a hundred thousand dollars," he declared.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
George
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From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not with regard to the act itself that the lawyer remonstrated--_that_ he thought just and wise enough,--but with regard to the sum which the heiress of the whole announced her intention of retaining.
heiress
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From this reading It was not with regard to the act itself that the lawyer remonstrated--_that_ he thought just and wise enough,--but with regard to the sum which the heiress of the whole announced her intention of retaining.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
hundred
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From this reading "You might just as well keep fifty or a hundred thousand dollars," he declared.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And now the question is--what am I to do?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
independence
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From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
instructions
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From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
intention
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From this reading It was not with regard to the act itself that the lawyer remonstrated--_that_ he thought just and wise enough,--but with regard to the sum which the heiress of the whole announced her intention of retaining.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And now the question is--what am I to do?"
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was not with regard to the act itself that the lawyer remonstrated--_that_ he thought just and wise enough,--but with regard to the sum which the heiress of the whole announced her intention of retaining.
just
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From this reading It was not with regard to the act itself that the lawyer remonstrated--_that_ he thought just and wise enough,--but with regard to the sum which the heiress of the whole announced her intention of retaining.
keep
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From this reading "You might just as well keep fifty or a hundred thousand dollars," he declared.
lawyer
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From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
Marion
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From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "You might just as well keep fifty or a hundred thousand dollars," he declared.
Mr
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From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
much
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From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
necessary
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From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
needs
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From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not with regard to the act itself that the lawyer remonstrated--_that_ he thought just and wise enough,--but with regard to the sum which the heiress of the whole announced her intention of retaining.
now
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From this reading "And now the question is--what am I to do?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
only
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From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "You might just as well keep fifty or a hundred thousand dollars," he declared.
paltry
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From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
papers
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From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And now the question is--what am I to do?"
regard
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From this reading It was not with regard to the act itself that the lawyer remonstrated--_that_ he thought just and wise enough,--but with regard to the sum which the heiress of the whole announced her intention of retaining.
relinquish
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From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
remonstrance
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From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
remonstrated
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From this reading It was not with regard to the act itself that the lawyer remonstrated--_that_ he thought just and wise enough,--but with regard to the sum which the heiress of the whole announced her intention of retaining.
retain
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From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
retaining
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From this reading It was not with regard to the act itself that the lawyer remonstrated--_that_ he thought just and wise enough,--but with regard to the sum which the heiress of the whole announced her intention of retaining.
Singleton
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From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
some
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From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
sum
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From this reading It was not with regard to the act itself that the lawyer remonstrated--_that_ he thought just and wise enough,--but with regard to the sum which the heiress of the whole announced her intention of retaining.
taken
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From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not with regard to the act itself that the lawyer remonstrated--_that_ he thought just and wise enough,--but with regard to the sum which the heiress of the whole announced her intention of retaining.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And now the question is--what am I to do?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not with regard to the act itself that the lawyer remonstrated--_that_ he thought just and wise enough,--but with regard to the sum which the heiress of the whole announced her intention of retaining.
thousand
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From this reading "You might just as well keep fifty or a hundred thousand dollars," he declared.
throw
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From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And now the question is--what am I to do?"
transfer
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From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
up
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From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
well
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From this reading "You might just as well keep fifty or a hundred thousand dollars," he declared.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And now the question is--what am I to do?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was not with regard to the act itself that the lawyer remonstrated--_that_ he thought just and wise enough,--but with regard to the sum which the heiress of the whole announced her intention of retaining.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
whole
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From this reading It was not with regard to the act itself that the lawyer remonstrated--_that_ he thought just and wise enough,--but with regard to the sum which the heiress of the whole announced her intention of retaining.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
willing
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From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
wise
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From this reading It was not with regard to the act itself that the lawyer remonstrated--_that_ he thought just and wise enough,--but with regard to the sum which the heiress of the whole announced her intention of retaining.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Marion who asked herself this, after the departure of the lawyer, who, with some remonstrance, had taken her instructions for drawing up the necessary papers to transfer to George Singleton his father's fortune.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You might just as well keep fifty or a hundred thousand dollars," he declared.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Singleton is willing to relinquish even so much as half of the fortune; and it is absolute folly--if you will excuse me--for you to throw away a comfortable independence, and retain only a sum which is paltry in comparison to the amount of the fortune, and to your needs of life."
