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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 THE BEGINNING OF DANGER Before a month had passed I began to feel quite settled at the cottage.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But I never grudged him an hour that I could honestly spare, for every day the prejudice which I had felt against him grew less, and I began to heartily like and pity him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My duties, though many, lay within my capacity, and were such as I found pleasure in undertaking.
arose
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From this reading Perhaps this change in my feelings towards him arose chiefly from the fact that he was obviously an unhappy man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My duties, though many, lay within my capacity, and were such as I found pleasure in undertaking.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF DANGER Before a month had passed I began to feel quite settled at the cottage.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF DANGER Before a month had passed I began to feel quite settled at the cottage.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF DANGER Before a month had passed I began to feel quite settled at the cottage.
BEGINNINGnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF DANGER Before a month had passed I began to feel quite settled at the cottage.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I never grudged him an hour that I could honestly spare, for every day the prejudice which I had felt against him grew less, and I began to heartily like and pity him.
capacity
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From this reading My duties, though many, lay within my capacity, and were such as I found pleasure in undertaking.
change
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From this reading Perhaps this change in my feelings towards him arose chiefly from the fact that he was obviously an unhappy man.
chiefly
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From this reading Perhaps this change in my feelings towards him arose chiefly from the fact that he was obviously an unhappy man.
cottage
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF DANGER Before a month had passed I began to feel quite settled at the cottage.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But I never grudged him an hour that I could honestly spare, for every day the prejudice which I had felt against him grew less, and I began to heartily like and pity him.
DANGER
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF DANGER Before a month had passed I began to feel quite settled at the cottage.
day
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From this reading But I never grudged him an hour that I could honestly spare, for every day the prejudice which I had felt against him grew less, and I began to heartily like and pity him.
demands
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From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
Devereux
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From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
duties
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From this reading My duties, though many, lay within my capacity, and were such as I found pleasure in undertaking.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But I never grudged him an hour that I could honestly spare, for every day the prejudice which I had felt against him grew less, and I began to heartily like and pity him.
fact
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From this reading Perhaps this change in my feelings towards him arose chiefly from the fact that he was obviously an unhappy man.
fancy
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From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
feel
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF DANGER Before a month had passed I began to feel quite settled at the cottage.
feelings
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From this reading Perhaps this change in my feelings towards him arose chiefly from the fact that he was obviously an unhappy man.
felt
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From this reading But I never grudged him an hour that I could honestly spare, for every day the prejudice which I had felt against him grew less, and I began to heartily like and pity him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My duties, though many, lay within my capacity, and were such as I found pleasure in undertaking.
Francis
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From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Perhaps this change in my feelings towards him arose chiefly from the fact that he was obviously an unhappy man.
get
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From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
grew
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From this reading But I never grudged him an hour that I could honestly spare, for every day the prejudice which I had felt against him grew less, and I began to heartily like and pity him.
grudged
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From this reading But I never grudged him an hour that I could honestly spare, for every day the prejudice which I had felt against him grew less, and I began to heartily like and pity him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF DANGER Before a month had passed I began to feel quite settled at the cottage.
hard
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From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
heartily
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From this reading But I never grudged him an hour that I could honestly spare, for every day the prejudice which I had felt against him grew less, and I began to heartily like and pity him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I never grudged him an hour that I could honestly spare, for every day the prejudice which I had felt against him grew less, and I began to heartily like and pity him.
honestly
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From this reading But I never grudged him an hour that I could honestly spare, for every day the prejudice which I had felt against him grew less, and I began to heartily like and pity him.
hour
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From this reading But I never grudged him an hour that I could honestly spare, for every day the prejudice which I had felt against him grew less, and I began to heartily like and pity him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF DANGER Before a month had passed I began to feel quite settled at the cottage.
impossible
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From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My duties, though many, lay within my capacity, and were such as I found pleasure in undertaking.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
lay
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From this reading My duties, though many, lay within my capacity, and were such as I found pleasure in undertaking.
less
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From this reading But I never grudged him an hour that I could honestly spare, for every day the prejudice which I had felt against him grew less, and I began to heartily like and pity him.
like
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From this reading But I never grudged him an hour that I could honestly spare, for every day the prejudice which I had felt against him grew less, and I began to heartily like and pity him.
made
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From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
man
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From this reading Perhaps this change in my feelings towards him arose chiefly from the fact that he was obviously an unhappy man.
many
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From this reading My duties, though many, lay within my capacity, and were such as I found pleasure in undertaking.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
month
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF DANGER Before a month had passed I began to feel quite settled at the cottage.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My duties, though many, lay within my capacity, and were such as I found pleasure in undertaking.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I never grudged him an hour that I could honestly spare, for every day the prejudice which I had felt against him grew less, and I began to heartily like and pity him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
obviously
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From this reading Perhaps this change in my feelings towards him arose chiefly from the fact that he was obviously an unhappy man.
occasionally
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From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF DANGER Before a month had passed I began to feel quite settled at the cottage.
others
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From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF DANGER Before a month had passed I began to feel quite settled at the cottage.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps this change in my feelings towards him arose chiefly from the fact that he was obviously an unhappy man.
pity
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From this reading But I never grudged him an hour that I could honestly spare, for every day the prejudice which I had felt against him grew less, and I began to heartily like and pity him.
pleasure
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From this reading My duties, though many, lay within my capacity, and were such as I found pleasure in undertaking.
prejudice
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From this reading But I never grudged him an hour that I could honestly spare, for every day the prejudice which I had felt against him grew less, and I began to heartily like and pity him.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF DANGER Before a month had passed I began to feel quite settled at the cottage.
see
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From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
settled
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF DANGER Before a month had passed I began to feel quite settled at the cottage.
Sir
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From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
spare
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From this reading But I never grudged him an hour that I could honestly spare, for every day the prejudice which I had felt against him grew less, and I began to heartily like and pity him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading My duties, though many, lay within my capacity, and were such as I found pleasure in undertaking.
taken
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From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF DANGER Before a month had passed I began to feel quite settled at the cottage.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Perhaps this change in my feelings towards him arose chiefly from the fact that he was obviously an unhappy man.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading My duties, though many, lay within my capacity, and were such as I found pleasure in undertaking.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF DANGER Before a month had passed I began to feel quite settled at the cottage.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Perhaps this change in my feelings towards him arose chiefly from the fact that he was obviously an unhappy man.
unaccountable
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From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
undertakingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading My duties, though many, lay within my capacity, and were such as I found pleasure in undertaking.
unhappy
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From this reading Perhaps this change in my feelings towards him arose chiefly from the fact that he was obviously an unhappy man.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My duties, though many, lay within my capacity, and were such as I found pleasure in undertaking.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But I never grudged him an hour that I could honestly spare, for every day the prejudice which I had felt against him grew less, and I began to heartily like and pity him.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading My duties, though many, lay within my capacity, and were such as I found pleasure in undertaking.
work
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From this reading It was impossible for me not to see that Sir Francis Devereux had taken a great and, to others, an unaccountable fancy to me; and occasionally he made such demands upon my time that I found it hard to get through my work.
