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400
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From this reading He had not well left Mr. Sowerby’s room before he felt certain that at the end of three months he would again be troubled about that £400.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next morning Mr. Robarts took leave of all his grand friends with a heavy heart.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had not well left Mr. Sowerby’s room before he felt certain that at the end of three months he would again be troubled about that £400.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not well left Mr. Sowerby’s room before he felt certain that at the end of three months he would again be troubled about that £400.
all
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From this reading The next morning Mr. Robarts took leave of all his grand friends with a heavy heart.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had lain awake half the night thinking of what he had done and trying to reconcile himself to his position.
antecedents
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From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
arm-chair
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From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had not well left Mr. Sowerby’s room before he felt certain that at the end of three months he would again be troubled about that £400.
awake
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From this reading He had lain awake half the night thinking of what he had done and trying to reconcile himself to his position.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had not well left Mr. Sowerby’s room before he felt certain that at the end of three months he would again be troubled about that £400.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had not well left Mr. Sowerby’s room before he felt certain that at the end of three months he would again be troubled about that £400.
bill
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From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
certain
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From this reading He had not well left Mr. Sowerby’s room before he felt certain that at the end of three months he would again be troubled about that £400.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
crowded
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From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had lain awake half the night thinking of what he had done and trying to reconcile himself to his position.
end
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From this reading He had not well left Mr. Sowerby’s room before he felt certain that at the end of three months he would again be troubled about that £400.
felt
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From this reading He had not well left Mr. Sowerby’s room before he felt certain that at the end of three months he would again be troubled about that £400.
friends
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From this reading The next morning Mr. Robarts took leave of all his grand friends with a heavy heart.
grand
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From this reading The next morning Mr. Robarts took leave of all his grand friends with a heavy heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had lain awake half the night thinking of what he had done and trying to reconcile himself to his position.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had lain awake half the night thinking of what he had done and trying to reconcile himself to his position.
hand
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From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had lain awake half the night thinking of what he had done and trying to reconcile himself to his position.
heart
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From this reading The next morning Mr. Robarts took leave of all his grand friends with a heavy heart.
heavy
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From this reading The next morning Mr. Robarts took leave of all his grand friends with a heavy heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had lain awake half the night thinking of what he had done and trying to reconcile himself to his position.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning Mr. Robarts took leave of all his grand friends with a heavy heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
ink
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From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
known
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From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
lain
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From this reading He had lain awake half the night thinking of what he had done and trying to reconcile himself to his position.
leave
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From this reading The next morning Mr. Robarts took leave of all his grand friends with a heavy heart.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not well left Mr. Sowerby’s room before he felt certain that at the end of three months he would again be troubled about that £400.
man's
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From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
months
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From this reading He had not well left Mr. Sowerby’s room before he felt certain that at the end of three months he would again be troubled about that £400.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Mr. Robarts took leave of all his grand friends with a heavy heart.
Mr
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From this reading The next morning Mr. Robarts took leave of all his grand friends with a heavy heart.
much
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From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Mr. Robarts took leave of all his grand friends with a heavy heart.
night
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From this reading He had lain awake half the night thinking of what he had done and trying to reconcile himself to his position.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not well left Mr. Sowerby’s room before he felt certain that at the end of three months he would again be troubled about that £400.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning Mr. Robarts took leave of all his grand friends with a heavy heart.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
pen
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From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
position
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From this reading He had lain awake half the night thinking of what he had done and trying to reconcile himself to his position.
quicker
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From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
ready
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From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
reconcile
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From this reading He had lain awake half the night thinking of what he had done and trying to reconcile himself to his position.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
RETURN
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From this reading THE VICAR’S RETURN.
Robarts
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From this reading The next morning Mr. Robarts took leave of all his grand friends with a heavy heart.
room
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From this reading He had not well left Mr. Sowerby’s room before he felt certain that at the end of three months he would again be troubled about that £400.
seated
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From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
Sowerby's
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From this reading He had not well left Mr. Sowerby’s room before he felt certain that at the end of three months he would again be troubled about that £400.
stamp
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From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had not well left Mr. Sowerby’s room before he felt certain that at the end of three months he would again be troubled about that £400.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VICAR’S RETURN.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had lain awake half the night thinking of what he had done and trying to reconcile himself to his position.
three
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From this reading He had not well left Mr. Sowerby’s room before he felt certain that at the end of three months he would again be troubled about that £400.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had lain awake half the night thinking of what he had done and trying to reconcile himself to his position.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Mr. Robarts took leave of all his grand friends with a heavy heart.
troubled
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From this reading He had not well left Mr. Sowerby’s room before he felt certain that at the end of three months he would again be troubled about that £400.
trying
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From this reading He had lain awake half the night thinking of what he had done and trying to reconcile himself to his position.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
VICAR'S
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From this reading THE VICAR’S RETURN.
well
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From this reading He had not well left Mr. Sowerby’s room before he felt certain that at the end of three months he would again be troubled about that £400.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had lain awake half the night thinking of what he had done and trying to reconcile himself to his position.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As he went along the passage all the man’s known antecedents crowded upon him much quicker than he could remember them when seated in that arm-chair with the bill stamp before him, and the pen and ink ready to his hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning Mr. Robarts took leave of all his grand friends with a heavy heart.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had not well left Mr. Sowerby’s room before he felt certain that at the end of three months he would again be troubled about that £400.
