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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 Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Though this grandson of his could never be the fine English gentleman he had been dreaming about, still Andrew was resolved there should be no infringement of his birthright.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not endure the sight of his grandson again, until he had readjusted his ideas and schemes, and had reconciled himself to his terrible disappointment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He could not endure the sight of his grandson again, until he had readjusted his ideas and schemes, and had reconciled himself to his terrible disappointment.
Andrew
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From this reading Andrew would not stay at Brackenburn even for the night.
Apley
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From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Andrew would not stay at Brackenburn even for the night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Though this grandson of his could never be the fine English gentleman he had been dreaming about, still Andrew was resolved there should be no infringement of his birthright.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though this grandson of his could never be the fine English gentleman he had been dreaming about, still Andrew was resolved there should be no infringement of his birthright.
best
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From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
birthright
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From this reading Though this grandson of his could never be the fine English gentleman he had been dreaming about, still Andrew was resolved there should be no infringement of his birthright.
Brackenburn
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From this reading Andrew would not stay at Brackenburn even for the night.
broken-spirited
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From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
cheer
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From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
comfort
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From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not endure the sight of his grandson again, until he had readjusted his ideas and schemes, and had reconciled himself to his terrible disappointment.
day
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From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He could not endure the sight of his grandson again, until he had readjusted his ideas and schemes, and had reconciled himself to his terrible disappointment.
doing
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From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
dreaming
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From this reading Though this grandson of his could never be the fine English gentleman he had been dreaming about, still Andrew was resolved there should be no infringement of his birthright.
drove
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From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
embittered
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From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
endure
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From this reading He could not endure the sight of his grandson again, until he had readjusted his ideas and schemes, and had reconciled himself to his terrible disappointment.
English
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From this reading Though this grandson of his could never be the fine English gentleman he had been dreaming about, still Andrew was resolved there should be no infringement of his birthright.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andrew would not stay at Brackenburn even for the night.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though this grandson of his could never be the fine English gentleman he had been dreaming about, still Andrew was resolved there should be no infringement of his birthright.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Andrew would not stay at Brackenburn even for the night.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Though this grandson of his could never be the fine English gentleman he had been dreaming about, still Andrew was resolved there should be no infringement of his birthright.
grandson
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From this reading He could not endure the sight of his grandson again, until he had readjusted his ideas and schemes, and had reconciled himself to his terrible disappointment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He could not endure the sight of his grandson again, until he had readjusted his ideas and schemes, and had reconciled himself to his terrible disappointment.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not endure the sight of his grandson again, until he had readjusted his ideas and schemes, and had reconciled himself to his terrible disappointment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could not endure the sight of his grandson again, until he had readjusted his ideas and schemes, and had reconciled himself to his terrible disappointment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He could not endure the sight of his grandson again, until he had readjusted his ideas and schemes, and had reconciled himself to his terrible disappointment.
ideas
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From this reading He could not endure the sight of his grandson again, until he had readjusted his ideas and schemes, and had reconciled himself to his terrible disappointment.
infringement
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From this reading Though this grandson of his could never be the fine English gentleman he had been dreaming about, still Andrew was resolved there should be no infringement of his birthright.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
man
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From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though this grandson of his could never be the fine English gentleman he had been dreaming about, still Andrew was resolved there should be no infringement of his birthright.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
night
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From this reading Andrew would not stay at Brackenburn even for the night.
night's
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From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Though this grandson of his could never be the fine English gentleman he had been dreaming about, still Andrew was resolved there should be no infringement of his birthright.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Andrew would not stay at Brackenburn even for the night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He could not endure the sight of his grandson again, until he had readjusted his ideas and schemes, and had reconciled himself to his terrible disappointment.
old
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From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
OPINION
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From this reading PUBLIC OPINION.
Philip
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From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
PUBLIC
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From this reading PUBLIC OPINION.
reached
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From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
readjusted
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From this reading He could not endure the sight of his grandson again, until he had readjusted his ideas and schemes, and had reconciled himself to his terrible disappointment.
reconciled
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From this reading He could not endure the sight of his grandson again, until he had readjusted his ideas and schemes, and had reconciled himself to his terrible disappointment.
resolved
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From this reading Though this grandson of his could never be the fine English gentleman he had been dreaming about, still Andrew was resolved there should be no infringement of his birthright.
schemes
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From this reading He could not endure the sight of his grandson again, until he had readjusted his ideas and schemes, and had reconciled himself to his terrible disappointment.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Though this grandson of his could never be the fine English gentleman he had been dreaming about, still Andrew was resolved there should be no infringement of his birthright.
sight
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From this reading He could not endure the sight of his grandson again, until he had readjusted his ideas and schemes, and had reconciled himself to his terrible disappointment.
station
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From this reading Philip drove him to the station, doing his best to comfort and cheer him, but he reached Apley the next day, after a long night's journey, a broken-spirited and embittered old man.
stay
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From this reading Andrew would not stay at Brackenburn even for the night.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though this grandson of his could never be the fine English gentleman he had been dreaming about, still Andrew was resolved there should be no infringement of his birthright.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He could not endure the sight of his grandson again, until he had readjusted his ideas and schemes, and had reconciled himself to his terrible disappointment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Andrew would not stay at Brackenburn even for the night.
there
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From this reading Though this grandson of his could never be the fine English gentleman he had been dreaming about, still Andrew was resolved there should be no infringement of his birthright.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Though this grandson of his could never be the fine English gentleman he had been dreaming about, still Andrew was resolved there should be no infringement of his birthright.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though this grandson of his could never be the fine English gentleman he had been dreaming about, still Andrew was resolved there should be no infringement of his birthright.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He could not endure the sight of his grandson again, until he had readjusted his ideas and schemes, and had reconciled himself to his terrible disappointment.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He could not endure the sight of his grandson again, until he had readjusted his ideas and schemes, and had reconciled himself to his terrible disappointment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though this grandson of his could never be the fine English gentleman he had been dreaming about, still Andrew was resolved there should be no infringement of his birthright.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Andrew would not stay at Brackenburn even for the night.
