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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 Poor Mr. Rule rushed out into the night in a state of despair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a summer night, and the streets of Redborough were still full of the murmur of life and movement.
any
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From this reading Even such a humiliation he would have endured had there been any chance of success.
ask
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From this reading Should he go to the Old Bank, the life-long rival of Vernon's, and ask their help to pull through?
Bank
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From this reading Should he go to the Old Bank, the life-long rival of Vernon's, and ask their help to pull through?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Even such a humiliation he would have endured had there been any chance of success.
came
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From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
chance
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From this reading Even such a humiliation he would have endured had there been any chance of success.
despair
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From this reading Poor Mr. Rule rushed out into the night in a state of despair.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
down
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From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
endured
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From this reading Even such a humiliation he would have endured had there been any chance of success.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even such a humiliation he would have endured had there been any chance of success.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
full
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From this reading It was a summer night, and the streets of Redborough were still full of the murmur of life and movement.
go
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From this reading Should he go to the Old Bank, the life-long rival of Vernon's, and ask their help to pull through?
grand
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From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even such a humiliation he would have endured had there been any chance of success.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even such a humiliation he would have endured had there been any chance of success.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Should he go to the Old Bank, the life-long rival of Vernon's, and ask their help to pull through?
house
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From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
humiliation
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From this reading Even such a humiliation he would have endured had there been any chance of success.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Poor Mr. Rule rushed out into the night in a state of despair.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Poor Mr. Rule rushed out into the night in a state of despair.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a summer night, and the streets of Redborough were still full of the murmur of life and movement.
John
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From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a summer night, and the streets of Redborough were still full of the murmur of life and movement.
life-long
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movement
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From this reading It was a summer night, and the streets of Redborough were still full of the murmur of life and movement.
Mr
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From this reading Poor Mr. Rule rushed out into the night in a state of despair.
murmur
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From this reading It was a summer night, and the streets of Redborough were still full of the murmur of life and movement.
new
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From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
night
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From this reading Poor Mr. Rule rushed out into the night in a state of despair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Poor Mr. Rule rushed out into the night in a state of despair.
Old
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From this reading Should he go to the Old Bank, the life-long rival of Vernon's, and ask their help to pull through?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
out
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From this reading Poor Mr. Rule rushed out into the night in a state of despair.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Mr. Rule rushed out into the night in a state of despair.
possible
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From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
pull
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From this reading Should he go to the Old Bank, the life-long rival of Vernon's, and ask their help to pull through?
Redborough
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From this reading It was a summer night, and the streets of Redborough were still full of the murmur of life and movement.
rival
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From this reading Should he go to the Old Bank, the life-long rival of Vernon's, and ask their help to pull through?
Rule
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From this reading Poor Mr. Rule rushed out into the night in a state of despair.
rushed
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From this reading Poor Mr. Rule rushed out into the night in a state of despair.
Shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should he go to the Old Bank, the life-long rival of Vernon's, and ask their help to pull through?
situated
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From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
slope
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From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
state
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From this reading Poor Mr. Rule rushed out into the night in a state of despair.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a summer night, and the streets of Redborough were still full of the murmur of life and movement.
streets
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From this reading It was a summer night, and the streets of Redborough were still full of the murmur of life and movement.
success
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From this reading Even such a humiliation he would have endured had there been any chance of success.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Even such a humiliation he would have endured had there been any chance of success.
summer
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From this reading It was a summer night, and the streets of Redborough were still full of the murmur of life and movement.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Poor Mr. Rule rushed out into the night in a state of despair.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Should he go to the Old Bank, the life-long rival of Vernon's, and ask their help to pull through?
there
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From this reading Even such a humiliation he would have endured had there been any chance of success.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Should he go to the Old Bank, the life-long rival of Vernon's, and ask their help to pull through?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
town
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From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
turning
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From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
Vernon's
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From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a summer night, and the streets of Redborough were still full of the murmur of life and movement.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a summer night, and the streets of Redborough were still full of the murmur of life and movement.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He came down from the slope on which Mr. John Vernon's grand new house was situated, into the town, turning over everything that it was possible to do.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even such a humiliation he would have endured had there been any chance of success.
