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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 What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
active
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From this reading He shook off his usual languor and became at once energetic and active.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He shook off his usual languor and became at once energetic and active.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Beaufort behaved very well at this crisis of domestic history.
bad
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
Beaufort
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From this reading Beaufort behaved very well at this crisis of domestic history.
became
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From this reading He shook off his usual languor and became at once energetic and active.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
behaved
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From this reading Beaufort behaved very well at this crisis of domestic history.
boy
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
Carry
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From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
certain
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
clever
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From this reading Though he was himself a man over-refined in his ways, he was clever enough to seize the only motives which were likely to influence the ruder nature of his stepson.
crisis
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From this reading Beaufort behaved very well at this crisis of domestic history.
degrade
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
destroy
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
disordered
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From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
domestic
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From this reading Beaufort behaved very well at this crisis of domestic history.
eloquencenounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
energetic
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From this reading He shook off his usual languor and became at once energetic and active.
enough
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From this reading Though he was himself a man over-refined in his ways, he was clever enough to seize the only motives which were likely to influence the ruder nature of his stepson.
entailed
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
evil
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From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
eyes
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From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
fellows
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
force
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
ghost
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From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
habits
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shook off his usual languor and became at once energetic and active.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Though he was himself a man over-refined in his ways, he was clever enough to seize the only motives which were likely to influence the ruder nature of his stepson.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He shook off his usual languor and became at once energetic and active.
history
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From this reading Beaufort behaved very well at this crisis of domestic history.
home
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From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
influence
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From this reading Though he was himself a man over-refined in his ways, he was clever enough to seize the only motives which were likely to influence the ruder nature of his stepson.
languor
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From this reading He shook off his usual languor and became at once energetic and active.
like
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From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
likely
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From this reading Though he was himself a man over-refined in his ways, he was clever enough to seize the only motives which were likely to influence the ruder nature of his stepson.
looks
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From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
man
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From this reading Though he was himself a man over-refined in his ways, he was clever enough to seize the only motives which were likely to influence the ruder nature of his stepson.
man's
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
more
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
motives
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From this reading Though he was himself a man over-refined in his ways, he was clever enough to seize the only motives which were likely to influence the ruder nature of his stepson.
nature
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From this reading Though he was himself a man over-refined in his ways, he was clever enough to seize the only motives which were likely to influence the ruder nature of his stepson.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beaufort behaved very well at this crisis of domestic history.
off
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From this reading He shook off his usual languor and became at once energetic and active.
once
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From this reading He shook off his usual languor and became at once energetic and active.
only
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From this reading Though he was himself a man over-refined in his ways, he was clever enough to seize the only motives which were likely to influence the ruder nature of his stepson.
other
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
over-refined
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From this reading Though he was himself a man over-refined in his ways, he was clever enough to seize the only motives which were likely to influence the ruder nature of his stepson.
past
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From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
probably
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
recollections
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From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
remains
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
representing
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
reputation
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
ruder
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From this reading Though he was himself a man over-refined in his ways, he was clever enough to seize the only motives which were likely to influence the ruder nature of his stepson.
ruin
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
said
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
sat
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From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
seeing
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From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
seize
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From this reading Though he was himself a man over-refined in his ways, he was clever enough to seize the only motives which were likely to influence the ruder nature of his stepson.
shook
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From this reading He shook off his usual languor and became at once energetic and active.
spoke
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
stepson
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From this reading Though he was himself a man over-refined in his ways, he was clever enough to seize the only motives which were likely to influence the ruder nature of his stepson.
surrounded
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From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
then
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From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Beaufort behaved very well at this crisis of domestic history.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he was himself a man over-refined in his ways, he was clever enough to seize the only motives which were likely to influence the ruder nature of his stepson.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
Tom
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
undisclosed
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
usual
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From this reading He shook off his usual languor and became at once energetic and active.
very
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From this reading Beaufort behaved very well at this crisis of domestic history.
vices
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though he was himself a man over-refined in his ways, he was clever enough to seize the only motives which were likely to influence the ruder nature of his stepson.
ways
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From this reading Though he was himself a man over-refined in his ways, he was clever enough to seize the only motives which were likely to influence the ruder nature of his stepson.
well
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From this reading Beaufort behaved very well at this crisis of domestic history.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Though he was himself a man over-refined in his ways, he was clever enough to seize the only motives which were likely to influence the ruder nature of his stepson.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And then he went to poor Carry, who in this home of evil memories sat like a ghost surrounded by the recollections of the past, and seeing for ever before her eyes the disordered looks and excited eyes of her boy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
worse
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From this reading What he said to Tom remains undisclosed, but he ‘spoke to’ the boy with great force, and even eloquence, representing to him the ruin entailed by certain bad habits, which--more than other vices, probably worse in themselves--destroy a man’s reputation and degrade him among his fellows.
