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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 A slyer, smarter manager, Miser Farebrother could scarcely hope to have.
age
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From this reading By the time that Phoebe was eighteen years of age, Jeremiah Pamflett was firmly established in Miser Farebrother's office in London.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
bestowed
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From this reading In the miser's shrewd eyes he had justified the praise his mother had bestowed upon him.
borrowers
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From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time that Phoebe was eighteen years of age, Jeremiah Pamflett was firmly established in Miser Farebrother's office in London.
collecting
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From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A slyer, smarter manager, Miser Farebrother could scarcely hope to have.
eighteen
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From this reading By the time that Phoebe was eighteen years of age, Jeremiah Pamflett was firmly established in Miser Farebrother's office in London.
ENVIES
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From this reading MISER FAREBROTHER ENVIES FAUST.
established
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From this reading By the time that Phoebe was eighteen years of age, Jeremiah Pamflett was firmly established in Miser Farebrother's office in London.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
exacting
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From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
eyes
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From this reading In the miser's shrewd eyes he had justified the praise his mother had bestowed upon him.
FAREBROTHER
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From this reading MISER FAREBROTHER ENVIES FAUST.
Farebrother's
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From this reading By the time that Phoebe was eighteen years of age, Jeremiah Pamflett was firmly established in Miser Farebrother's office in London.
FAUST
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From this reading MISER FAREBROTHER ENVIES FAUST.
firmly
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From this reading By the time that Phoebe was eighteen years of age, Jeremiah Pamflett was firmly established in Miser Farebrother's office in London.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
grinding
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From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the miser's shrewd eyes he had justified the praise his mother had bestowed upon him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A slyer, smarter manager, Miser Farebrother could scarcely hope to have.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the miser's shrewd eyes he had justified the praise his mother had bestowed upon him.
high
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From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the miser's shrewd eyes he had justified the praise his mother had bestowed upon him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the miser's shrewd eyes he had justified the praise his mother had bestowed upon him.
hope
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From this reading A slyer, smarter manager, Miser Farebrother could scarcely hope to have.
houses
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From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By the time that Phoebe was eighteen years of age, Jeremiah Pamflett was firmly established in Miser Farebrother's office in London.
interest
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From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
Jeremiah
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From this reading By the time that Phoebe was eighteen years of age, Jeremiah Pamflett was firmly established in Miser Farebrother's office in London.
justified
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From this reading In the miser's shrewd eyes he had justified the praise his mother had bestowed upon him.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
localities
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From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
London
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From this reading By the time that Phoebe was eighteen years of age, Jeremiah Pamflett was firmly established in Miser Farebrother's office in London.
manager
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From this reading A slyer, smarter manager, Miser Farebrother could scarcely hope to have.
many
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From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
metropolis
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From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
MISER
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From this reading MISER FAREBROTHER ENVIES FAUST.
miser's
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From this reading In the miser's shrewd eyes he had justified the praise his mother had bestowed upon him.
more
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From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
mother
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From this reading In the miser's shrewd eyes he had justified the praise his mother had bestowed upon him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
now
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From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the time that Phoebe was eighteen years of age, Jeremiah Pamflett was firmly established in Miser Farebrother's office in London.
office
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From this reading By the time that Phoebe was eighteen years of age, Jeremiah Pamflett was firmly established in Miser Farebrother's office in London.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
outlay
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From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
paid
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From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
Pamflett
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From this reading By the time that Phoebe was eighteen years of age, Jeremiah Pamflett was firmly established in Miser Farebrother's office in London.
Phoebe
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From this reading By the time that Phoebe was eighteen years of age, Jeremiah Pamflett was firmly established in Miser Farebrother's office in London.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
praise
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From this reading In the miser's shrewd eyes he had justified the praise his mother had bestowed upon him.
rate
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From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
rents
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From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
scarcely
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From this reading A slyer, smarter manager, Miser Farebrother could scarcely hope to have.
shrewd
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From this reading In the miser's shrewd eyes he had justified the praise his mother had bestowed upon him.
slyer
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From this reading A slyer, smarter manager, Miser Farebrother could scarcely hope to have.
smarter
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From this reading A slyer, smarter manager, Miser Farebrother could scarcely hope to have.
tardy
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From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the time that Phoebe was eighteen years of age, Jeremiah Pamflett was firmly established in Miser Farebrother's office in London.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the time that Phoebe was eighteen years of age, Jeremiah Pamflett was firmly established in Miser Farebrother's office in London.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time that Phoebe was eighteen years of age, Jeremiah Pamflett was firmly established in Miser Farebrother's office in London.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A slyer, smarter manager, Miser Farebrother could scarcely hope to have.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In the miser's shrewd eyes he had justified the praise his mother had bestowed upon him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the time that Phoebe was eighteen years of age, Jeremiah Pamflett was firmly established in Miser Farebrother's office in London.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even the miser himself could not be more exacting with tardy borrowers or more grinding in the collecting of rents; for Miser Farebrother had now a great many houses in the poor localities of the metropolis, which, at the rents for which he let them, paid him a high rate of interest for his outlay.
years
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From this reading By the time that Phoebe was eighteen years of age, Jeremiah Pamflett was firmly established in Miser Farebrother's office in London.
