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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 This made again a delay in Dr. Burnet’s plans.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This made again a delay in Dr. Burnet’s plans.
All
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From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
always
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From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
any
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From this reading It is true that old Tredgold was not, could not, be the object of any passionate devotion on the part of his daughter.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
appalling
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From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is true that old Tredgold was not, could not, be the object of any passionate devotion on the part of his daughter.
begin
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From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
breaking
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From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
Burnet
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From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
Burnet's
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From this reading This made again a delay in Dr. Burnet’s plans.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
cannot
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From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
circumstances
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From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It is true that old Tredgold was not, could not, be the object of any passionate devotion on the part of his daughter.
daughter
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From this reading It is true that old Tredgold was not, could not, be the object of any passionate devotion on the part of his daughter.
day
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From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
death
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From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
delay
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From this reading This made again a delay in Dr. Burnet’s plans.
devotion
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From this reading It is true that old Tredgold was not, could not, be the object of any passionate devotion on the part of his daughter.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
Dr
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From this reading This made again a delay in Dr. Burnet’s plans.
effect
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From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
end
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From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
event
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From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
father
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From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
girl
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From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is true that old Tredgold was not, could not, be the object of any passionate devotion on the part of his daughter.
hovering
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From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
illness
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From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This made again a delay in Dr. Burnet’s plans.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is true that old Tredgold was not, could not, be the object of any passionate devotion on the part of his daughter.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
just
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From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
less
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From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
likely
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From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
love
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From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
made
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From this reading This made again a delay in Dr. Burnet’s plans.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
man
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From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
more
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From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
night
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From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
object
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From this reading It is true that old Tredgold was not, could not, be the object of any passionate devotion on the part of his daughter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
old
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From this reading It is true that old Tredgold was not, could not, be the object of any passionate devotion on the part of his daughter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is true that old Tredgold was not, could not, be the object of any passionate devotion on the part of his daughter.
once
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From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is true that old Tredgold was not, could not, be the object of any passionate devotion on the part of his daughter.
passionate
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From this reading It is true that old Tredgold was not, could not, be the object of any passionate devotion on the part of his daughter.
plans
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From this reading This made again a delay in Dr. Burnet’s plans.
prospect
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From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
said
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From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
say
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From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
serious
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From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
service
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From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
slight
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From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
small
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From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
stand
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From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is true that old Tredgold was not, could not, be the object of any passionate devotion on the part of his daughter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This made again a delay in Dr. Burnet’s plans.
tie
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From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
Tredgold
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From this reading It is true that old Tredgold was not, could not, be the object of any passionate devotion on the part of his daughter.
true
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From this reading It is true that old Tredgold was not, could not, be the object of any passionate devotion on the part of his daughter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true that old Tredgold was not, could not, be the object of any passionate devotion on the part of his daughter.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
worse
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From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading All that a man can say in such circumstances, Dr. Burnet said--that he would be at her service night or day, that everything he could do or think of he would do, and stand by her to the last.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But even when the tie is so slight that, once broken, it has but a small effect on life, yet the prospect of that breaking is always appalling, more or less worse than the event itself.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You cannot begin to make love to a girl when you have just told her of the serious illness, not likely to end in anything but death, which is hovering over her father.
