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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 had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
all
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From this reading Quite ignorant and unconscious of all that was going on in London, Stephen remained down at the Hurst.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Quite ignorant and unconscious of all that was going on in London, Stephen remained down at the Hurst.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
ascertaining
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From this reading Squire Ralph had left him everything--money, house, lands, everything excepting the few legacies to servants, and Stephen had been hard at work, and was still hard at work ascertaining how much that everything was.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Quite ignorant and unconscious of all that was going on in London, Stephen remained down at the Hurst.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Where ignorance is bliss 'tis folly to be wise.
became
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From this reading And, as day followed day, and disclosure succeeded disclosure, he became fascinated and possessed by the immense wealth which had fallen into his hands, or, say rather, which he had seized upon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Squire Ralph had left him everything--money, house, lands, everything excepting the few legacies to servants, and Stephen had been hard at work, and was still hard at work ascertaining how much that everything was.
bliss
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From this reading Where ignorance is bliss 'tis folly to be wise.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And, as day followed day, and disclosure succeeded disclosure, he became fascinated and possessed by the immense wealth which had fallen into his hands, or, say rather, which he had seized upon.
clever
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From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
day
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From this reading And, as day followed day, and disclosure succeeded disclosure, he became fascinated and possessed by the immense wealth which had fallen into his hands, or, say rather, which he had seized upon.
direct
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From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
disclosure
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From this reading And, as day followed day, and disclosure succeeded disclosure, he became fascinated and possessed by the immense wealth which had fallen into his hands, or, say rather, which he had seized upon.
down
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From this reading Quite ignorant and unconscious of all that was going on in London, Stephen remained down at the Hurst.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Squire Ralph had left him everything--money, house, lands, everything excepting the few legacies to servants, and Stephen had been hard at work, and was still hard at work ascertaining how much that everything was.
excepting
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From this reading Squire Ralph had left him everything--money, house, lands, everything excepting the few legacies to servants, and Stephen had been hard at work, and was still hard at work ascertaining how much that everything was.
fact
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From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
fallen
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From this reading And, as day followed day, and disclosure succeeded disclosure, he became fascinated and possessed by the immense wealth which had fallen into his hands, or, say rather, which he had seized upon.
falsehoods
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From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
far
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From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
fascinated
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From this reading And, as day followed day, and disclosure succeeded disclosure, he became fascinated and possessed by the immense wealth which had fallen into his hands, or, say rather, which he had seized upon.
few
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From this reading Squire Ralph had left him everything--money, house, lands, everything excepting the few legacies to servants, and Stephen had been hard at work, and was still hard at work ascertaining how much that everything was.
followed
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From this reading And, as day followed day, and disclosure succeeded disclosure, he became fascinated and possessed by the immense wealth which had fallen into his hands, or, say rather, which he had seized upon.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading Where ignorance is bliss 'tis folly to be wise.
going
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From this reading Quite ignorant and unconscious of all that was going on in London, Stephen remained down at the Hurst.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading And, as day followed day, and disclosure succeeded disclosure, he became fascinated and possessed by the immense wealth which had fallen into his hands, or, say rather, which he had seized upon.
hard
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From this reading Squire Ralph had left him everything--money, house, lands, everything excepting the few legacies to servants, and Stephen had been hard at work, and was still hard at work ascertaining how much that everything was.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Squire Ralph had left him everything--money, house, lands, everything excepting the few legacies to servants, and Stephen had been hard at work, and was still hard at work ascertaining how much that everything was.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
house
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From this reading Squire Ralph had left him everything--money, house, lands, everything excepting the few legacies to servants, and Stephen had been hard at work, and was still hard at work ascertaining how much that everything was.
how
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From this reading Squire Ralph had left him everything--money, house, lands, everything excepting the few legacies to servants, and Stephen had been hard at work, and was still hard at work ascertaining how much that everything was.
Hurst
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From this reading Quite ignorant and unconscious of all that was going on in London, Stephen remained down at the Hurst.
ignorance
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From this reading Where ignorance is bliss 'tis folly to be wise.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Quite ignorant and unconscious of all that was going on in London, Stephen remained down at the Hurst.
immense
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From this reading And, as day followed day, and disclosure succeeded disclosure, he became fascinated and possessed by the immense wealth which had fallen into his hands, or, say rather, which he had seized upon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Quite ignorant and unconscious of all that was going on in London, Stephen remained down at the Hurst.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And, as day followed day, and disclosure succeeded disclosure, he became fascinated and possessed by the immense wealth which had fallen into his hands, or, say rather, which he had seized upon.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where ignorance is bliss 'tis folly to be wise.
kept
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From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
lands
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From this reading Squire Ralph had left him everything--money, house, lands, everything excepting the few legacies to servants, and Stephen had been hard at work, and was still hard at work ascertaining how much that everything was.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Squire Ralph had left him everything--money, house, lands, everything excepting the few legacies to servants, and Stephen had been hard at work, and was still hard at work ascertaining how much that everything was.
legacies
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From this reading Squire Ralph had left him everything--money, house, lands, everything excepting the few legacies to servants, and Stephen had been hard at work, and was still hard at work ascertaining how much that everything was.
Leigh
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From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
London
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From this reading Quite ignorant and unconscious of all that was going on in London, Stephen remained down at the Hurst.
matter
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From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
money
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From this reading Squire Ralph had left him everything--money, house, lands, everything excepting the few legacies to servants, and Stephen had been hard at work, and was still hard at work ascertaining how much that everything was.
mother
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From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
much
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From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Quite ignorant and unconscious of all that was going on in London, Stephen remained down at the Hurst.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Quite ignorant and unconscious of all that was going on in London, Stephen remained down at the Hurst.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And, as day followed day, and disclosure succeeded disclosure, he became fascinated and possessed by the immense wealth which had fallen into his hands, or, say rather, which he had seized upon.
possessed
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From this reading And, as day followed day, and disclosure succeeded disclosure, he became fascinated and possessed by the immense wealth which had fallen into his hands, or, say rather, which he had seized upon.
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite ignorant and unconscious of all that was going on in London, Stephen remained down at the Hurst.
Ralph
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From this reading Squire Ralph had left him everything--money, house, lands, everything excepting the few legacies to servants, and Stephen had been hard at work, and was still hard at work ascertaining how much that everything was.
rather
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From this reading And, as day followed day, and disclosure succeeded disclosure, he became fascinated and possessed by the immense wealth which had fallen into his hands, or, say rather, which he had seized upon.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Quite ignorant and unconscious of all that was going on in London, Stephen remained down at the Hurst.
say
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From this reading And, as day followed day, and disclosure succeeded disclosure, he became fascinated and possessed by the immense wealth which had fallen into his hands, or, say rather, which he had seized upon.
seized
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From this reading And, as day followed day, and disclosure succeeded disclosure, he became fascinated and possessed by the immense wealth which had fallen into his hands, or, say rather, which he had seized upon.
servants
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From this reading Squire Ralph had left him everything--money, house, lands, everything excepting the few legacies to servants, and Stephen had been hard at work, and was still hard at work ascertaining how much that everything was.
Squire
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From this reading Squire Ralph had left him everything--money, house, lands, everything excepting the few legacies to servants, and Stephen had been hard at work, and was still hard at work ascertaining how much that everything was.
Stephen
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From this reading Quite ignorant and unconscious of all that was going on in London, Stephen remained down at the Hurst.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Squire Ralph had left him everything--money, house, lands, everything excepting the few legacies to servants, and Stephen had been hard at work, and was still hard at work ascertaining how much that everything was.
succeeded
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From this reading And, as day followed day, and disclosure succeeded disclosure, he became fascinated and possessed by the immense wealth which had fallen into his hands, or, say rather, which he had seized upon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Quite ignorant and unconscious of all that was going on in London, Stephen remained down at the Hurst.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Quite ignorant and unconscious of all that was going on in London, Stephen remained down at the Hurst.
tis
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From this reading Where ignorance is bliss 'tis folly to be wise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Where ignorance is bliss 'tis folly to be wise.
too
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From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
true
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From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
unconscious
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From this reading Quite ignorant and unconscious of all that was going on in London, Stephen remained down at the Hurst.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And, as day followed day, and disclosure succeeded disclosure, he became fascinated and possessed by the immense wealth which had fallen into his hands, or, say rather, which he had seized upon.
very
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From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Quite ignorant and unconscious of all that was going on in London, Stephen remained down at the Hurst.
wealth
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From this reading And, as day followed day, and disclosure succeeded disclosure, he became fascinated and possessed by the immense wealth which had fallen into his hands, or, say rather, which he had seized upon.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where ignorance is bliss 'tis folly to be wise.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And, as day followed day, and disclosure succeeded disclosure, he became fascinated and possessed by the immense wealth which had fallen into his hands, or, say rather, which he had seized upon.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
wise
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From this reading Where ignorance is bliss 'tis folly to be wise.
work
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From this reading Squire Ralph had left him everything--money, house, lands, everything excepting the few legacies to servants, and Stephen had been hard at work, and was still hard at work ascertaining how much that everything was.
write
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From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
written
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From this reading What he had written to his mother was quite true; as a matter of fact Stephen was far too clever to write direct falsehoods--he was kept at Hurst Leigh very much against his will.
