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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 While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
aggregate
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
allow
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
almost
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From this reading Though he loved his daughters dearly, he could leave them from day to day almost without protection,--because each day's fault in so doing was of itself but small.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
any
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
appeared
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It had required no great consideration to induce him to resolve that a home should be given by him to his niece.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Though he loved his daughters dearly, he could leave them from day to day almost without protection,--because each day's fault in so doing was of itself but small.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
BONNER
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From this reading MARY BONNER.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Though he loved his daughters dearly, he could leave them from day to day almost without protection,--because each day's fault in so doing was of itself but small.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It had required no great consideration to induce him to resolve that a home should be given by him to his niece.
certainly
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
Clarissa
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From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
clearly
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
consideration
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From this reading It had required no great consideration to induce him to resolve that a home should be given by him to his niece.
constantly
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
daily
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
daughters
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From this reading Though he loved his daughters dearly, he could leave them from day to day almost without protection,--because each day's fault in so doing was of itself but small.
day
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
day's
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From this reading Though he loved his daughters dearly, he could leave them from day to day almost without protection,--because each day's fault in so doing was of itself but small.
dearly
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From this reading Though he loved his daughters dearly, he could leave them from day to day almost without protection,--because each day's fault in so doing was of itself but small.
defined
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
disconsolate
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From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
doing
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From this reading Though he loved his daughters dearly, he could leave them from day to day almost without protection,--because each day's fault in so doing was of itself but small.
Dolphin
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From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Though he loved his daughters dearly, he could leave them from day to day almost without protection,--because each day's fault in so doing was of itself but small.
fault
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From this reading Though he loved his daughters dearly, he could leave them from day to day almost without protection,--because each day's fault in so doing was of itself but small.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
given
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From this reading It had required no great consideration to induce him to resolve that a home should be given by him to his niece.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had required no great consideration to induce him to resolve that a home should be given by him to his niece.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had required no great consideration to induce him to resolve that a home should be given by him to his niece.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had required no great consideration to induce him to resolve that a home should be given by him to his niece.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had required no great consideration to induce him to resolve that a home should be given by him to his niece.
home
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From this reading It had required no great consideration to induce him to resolve that a home should be given by him to his niece.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
induce
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From this reading It had required no great consideration to induce him to resolve that a home should be given by him to his niece.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had required no great consideration to induce him to resolve that a home should be given by him to his niece.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Though he loved his daughters dearly, he could leave them from day to day almost without protection,--because each day's fault in so doing was of itself but small.
kissed
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From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
lawn
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From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
leave
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From this reading Though he loved his daughters dearly, he could leave them from day to day almost without protection,--because each day's fault in so doing was of itself but small.
loved
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From this reading Though he loved his daughters dearly, he could leave them from day to day almost without protection,--because each day's fault in so doing was of itself but small.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
man
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
MARY
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From this reading MARY BONNER.
matter
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
misconduct
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
niece
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From this reading It had required no great consideration to induce him to resolve that a home should be given by him to his niece.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It had required no great consideration to induce him to resolve that a home should be given by him to his niece.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
omissions
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
out
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
Popham
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From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
private
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From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
prompted
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
protection
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From this reading Though he loved his daughters dearly, he could leave them from day to day almost without protection,--because each day's fault in so doing was of itself but small.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had required no great consideration to induce him to resolve that a home should be given by him to his niece.
resolve
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From this reading It had required no great consideration to induce him to resolve that a home should be given by him to his niece.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
room
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From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It had required no great consideration to induce him to resolve that a home should be given by him to his niece.
shun
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
Sir
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From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
sitting
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From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
small
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
Southampton
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From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had required no great consideration to induce him to resolve that a home should be given by him to his niece.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Though he loved his daughters dearly, he could leave them from day to day almost without protection,--because each day's fault in so doing was of itself but small.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
Thomas
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From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had required no great consideration to induce him to resolve that a home should be given by him to his niece.
UnderwoodnounUS /ˈʌndərwʊd/
plants and bushes growing beneath taller trees
From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
up
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
various
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
vast
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
very
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From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
Villa
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From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
weak
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Clarissa Underwood was being kissed on the lawn at Popham Villa, Sir Thomas was sitting, very disconsolate, in a private room at the Dolphin, in Southampton.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Though he loved his daughters dearly, he could leave them from day to day almost without protection,--because each day's fault in so doing was of itself but small.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
wrong
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From this reading Though he was a man so weak that he could allow himself to shun from day to day his daily duty,--and to do this so constantly as to make up out of various omissions, small in themselves, a vast aggregate of misconduct,--still he was one who would certainly do what his conscience prompted him to be right in any great matter as to which the right and the wrong appeared to him to be clearly defined.
