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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 He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
abandoned
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From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There might, however, be at least a thousand a year for him and for his heirs after him, and surely it ought to be easy for him to live upon a thousand a year.
also
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From this reading He knew, however, that if he should spend this money he would be a pauper for life; and he knew also how great was his facility for spending.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ralph the heir had given his answer, and the thing was settled.
answer
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From this reading Ralph the heir had given his answer, and the thing was settled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
easy
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From this reading There might, however, be at least a thousand a year for him and for his heirs after him, and surely it ought to be easy for him to live upon a thousand a year.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
facility
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From this reading He knew, however, that if he should spend this money he would be a pauper for life; and he knew also how great was his facility for spending.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
given
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From this reading Ralph the heir had given his answer, and the thing was settled.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew, however, that if he should spend this money he would be a pauper for life; and he knew also how great was his facility for spending.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ralph the heir had given his answer, and the thing was settled.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading Ralph the heir had given his answer, and the thing was settled.
heirs
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From this reading There might, however, be at least a thousand a year for him and for his heirs after him, and surely it ought to be easy for him to live upon a thousand a year.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ralph the heir had given his answer, and the thing was settled.
how
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From this reading He knew, however, that if he should spend this money he would be a pauper for life; and he knew also how great was his facility for spending.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He knew, however, that if he should spend this money he would be a pauper for life; and he knew also how great was his facility for spending.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He knew, however, that if he should spend this money he would be a pauper for life; and he knew also how great was his facility for spending.
immediate
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From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
knew
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From this reading He knew, however, that if he should spend this money he would be a pauper for life; and he knew also how great was his facility for spending.
large
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From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There might, however, be at least a thousand a year for him and for his heirs after him, and surely it ought to be easy for him to live upon a thousand a year.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew, however, that if he should spend this money he would be a pauper for life; and he knew also how great was his facility for spending.
live
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From this reading There might, however, be at least a thousand a year for him and for his heirs after him, and surely it ought to be easy for him to live upon a thousand a year.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
man
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From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There might, however, be at least a thousand a year for him and for his heirs after him, and surely it ought to be easy for him to live upon a thousand a year.
money
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From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
MOONBEAM
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From this reading THE MOONBEAM.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
once
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From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading There might, however, be at least a thousand a year for him and for his heirs after him, and surely it ought to be easy for him to live upon a thousand a year.
pauper
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From this reading He knew, however, that if he should spend this money he would be a pauper for life; and he knew also how great was his facility for spending.
possession
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From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
property
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From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
put
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From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
Ralph
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From this reading Ralph the heir had given his answer, and the thing was settled.
rich
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From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
seem
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From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
settled
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From this reading Ralph the heir had given his answer, and the thing was settled.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He knew, however, that if he should spend this money he would be a pauper for life; and he knew also how great was his facility for spending.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
spend
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From this reading He knew, however, that if he should spend this money he would be a pauper for life; and he knew also how great was his facility for spending.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He knew, however, that if he should spend this money he would be a pauper for life; and he knew also how great was his facility for spending.
sum
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From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
surely
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From this reading There might, however, be at least a thousand a year for him and for his heirs after him, and surely it ought to be easy for him to live upon a thousand a year.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOONBEAM.
There
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From this reading There might, however, be at least a thousand a year for him and for his heirs after him, and surely it ought to be easy for him to live upon a thousand a year.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ralph the heir had given his answer, and the thing was settled.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He knew, however, that if he should spend this money he would be a pauper for life; and he knew also how great was his facility for spending.
thousand
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From this reading There might, however, be at least a thousand a year for him and for his heirs after him, and surely it ought to be easy for him to live upon a thousand a year.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There might, however, be at least a thousand a year for him and for his heirs after him, and surely it ought to be easy for him to live upon a thousand a year.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ralph the heir had given his answer, and the thing was settled.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had abandoned his property for ever, and was to be put into immediate possession of a large sum of money,--of a sum so large that it would seem at once to make him a rich man.
year
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From this reading There might, however, be at least a thousand a year for him and for his heirs after him, and surely it ought to be easy for him to live upon a thousand a year.
