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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 And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was little talk about the matter, however, for it was Haw's wish that all should be done very quietly.
all
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From this reading There was little talk about the matter, however, for it was Haw's wish that all should be done very quietly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Haw gave Laura an engagement ring of old gold, with a great blazing diamond bulging out of it.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nearly all his evenings were spent at Elmdene, where he and Laura would build up the most colossal schemes of philanthropy for the future.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was little talk about the matter, however, for it was Haw's wish that all should be done very quietly.
became
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
blazing
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From this reading Haw gave Laura an engagement ring of old gold, with a great blazing diamond bulging out of it.
build
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From this reading Nearly all his evenings were spent at Elmdene, where he and Laura would build up the most colossal schemes of philanthropy for the future.
bulging
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From this reading Haw gave Laura an engagement ring of old gold, with a great blazing diamond bulging out of it.
canvas
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
colossal
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From this reading Nearly all his evenings were spent at Elmdene, where he and Laura would build up the most colossal schemes of philanthropy for the future.
devising
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From this reading With a map stretched out on the table in front of them, these two young people would, as it were, hover over the world, planning, devising, and improving.
diamond
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From this reading Haw gave Laura an engagement ring of old gold, with a great blazing diamond bulging out of it.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was little talk about the matter, however, for it was Haw's wish that all should be done very quietly.
duly
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
dust-covered
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
easel
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
Elmdene
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From this reading Nearly all his evenings were spent at Elmdene, where he and Laura would build up the most colossal schemes of philanthropy for the future.
engaged
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
engagement
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From this reading Haw gave Laura an engagement ring of old gold, with a great blazing diamond bulging out of it.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
evenings
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From this reading Nearly all his evenings were spent at Elmdene, where he and Laura would build up the most colossal schemes of philanthropy for the future.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
felt
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was little talk about the matter, however, for it was Haw's wish that all should be done very quietly.
front
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From this reading With a map stretched out on the table in front of them, these two young people would, as it were, hover over the world, planning, devising, and improving.
future
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From this reading Nearly all his evenings were spent at Elmdene, where he and Laura would build up the most colossal schemes of philanthropy for the future.
gave
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
gold
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From this reading Haw gave Laura an engagement ring of old gold, with a great blazing diamond bulging out of it.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
grew
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
Haw
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
Haw's
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From this reading There was little talk about the matter, however, for it was Haw's wish that all should be done very quietly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
hover
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From this reading With a map stretched out on the table in front of them, these two young people would, as it were, hover over the world, planning, devising, and improving.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There was little talk about the matter, however, for it was Haw's wish that all should be done very quietly.
hungry-looking
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
improving
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From this reading With a map stretched out on the table in front of them, these two young people would, as it were, hover over the world, planning, devising, and improving.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a map stretched out on the table in front of them, these two young people would, as it were, hover over the world, planning, devising, and improving.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Haw gave Laura an engagement ring of old gold, with a great blazing diamond bulging out of it.
Laura
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
less
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was little talk about the matter, however, for it was Haw's wish that all should be done very quietly.
map
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From this reading With a map stretched out on the table in front of them, these two young people would, as it were, hover over the world, planning, devising, and improving.
matter
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From this reading There was little talk about the matter, however, for it was Haw's wish that all should be done very quietly.
McIntyre
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
more
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
most
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From this reading Nearly all his evenings were spent at Elmdene, where he and Laura would build up the most colossal schemes of philanthropy for the future.
much
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
nearer
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
Nearly
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From this reading Nearly all his evenings were spent at Elmdene, where he and Laura would build up the most colossal schemes of philanthropy for the future.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
old
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a map stretched out on the table in front of them, these two young people would, as it were, hover over the world, planning, devising, and improving.
out
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From this reading Haw gave Laura an engagement ring of old gold, with a great blazing diamond bulging out of it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading With a map stretched out on the table in front of them, these two young people would, as it were, hover over the world, planning, devising, and improving.
people
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From this reading With a map stretched out on the table in front of them, these two young people would, as it were, hover over the world, planning, devising, and improving.
philanthropy
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From this reading Nearly all his evenings were spent at Elmdene, where he and Laura would build up the most colossal schemes of philanthropy for the future.
planning
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From this reading With a map stretched out on the table in front of them, these two young people would, as it were, hover over the world, planning, devising, and improving.
quietly
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From this reading There was little talk about the matter, however, for it was Haw's wish that all should be done very quietly.
Raffles
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
ring
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From this reading Haw gave Laura an engagement ring of old gold, with a great blazing diamond bulging out of it.
Robert
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
schemes
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From this reading Nearly all his evenings were spent at Elmdene, where he and Laura would build up the most colossal schemes of philanthropy for the future.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There was little talk about the matter, however, for it was Haw's wish that all should be done very quietly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
source
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
spent
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From this reading Nearly all his evenings were spent at Elmdene, where he and Laura would build up the most colossal schemes of philanthropy for the future.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
stretched
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From this reading With a map stretched out on the table in front of them, these two young people would, as it were, hover over the world, planning, devising, and improving.
table
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From this reading With a map stretched out on the table in front of them, these two young people would, as it were, hover over the world, planning, devising, and improving.
talk
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From this reading There was little talk about the matter, however, for it was Haw's wish that all should be done very quietly.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was little talk about the matter, however, for it was Haw's wish that all should be done very quietly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With a map stretched out on the table in front of them, these two young people would, as it were, hover over the world, planning, devising, and improving.
There
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From this reading There was little talk about the matter, however, for it was Haw's wish that all should be done very quietly.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading With a map stretched out on the table in front of them, these two young people would, as it were, hover over the world, planning, devising, and improving.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
two
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From this reading With a map stretched out on the table in front of them, these two young people would, as it were, hover over the world, planning, devising, and improving.
up
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From this reading Nearly all his evenings were spent at Elmdene, where he and Laura would build up the most colossal schemes of philanthropy for the future.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
very
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From this reading There was little talk about the matter, however, for it was Haw's wish that all should be done very quietly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was little talk about the matter, however, for it was Haw's wish that all should be done very quietly.
wealth
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nearly all his evenings were spent at Elmdene, where he and Laura would build up the most colossal schemes of philanthropy for the future.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Nearly all his evenings were spent at Elmdene, where he and Laura would build up the most colossal schemes of philanthropy for the future.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
wish
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From this reading There was little talk about the matter, however, for it was Haw's wish that all should be done very quietly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Haw gave Laura an engagement ring of old gold, with a great blazing diamond bulging out of it.
work
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From this reading And so Laura McIntyre became duly engaged to Raffles Haw, and old McIntyre grew even more hungry-looking as he felt himself a step nearer to the source of wealth, while Robert thought less of work than ever, and never gave as much as a thought to the great canvas which still stood, dust-covered, upon his easel.
world
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From this reading With a map stretched out on the table in front of them, these two young people would, as it were, hover over the world, planning, devising, and improving.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nearly all his evenings were spent at Elmdene, where he and Laura would build up the most colossal schemes of philanthropy for the future.
young
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From this reading With a map stretched out on the table in front of them, these two young people would, as it were, hover over the world, planning, devising, and improving.
