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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The long fight against impending misfortune had shattered his iron constitution and weakened him both in body and in mind.
aged
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From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was surprised himself when he looked in the glass at the change which had come over him.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long fight against impending misfortune had shattered his iron constitution and weakened him both in body and in mind.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The long fight against impending misfortune had shattered his iron constitution and weakened him both in body and in mind.
BREAKING
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From this reading BREAKING GROUND.
Change
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From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was surprised himself when he looked in the glass at the change which had come over him.
commented
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From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
constitution
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From this reading The long fight against impending misfortune had shattered his iron constitution and weakened him both in body and in mind.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
face
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From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
fight
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From this reading The long fight against impending misfortune had shattered his iron constitution and weakened him both in body and in mind.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
Girdlestone's
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From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
glass
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From this reading He was surprised himself when he looked in the glass at the change which had come over him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
GROUND
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From this reading BREAKING GROUND.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The long fight against impending misfortune had shattered his iron constitution and weakened him both in body and in mind.
haggard
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From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
heart-weary
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From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The long fight against impending misfortune had shattered his iron constitution and weakened him both in body and in mind.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was surprised himself when he looked in the glass at the change which had come over him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The long fight against impending misfortune had shattered his iron constitution and weakened him both in body and in mind.
how
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From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
impending
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From this reading The long fight against impending misfortune had shattered his iron constitution and weakened him both in body and in mind.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
inefficacy
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From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
iron
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From this reading The long fight against impending misfortune had shattered his iron constitution and weakened him both in body and in mind.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
John
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From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
late
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From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
London
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From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long fight against impending misfortune had shattered his iron constitution and weakened him both in body and in mind.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was surprised himself when he looked in the glass at the change which had come over him.
man
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From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long fight against impending misfortune had shattered his iron constitution and weakened him both in body and in mind.
misfortune
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From this reading The long fight against impending misfortune had shattered his iron constitution and weakened him both in body and in mind.
moralists
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From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
more
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From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
much
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From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was surprised himself when he looked in the glass at the change which had come over him.
presented
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From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
probable
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From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
remarked
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From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
satisfaction
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From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
shattered
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From this reading The long fight against impending misfortune had shattered his iron constitution and weakened him both in body and in mind.
smooth
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From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
spite
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From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
stoical
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From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was surprised himself when he looked in the glass at the change which had come over him.
temporary
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From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
there
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From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
trader's
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From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
unhappy
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From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
vanity
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From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
visage
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From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
weakened
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From this reading The long fight against impending misfortune had shattered his iron constitution and weakened him both in body and in mind.
wealth
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From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was surprised himself when he looked in the glass at the change which had come over him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
whole
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From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
world
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From this reading In spite of John Girdlestone's temporary satisfaction and the stoical face which he presented to the world, it is probable that in the whole of London there was no more unhappy and heart-weary man.
wrinkles
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From this reading It was remarked upon 'Change how much he had aged of late, and moralists commented upon the vanity and inefficacy of the wealth which could not smooth the wrinkles from the great trader's haggard visage.
