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affection
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From this reading His affection for his father, always deep, had increased of late years with the knowledge that James looked on him as the real prop of his decline.
always
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From this reading His affection for his father, always deep, had increased of late years with the knowledge that James looked on him as the real prop of his decline.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sweated to serenity, Soames dined at the Remove and turned his face toward Park Lane.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His affection for his father, always deep, had increased of late years with the knowledge that James looked on him as the real prop of his decline.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sweated to serenity, Soames dined at the Remove and turned his face toward Park Lane.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This would have to be kept from him!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His father had been unwell lately.
bound
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From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
bringing
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From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
counted
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From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
declinenounUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading His affection for his father, always deep, had increased of late years with the knowledge that James looked on him as the real prop of his decline.
deep
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From this reading His affection for his father, always deep, had increased of late years with the knowledge that James looked on him as the real prop of his decline.
dined
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From this reading Sweated to serenity, Soames dined at the Remove and turned his face toward Park Lane.
down
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From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
dread
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From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
face
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From this reading Sweated to serenity, Soames dined at the Remove and turned his face toward Park Lane.
father
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From this reading His father had been unwell lately.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His affection for his father, always deep, had increased of late years with the knowledge that James looked on him as the real prop of his decline.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This would have to be kept from him!
grave
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From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
grey
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From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His father had been unwell lately.
hairs
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From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This would have to be kept from him!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This would have to be kept from him!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sweated to serenity, Soames dined at the Remove and turned his face toward Park Lane.
how
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From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
increased
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From this reading His affection for his father, always deep, had increased of late years with the knowledge that James looked on him as the real prop of his decline.
intimately
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From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
James
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From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
kept
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From this reading This would have to be kept from him!
knowledge
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From this reading His affection for his father, always deep, had increased of late years with the knowledge that James looked on him as the real prop of his decline.
Lane
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From this reading Sweated to serenity, Soames dined at the Remove and turned his face toward Park Lane.
late
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From this reading His affection for his father, always deep, had increased of late years with the knowledge that James looked on him as the real prop of his decline.
lately
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From this reading His father had been unwell lately.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His affection for his father, always deep, had increased of late years with the knowledge that James looked on him as the real prop of his decline.
moment
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From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
much
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From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His affection for his father, always deep, had increased of late years with the knowledge that James looked on him as the real prop of his decline.
own
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From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
Park
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From this reading Sweated to serenity, Soames dined at the Remove and turned his face toward Park Lane.
prop
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From this reading His affection for his father, always deep, had increased of late years with the knowledge that James looked on him as the real prop of his decline.
real
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From this reading His affection for his father, always deep, had increased of late years with the knowledge that James looked on him as the real prop of his decline.
realised
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From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
Remove
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From this reading Sweated to serenity, Soames dined at the Remove and turned his face toward Park Lane.
scandal
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From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
serenitynounUS /səˈren.ə.t̬i/
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading Sweated to serenity, Soames dined at the Remove and turned his face toward Park Lane.
shrinking
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From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
Soames
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From this reading Sweated to serenity, Soames dined at the Remove and turned his face toward Park Lane.
sorrow
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From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
Sweated
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From this reading Sweated to serenity, Soames dined at the Remove and turned his face toward Park Lane.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sweated to serenity, Soames dined at the Remove and turned his face toward Park Lane.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This would have to be kept from him!
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sweated to serenity, Soames dined at the Remove and turned his face toward Park Lane.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Sweated to serenity, Soames dined at the Remove and turned his face toward Park Lane.
turned
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From this reading Sweated to serenity, Soames dined at the Remove and turned his face toward Park Lane.
unwell
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From this reading His father had been unwell lately.
up
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From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Never till that moment had he realised how much the dread of bringing James’ grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave had counted with him; how intimately it was bound up with his own shrinking from scandal.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This would have to be kept from him!
years
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From this reading His affection for his father, always deep, had increased of late years with the knowledge that James looked on him as the real prop of his decline.
