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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 LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
accompanied
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From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
account
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From this reading Although in his religious observances Jacob Hartrich was by no means orthodox, he did not consider himself less a true Jew on that account.
advancement
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From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although in his religious observances Jacob Hartrich was by no means orthodox, he did not consider himself less a true Jew on that account.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
attractions
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From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
banker
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From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
become
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From this reading It is a consequence of the recognition of this undoubted fact that the severe ordinances of the Jewish religion should become relaxed in their fulfilment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
carrying-out
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From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
certain
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From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
check
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From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
circles
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From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
civilised
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From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
consequence
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From this reading It is a consequence of the recognition of this undoubted fact that the severe ordinances of the Jewish religion should become relaxed in their fulfilment.
consequent
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From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
consider
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From this reading Although in his religious observances Jacob Hartrich was by no means orthodox, he did not consider himself less a true Jew on that account.
countries
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From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
created
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From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
daughters
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From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
debar
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From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Although in his religious observances Jacob Hartrich was by no means orthodox, he did not consider himself less a true Jew on that account.
dignified
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From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
enhanced
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From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
evening
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From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
expectations
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From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
fact
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From this reading It is a consequence of the recognition of this undoubted fact that the severe ordinances of the Jewish religion should become relaxed in their fulfilment.
fashionable
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From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
father's
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From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
friendly
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From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
fulfilment
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From this reading It is a consequence of the recognition of this undoubted fact that the severe ordinances of the Jewish religion should become relaxed in their fulfilment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
happened
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From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
Hartrich
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From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although in his religious observances Jacob Hartrich was by no means orthodox, he did not consider himself less a true Jew on that account.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Although in his religious observances Jacob Hartrich was by no means orthodox, he did not consider himself less a true Jew on that account.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
House
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From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
integrity
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From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
intelligent
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From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
Jacob
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From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
Jew
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From this reading Although in his religious observances Jacob Hartrich was by no means orthodox, he did not consider himself less a true Jew on that account.
Jewish
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From this reading It is a consequence of the recognition of this undoubted fact that the severe ordinances of the Jewish religion should become relaxed in their fulfilment.
law
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From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
LAWYER
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From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
less
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From this reading Although in his religious observances Jacob Hartrich was by no means orthodox, he did not consider himself less a true Jew on that account.
liberal-mindednounUS /ˈliberal-minded/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
means
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From this reading Although in his religious observances Jacob Hartrich was by no means orthodox, he did not consider himself less a true Jew on that account.
Mosaic
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From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
most
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From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Although in his religious observances Jacob Hartrich was by no means orthodox, he did not consider himself less a true Jew on that account.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Although in his religious observances Jacob Hartrich was by no means orthodox, he did not consider himself less a true Jew on that account.
observances
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From this reading Although in his religious observances Jacob Hartrich was by no means orthodox, he did not consider himself less a true Jew on that account.
occasion
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From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Although in his religious observances Jacob Hartrich was by no means orthodox, he did not consider himself less a true Jew on that account.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
only
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From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
ordinances
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From this reading It is a consequence of the recognition of this undoubted fact that the severe ordinances of the Jewish religion should become relaxed in their fulfilment.
orthodox
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From this reading Although in his religious observances Jacob Hartrich was by no means orthodox, he did not consider himself less a true Jew on that account.
personal
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From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
persons
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From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
PRIEST
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From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
race
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From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
recognised
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From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
recognition
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From this reading It is a consequence of the recognition of this undoubted fact that the severe ordinances of the Jewish religion should become relaxed in their fulfilment.
relations
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From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
relaxed
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From this reading It is a consequence of the recognition of this undoubted fact that the severe ordinances of the Jewish religion should become relaxed in their fulfilment.
religion
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From this reading It is a consequence of the recognition of this undoubted fact that the severe ordinances of the Jewish religion should become relaxed in their fulfilment.
religious
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From this reading Although in his religious observances Jacob Hartrich was by no means orthodox, he did not consider himself less a true Jew on that account.
selected
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From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
sensation
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From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
severe
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From this reading It is a consequence of the recognition of this undoubted fact that the severe ordinances of the Jewish religion should become relaxed in their fulfilment.
Shadows
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From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is a consequence of the recognition of this undoubted fact that the severe ordinances of the Jewish religion should become relaxed in their fulfilment.
social
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From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
suitable
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From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
true
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From this reading Although in his religious observances Jacob Hartrich was by no means orthodox, he did not consider himself less a true Jew on that account.
two
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From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
undoubted
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From this reading It is a consequence of the recognition of this undoubted fact that the severe ordinances of the Jewish religion should become relaxed in their fulfilment.
visit
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From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
wealth
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From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
White
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From this reading LAWYER AND PRIEST It happened that certain persons had selected this evening as a suitable occasion for a friendly visit to the House of White Shadows; Jacob Hartrich, the banker, was one of these.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
wife
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From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
woman
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From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
world
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From this reading It is recognised by the most intelligent and liberal-minded of his race in the civilised countries of the world that the carrying-out of the Mosaic law in its integrity would not only debar them from social relations, but would check their social advancement.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The banker was accompanied by his wife, a handsome and dignified woman, and by his two daughters, whose personal attractions, enhanced by their father's wealth and their consequent expectations, would have created a sensation in fashionable circles.
