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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 Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
account
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From this reading True he had never gone to windward of the law; he had never done anything which would have enabled the law to call him to account.
actions
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From this reading But his actions seemed to her all the worse because of that cold-blooded caution which had kept him carefully justified legally in all which he did.
advancement
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From this reading His own advancement had always been his governing purpose; and he had been too shrewd to imperil this by any excess in overreaching others, such as might have made him liable to law.
all
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From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
always
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From this reading His own advancement had always been his governing purpose; and he had been too shrewd to imperil this by any excess in overreaching others, such as might have made him liable to law.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
any
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From this reading His own advancement had always been his governing purpose; and he had been too shrewd to imperil this by any excess in overreaching others, such as might have made him liable to law.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading True he had never gone to windward of the law; he had never done anything which would have enabled the law to call him to account.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading But his actions seemed to her all the worse because of that cold-blooded caution which had kept him carefully justified legally in all which he did.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His own advancement had always been his governing purpose; and he had been too shrewd to imperil this by any excess in overreaching others, such as might have made him liable to law.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his actions seemed to her all the worse because of that cold-blooded caution which had kept him carefully justified legally in all which he did.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was incessantly haunted by the sense of her father’s wickedness.
call
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From this reading True he had never gone to windward of the law; he had never done anything which would have enabled the law to call him to account.
carefully
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From this reading But his actions seemed to her all the worse because of that cold-blooded caution which had kept him carefully justified legally in all which he did.
caution
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From this reading But his actions seemed to her all the worse because of that cold-blooded caution which had kept him carefully justified legally in all which he did.
cold-blooded
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From this reading But his actions seemed to her all the worse because of that cold-blooded caution which had kept him carefully justified legally in all which he did.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
crime
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From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But his actions seemed to her all the worse because of that cold-blooded caution which had kept him carefully justified legally in all which he did.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True he had never gone to windward of the law; he had never done anything which would have enabled the law to call him to account.
enabled
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From this reading True he had never gone to windward of the law; he had never done anything which would have enabled the law to call him to account.
excess
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From this reading His own advancement had always been his governing purpose; and he had been too shrewd to imperil this by any excess in overreaching others, such as might have made him liable to law.
father's
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From this reading She was incessantly haunted by the sense of her father’s wickedness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
gone
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From this reading True he had never gone to windward of the law; he had never done anything which would have enabled the law to call him to account.
governing
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From this reading His own advancement had always been his governing purpose; and he had been too shrewd to imperil this by any excess in overreaching others, such as might have made him liable to law.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading True he had never gone to windward of the law; he had never done anything which would have enabled the law to call him to account.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
haunted
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From this reading She was incessantly haunted by the sense of her father’s wickedness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading True he had never gone to windward of the law; he had never done anything which would have enabled the law to call him to account.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading True he had never gone to windward of the law; he had never done anything which would have enabled the law to call him to account.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was incessantly haunted by the sense of her father’s wickedness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading True he had never gone to windward of the law; he had never done anything which would have enabled the law to call him to account.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his actions seemed to her all the worse because of that cold-blooded caution which had kept him carefully justified legally in all which he did.
imperil
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From this reading His own advancement had always been his governing purpose; and he had been too shrewd to imperil this by any excess in overreaching others, such as might have made him liable to law.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But his actions seemed to her all the worse because of that cold-blooded caution which had kept him carefully justified legally in all which he did.
incessantly
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From this reading She was incessantly haunted by the sense of her father’s wickedness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
justified
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From this reading But his actions seemed to her all the worse because of that cold-blooded caution which had kept him carefully justified legally in all which he did.
Katherine
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From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
kept
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From this reading But his actions seemed to her all the worse because of that cold-blooded caution which had kept him carefully justified legally in all which he did.
law
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From this reading True he had never gone to windward of the law; he had never done anything which would have enabled the law to call him to account.
legally
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From this reading But his actions seemed to her all the worse because of that cold-blooded caution which had kept him carefully justified legally in all which he did.
liable
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From this reading His own advancement had always been his governing purpose; and he had been too shrewd to imperil this by any excess in overreaching others, such as might have made him liable to law.
made
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From this reading His own advancement had always been his governing purpose; and he had been too shrewd to imperil this by any excess in overreaching others, such as might have made him liable to law.
Massarene
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From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His own advancement had always been his governing purpose; and he had been too shrewd to imperil this by any excess in overreaching others, such as might have made him liable to law.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True he had never gone to windward of the law; he had never done anything which would have enabled the law to call him to account.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was incessantly haunted by the sense of her father’s wickedness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
others
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From this reading His own advancement had always been his governing purpose; and he had been too shrewd to imperil this by any excess in overreaching others, such as might have made him liable to law.
overreaching
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From this reading His own advancement had always been his governing purpose; and he had been too shrewd to imperil this by any excess in overreaching others, such as might have made him liable to law.
own
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From this reading His own advancement had always been his governing purpose; and he had been too shrewd to imperil this by any excess in overreaching others, such as might have made him liable to law.
person
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From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
personal
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From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
possible
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From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
purpose
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From this reading His own advancement had always been his governing purpose; and he had been too shrewd to imperil this by any excess in overreaching others, such as might have made him liable to law.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his actions seemed to her all the worse because of that cold-blooded caution which had kept him carefully justified legally in all which he did.
sense
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From this reading She was incessantly haunted by the sense of her father’s wickedness.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was incessantly haunted by the sense of her father’s wickedness.
shrewd
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From this reading His own advancement had always been his governing purpose; and he had been too shrewd to imperil this by any excess in overreaching others, such as might have made him liable to law.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His own advancement had always been his governing purpose; and he had been too shrewd to imperil this by any excess in overreaching others, such as might have made him liable to law.
supplied
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From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But his actions seemed to her all the worse because of that cold-blooded caution which had kept him carefully justified legally in all which he did.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was incessantly haunted by the sense of her father’s wickedness.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His own advancement had always been his governing purpose; and he had been too shrewd to imperil this by any excess in overreaching others, such as might have made him liable to law.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
too
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From this reading His own advancement had always been his governing purpose; and he had been too shrewd to imperil this by any excess in overreaching others, such as might have made him liable to law.
True
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From this reading True he had never gone to windward of the law; he had never done anything which would have enabled the law to call him to account.
unhappy
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From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
wants
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From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading True he had never gone to windward of the law; he had never done anything which would have enabled the law to call him to account.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Katherine Massarene was as unhappy as it is possible for a person to be who has no personal crime on their conscience, and has all their personal wants supplied.
wickedness
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From this reading She was incessantly haunted by the sense of her father’s wickedness.
windwardnounUS /ˈwindward/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading True he had never gone to windward of the law; he had never done anything which would have enabled the law to call him to account.
worse
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From this reading But his actions seemed to her all the worse because of that cold-blooded caution which had kept him carefully justified legally in all which he did.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading True he had never gone to windward of the law; he had never done anything which would have enabled the law to call him to account.
