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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 His faithful servant, the Swiss, Henri, he commanded to make ready his apparel for a journey.
all
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From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
ambitions
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From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He discontinued his ordinary employments, and spent some hours in sorting and destroying numbers of papers and documents.
apparel
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From this reading His faithful servant, the Swiss, Henri, he commanded to make ready his apparel for a journey.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At six this evening," said he, "Henri, we shall be ready to depart.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "At six this evening," said he, "Henri, we shall be ready to depart.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Let us be quite ready well before that time."
calm
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From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
commanded
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From this reading His faithful servant, the Swiss, Henri, he commanded to make ready his apparel for a journey.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
day
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From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
days
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From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
depart
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From this reading "At six this evening," said he, "Henri, we shall be ready to depart.
destroying
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From this reading He discontinued his ordinary employments, and spent some hours in sorting and destroying numbers of papers and documents.
discontinued
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From this reading He discontinued his ordinary employments, and spent some hours in sorting and destroying numbers of papers and documents.
distinguished
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From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
documents
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From this reading He discontinued his ordinary employments, and spent some hours in sorting and destroying numbers of papers and documents.
employments
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From this reading He discontinued his ordinary employments, and spent some hours in sorting and destroying numbers of papers and documents.
evening
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From this reading "At six this evening," said he, "Henri, we shall be ready to depart.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His faithful servant, the Swiss, Henri, he commanded to make ready his apparel for a journey.
fatal
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From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
Henri
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From this reading His faithful servant, the Swiss, Henri, he commanded to make ready his apparel for a journey.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
hours
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From this reading He discontinued his ordinary employments, and spent some hours in sorting and destroying numbers of papers and documents.
icy
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From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
John
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From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His faithful servant, the Swiss, Henri, he commanded to make ready his apparel for a journey.
Law
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From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us be quite ready well before that time."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His faithful servant, the Swiss, Henri, he commanded to make ready his apparel for a journey.
meant
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From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
numbers
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From this reading He discontinued his ordinary employments, and spent some hours in sorting and destroying numbers of papers and documents.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
ordinary
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From this reading He discontinued his ordinary employments, and spent some hours in sorting and destroying numbers of papers and documents.
papers
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From this reading He discontinued his ordinary employments, and spent some hours in sorting and destroying numbers of papers and documents.
past
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From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us be quite ready well before that time."
ready
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From this reading His faithful servant, the Swiss, Henri, he commanded to make ready his apparel for a journey.
REMAINEDnounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
ruin
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From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
said
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From this reading "At six this evening," said he, "Henri, we shall be ready to depart.
servant
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From this reading His faithful servant, the Swiss, Henri, he commanded to make ready his apparel for a journey.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "At six this evening," said he, "Henri, we shall be ready to depart.
six
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From this reading "At six this evening," said he, "Henri, we shall be ready to depart.
some
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From this reading He discontinued his ordinary employments, and spent some hours in sorting and destroying numbers of papers and documents.
sorting
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From this reading He discontinued his ordinary employments, and spent some hours in sorting and destroying numbers of papers and documents.
spent
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From this reading He discontinued his ordinary employments, and spent some hours in sorting and destroying numbers of papers and documents.
Swiss
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From this reading His faithful servant, the Swiss, Henri, he commanded to make ready his apparel for a journey.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "At six this evening," said he, "Henri, we shall be ready to depart.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us be quite ready well before that time."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His faithful servant, the Swiss, Henri, he commanded to make ready his apparel for a journey.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us be quite ready well before that time."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "At six this evening," said he, "Henri, we shall be ready to depart.
well
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From this reading Let us be quite ready well before that time."
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THAT WHICH REMAINED As for John Law, all through that fatal day which meant for him the ruin of his ambitions, he continued in the icy calm which, for days past, had distinguished him.
