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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 Lopez was not a man to let grass grow under his feet when he had anything to do.
Abel
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From this reading Mr. Abel Wharton, Q.C.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
all
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From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
also
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From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Lopez was not a man to let grass grow under his feet when he had anything to do.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
assurances
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From this reading Even were he to get the girl's assurances of love, without the father's consent he might find himself farther from his object than ever.
backwards
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From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
bed
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From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
bit
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From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
C
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From this reading Mr. Abel Wharton, Q.C.
cold
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From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
committed
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From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
consent
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From this reading Even were he to get the girl's assurances of love, without the father's consent he might find himself farther from his object than ever.
daughter
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From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Lopez was not a man to let grass grow under his feet when he had anything to do.
east
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From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even were he to get the girl's assurances of love, without the father's consent he might find himself farther from his object than ever.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even were he to get the girl's assurances of love, without the father's consent he might find himself farther from his object than ever.
farther
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From this reading Even were he to get the girl's assurances of love, without the father's consent he might find himself farther from his object than ever.
fashions
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From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
father's
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From this reading Even were he to get the girl's assurances of love, without the father's consent he might find himself farther from his object than ever.
feet
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From this reading Lopez was not a man to let grass grow under his feet when he had anything to do.
find
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From this reading Even were he to get the girl's assurances of love, without the father's consent he might find himself farther from his object than ever.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
forwardsnounUS /ˈforwards/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even were he to get the girl's assurances of love, without the father's consent he might find himself farther from his object than ever.
general
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From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
get
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From this reading Even were he to get the girl's assurances of love, without the father's consent he might find himself farther from his object than ever.
girl's
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From this reading Even were he to get the girl's assurances of love, without the father's consent he might find himself farther from his object than ever.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
grass
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From this reading Lopez was not a man to let grass grow under his feet when he had anything to do.
grow
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From this reading Lopez was not a man to let grass grow under his feet when he had anything to do.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lopez was not a man to let grass grow under his feet when he had anything to do.
hand
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From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lopez was not a man to let grass grow under his feet when he had anything to do.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Even were he to get the girl's assurances of love, without the father's consent he might find himself farther from his object than ever.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lopez was not a man to let grass grow under his feet when he had anything to do.
home
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From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
ill-used
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From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
lay
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From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Lopez was not a man to let grass grow under his feet when he had anything to do.
Lopez
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From this reading Lopez was not a man to let grass grow under his feet when he had anything to do.
love
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From this reading Even were he to get the girl's assurances of love, without the father's consent he might find himself farther from his object than ever.
man
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From this reading Lopez was not a man to let grass grow under his feet when he had anything to do.
manners
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From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
matter
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From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Even were he to get the girl's assurances of love, without the father's consent he might find himself farther from his object than ever.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Abel Wharton, Q.C.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lopez was not a man to let grass grow under his feet when he had anything to do.
object
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From this reading Even were he to get the girl's assurances of love, without the father's consent he might find himself farther from his object than ever.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
offence
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From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
old
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From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
pavement
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From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
previous
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From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
Q
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From this reading Mr. Abel Wharton, Q.C.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
social
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From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
subject
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From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Even were he to get the girl's assurances of love, without the father's consent he might find himself farther from his object than ever.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
tired
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From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lopez was not a man to let grass grow under his feet when he had anything to do.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Lopez was not a man to let grass grow under his feet when he had anything to do.
walking
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From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lopez was not a man to let grass grow under his feet when he had anything to do.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even were he to get the girl's assurances of love, without the father's consent he might find himself farther from his object than ever.
Wharton
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From this reading Mr. Abel Wharton, Q.C.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Lopez was not a man to let grass grow under his feet when he had anything to do.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he was tired of walking backwards and forwards over the same bit of pavement, subject all the while to a cold east wind, he went home and thought of the same matter while he lay in bed.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Even were he to get the girl's assurances of love, without the father's consent he might find himself farther from his object than ever.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr. Wharton was a man of old fashions, who would think himself ill-used and his daughter ill-used, and who would think also that a general offence would have been committed against good social manners, if his daughter were to be asked for her hand without his previous consent.
