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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 While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
advisers
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From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
any
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From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Who’d a thought that such a man as _he_ was should be so much involved?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Who’d a thought that such a man as _he_ was should be so much involved?
believed
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From this reading “Who’d a believed it?” said Mr. Sloman, the lawyer, in surprise, when confidentially informed.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
came
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From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
Charley
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From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
conclusion
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From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
confidentially
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From this reading “Who’d a believed it?” said Mr. Sloman, the lawyer, in surprise, when confidentially informed.
consultation
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From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
daily
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From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
debt
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From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
deceased
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From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
deep
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From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
deeply
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From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
executors
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From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
expected
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From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
far
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From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
father's
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From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
few
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From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
friends
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From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
FURTHER
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From this reading PHILLIP PROGRESSES IN LOVE—HIS FURTHER SCHEMING.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Who’d a thought that such a man as _he_ was should be so much involved?
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PHILLIP PROGRESSES IN LOVE—HIS FURTHER SCHEMING.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PHILLIP PROGRESSES IN LOVE—HIS FURTHER SCHEMING.
informed
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From this reading “Who’d a believed it?” said Mr. Sloman, the lawyer, in surprise, when confidentially informed.
interested
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From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
involved
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From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Who’d a believed it?” said Mr. Sloman, the lawyer, in surprise, when confidentially informed.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
lawyer
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From this reading “Who’d a believed it?” said Mr. Sloman, the lawyer, in surprise, when confidentially informed.
legal
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From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
London
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From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
LOVE
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From this reading PHILLIP PROGRESSES IN LOVE—HIS FURTHER SCHEMING.
man
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From this reading “Who’d a thought that such a man as _he_ was should be so much involved?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
Mr
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From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
much
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From this reading “Who’d a thought that such a man as _he_ was should be so much involved?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
PHILLIP
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From this reading PHILLIP PROGRESSES IN LOVE—HIS FURTHER SCHEMING.
prior
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From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
Prison
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From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
PROGRESSES
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From this reading PHILLIP PROGRESSES IN LOVE—HIS FURTHER SCHEMING.
receiving
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From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
Redgill
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From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
said
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From this reading “Who’d a believed it?” said Mr. Sloman, the lawyer, in surprise, when confidentially informed.
SCHEMING
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From this reading PHILLIP PROGRESSES IN LOVE—HIS FURTHER SCHEMING.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Who’d a thought that such a man as _he_ was should be so much involved?
Sloman
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From this reading “Who’d a believed it?” said Mr. Sloman, the lawyer, in surprise, when confidentially informed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Who’d a thought that such a man as _he_ was should be so much involved?
State
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From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
study
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From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Who’d a thought that such a man as _he_ was should be so much involved?
surprise
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From this reading “Who’d a believed it?” said Mr. Sloman, the lawyer, in surprise, when confidentially informed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who’d a thought that such a man as _he_ was should be so much involved?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
very
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From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
visits
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From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
Warbeck
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From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading From a deep study of his accounts, those interested came to the conclusion that Mr. Redgill deceased, was deeply involved in debt, and far beyond what any one might have expected.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Who’d a believed it?” said Mr. Sloman, the lawyer, in surprise, when confidentially informed.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
Who'd
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From this reading “Who’d a believed it?” said Mr. Sloman, the lawyer, in surprise, when confidentially informed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading While Charley Warbeck is receiving the last visits of a very few friends, prior to his journey from London to the State Prison, Mr. Phillip is in daily consultation with his legal advisers and his father’s executors.
