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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 IN WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OF PHILLIP REDGILL, OLD SIR ANDREW, AND IN WHICH ONE OF PHILLIP’S VICTIMS IS MADE A HAPPY MAN AND A FATHER.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OF PHILLIP REDGILL, OLD SIR ANDREW, AND IN WHICH ONE OF PHILLIP’S VICTIMS IS MADE A HAPPY MAN AND A FATHER.
ANDREW
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From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OF PHILLIP REDGILL, OLD SIR ANDREW, AND IN WHICH ONE OF PHILLIP’S VICTIMS IS MADE A HAPPY MAN AND A FATHER.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Old Sir Andrew had never thought of asking Phillip anything regarding his daughter.
arm-chair
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From this reading “She has made her own nest,” he would sometimes say to his old and asthmatic wife, propped up in her arm-chair beside the fire, “therefore let her lie in it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had separated from her husband he full well knew, but as Phillip never broached the subject, Sir Andrew, for purposes of avarice and greed, refrained from doing so.
asking
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From this reading Old Sir Andrew had never thought of asking Phillip anything regarding his daughter.
asthmatic
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From this reading “She has made her own nest,” he would sometimes say to his old and asthmatic wife, propped up in her arm-chair beside the fire, “therefore let her lie in it.
avaricenounUS /ˈæv.ər.ɪs/
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
From this reading She had separated from her husband he full well knew, but as Phillip never broached the subject, Sir Andrew, for purposes of avarice and greed, refrained from doing so.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading “She has made her own nest,” he would sometimes say to his old and asthmatic wife, propped up in her arm-chair beside the fire, “therefore let her lie in it.
bestowed
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
broached
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From this reading She had separated from her husband he full well knew, but as Phillip never broached the subject, Sir Andrew, for purposes of avarice and greed, refrained from doing so.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had separated from her husband he full well knew, but as Phillip never broached the subject, Sir Andrew, for purposes of avarice and greed, refrained from doing so.
Claire
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
crude
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
daughter
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From this reading Old Sir Andrew had never thought of asking Phillip anything regarding his daughter.
doing
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From this reading She had separated from her husband he full well knew, but as Phillip never broached the subject, Sir Andrew, for purposes of avarice and greed, refrained from doing so.
dressed
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
elegant
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
Fannie
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
fashionably
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
FATHER
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From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OF PHILLIP REDGILL, OLD SIR ANDREW, AND IN WHICH ONE OF PHILLIP’S VICTIMS IS MADE A HAPPY MAN AND A FATHER.
fire
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From this reading “She has made her own nest,” he would sometimes say to his old and asthmatic wife, propped up in her arm-chair beside the fire, “therefore let her lie in it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had separated from her husband he full well knew, but as Phillip never broached the subject, Sir Andrew, for purposes of avarice and greed, refrained from doing so.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had separated from her husband he full well knew, but as Phillip never broached the subject, Sir Andrew, for purposes of avarice and greed, refrained from doing so.
full
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From this reading She had separated from her husband he full well knew, but as Phillip never broached the subject, Sir Andrew, for purposes of avarice and greed, refrained from doing so.
greed
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From this reading She had separated from her husband he full well knew, but as Phillip never broached the subject, Sir Andrew, for purposes of avarice and greed, refrained from doing so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
HAPPY
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From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OF PHILLIP REDGILL, OLD SIR ANDREW, AND IN WHICH ONE OF PHILLIP’S VICTIMS IS MADE A HAPPY MAN AND A FATHER.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has made her own nest,” he would sometimes say to his old and asthmatic wife, propped up in her arm-chair beside the fire, “therefore let her lie in it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
heard
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had separated from her husband he full well knew, but as Phillip never broached the subject, Sir Andrew, for purposes of avarice and greed, refrained from doing so.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Sir Andrew had never thought of asking Phillip anything regarding his daughter.
house
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
husband
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From this reading She had separated from her husband he full well knew, but as Phillip never broached the subject, Sir Andrew, for purposes of avarice and greed, refrained from doing so.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OF PHILLIP REDGILL, OLD SIR ANDREW, AND IN WHICH ONE OF PHILLIP’S VICTIMS IS MADE A HAPPY MAN AND A FATHER.
inmates
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OF PHILLIP REDGILL, OLD SIR ANDREW, AND IN WHICH ONE OF PHILLIP’S VICTIMS IS MADE A HAPPY MAN AND A FATHER.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “She has made her own nest,” he would sometimes say to his old and asthmatic wife, propped up in her arm-chair beside the fire, “therefore let her lie in it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
knew
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From this reading She had separated from her husband he full well knew, but as Phillip never broached the subject, Sir Andrew, for purposes of avarice and greed, refrained from doing so.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “She has made her own nest,” he would sometimes say to his old and asthmatic wife, propped up in her arm-chair beside the fire, “therefore let her lie in it.
lie
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From this reading “She has made her own nest,” he would sometimes say to his old and asthmatic wife, propped up in her arm-chair beside the fire, “therefore let her lie in it.
Madame
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
MADE
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From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OF PHILLIP REDGILL, OLD SIR ANDREW, AND IN WHICH ONE OF PHILLIP’S VICTIMS IS MADE A HAPPY MAN AND A FATHER.
MAN
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From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OF PHILLIP REDGILL, OLD SIR ANDREW, AND IN WHICH ONE OF PHILLIP’S VICTIMS IS MADE A HAPPY MAN AND A FATHER.
many
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
Minerva
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
more
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
Mr
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
much-talked-of
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
nest
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From this reading “She has made her own nest,” he would sometimes say to his old and asthmatic wife, propped up in her arm-chair beside the fire, “therefore let her lie in it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OF PHILLIP REDGILL, OLD SIR ANDREW, AND IN WHICH ONE OF PHILLIP’S VICTIMS IS MADE A HAPPY MAN AND A FATHER.
OLD
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From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OF PHILLIP REDGILL, OLD SIR ANDREW, AND IN WHICH ONE OF PHILLIP’S VICTIMS IS MADE A HAPPY MAN AND A FATHER.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OF PHILLIP REDGILL, OLD SIR ANDREW, AND IN WHICH ONE OF PHILLIP’S VICTIMS IS MADE A HAPPY MAN AND A FATHER.
own
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From this reading “She has made her own nest,” he would sometimes say to his old and asthmatic wife, propped up in her arm-chair beside the fire, “therefore let her lie in it.
PHILLIP
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From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OF PHILLIP REDGILL, OLD SIR ANDREW, AND IN WHICH ONE OF PHILLIP’S VICTIMS IS MADE A HAPPY MAN AND A FATHER.
PHILLIP'S
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From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OF PHILLIP REDGILL, OLD SIR ANDREW, AND IN WHICH ONE OF PHILLIP’S VICTIMS IS MADE A HAPPY MAN AND A FATHER.
propped
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From this reading “She has made her own nest,” he would sometimes say to his old and asthmatic wife, propped up in her arm-chair beside the fire, “therefore let her lie in it.
purposes
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From this reading She had separated from her husband he full well knew, but as Phillip never broached the subject, Sir Andrew, for purposes of avarice and greed, refrained from doing so.
REDGILL
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From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OF PHILLIP REDGILL, OLD SIR ANDREW, AND IN WHICH ONE OF PHILLIP’S VICTIMS IS MADE A HAPPY MAN AND A FATHER.
refrained
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From this reading She had separated from her husband he full well knew, but as Phillip never broached the subject, Sir Andrew, for purposes of avarice and greed, refrained from doing so.
regarding
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From this reading Old Sir Andrew had never thought of asking Phillip anything regarding his daughter.
rumours
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
SAID
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From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OF PHILLIP REDGILL, OLD SIR ANDREW, AND IN WHICH ONE OF PHILLIP’S VICTIMS IS MADE A HAPPY MAN AND A FATHER.
say
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From this reading “She has made her own nest,” he would sometimes say to his old and asthmatic wife, propped up in her arm-chair beside the fire, “therefore let her lie in it.
separated
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From this reading She had separated from her husband he full well knew, but as Phillip never broached the subject, Sir Andrew, for purposes of avarice and greed, refrained from doing so.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had separated from her husband he full well knew, but as Phillip never broached the subject, Sir Andrew, for purposes of avarice and greed, refrained from doing so.
single
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
SIR
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From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OF PHILLIP REDGILL, OLD SIR ANDREW, AND IN WHICH ONE OF PHILLIP’S VICTIMS IS MADE A HAPPY MAN AND A FATHER.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had separated from her husband he full well knew, but as Phillip never broached the subject, Sir Andrew, for purposes of avarice and greed, refrained from doing so.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OF PHILLIP REDGILL, OLD SIR ANDREW, AND IN WHICH ONE OF PHILLIP’S VICTIMS IS MADE A HAPPY MAN AND A FATHER.
sometimes
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From this reading “She has made her own nest,” he would sometimes say to his old and asthmatic wife, propped up in her arm-chair beside the fire, “therefore let her lie in it.
St
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
strange
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
Street
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
subject
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From this reading She had separated from her husband he full well knew, but as Phillip never broached the subject, Sir Andrew, for purposes of avarice and greed, refrained from doing so.
suspicions
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From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “She has made her own nest,” he would sometimes say to his old and asthmatic wife, propped up in her arm-chair beside the fire, “therefore let her lie in it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She has made her own nest,” he would sometimes say to his old and asthmatic wife, propped up in her arm-chair beside the fire, “therefore let her lie in it.
up
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From this reading “She has made her own nest,” he would sometimes say to his old and asthmatic wife, propped up in her arm-chair beside the fire, “therefore let her lie in it.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
VICTIMS
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From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OF PHILLIP REDGILL, OLD SIR ANDREW, AND IN WHICH ONE OF PHILLIP’S VICTIMS IS MADE A HAPPY MAN AND A FATHER.
well
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From this reading She had separated from her husband he full well knew, but as Phillip never broached the subject, Sir Andrew, for purposes of avarice and greed, refrained from doing so.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OF PHILLIP REDGILL, OLD SIR ANDREW, AND IN WHICH ONE OF PHILLIP’S VICTIMS IS MADE A HAPPY MAN AND A FATHER.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Upon the elegant house, and its fashionably dressed inmates, in Minerva Street, of which Phillip had heard many strange rumours, Mr. Redgill never bestowed a single thought, although he had more than crude suspicions of who the much-talked-of “Madame Fannie St. Claire” might be.
wife
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From this reading “She has made her own nest,” he would sometimes say to his old and asthmatic wife, propped up in her arm-chair beside the fire, “therefore let her lie in it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She has made her own nest,” he would sometimes say to his old and asthmatic wife, propped up in her arm-chair beside the fire, “therefore let her lie in it.
