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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 He was in deep mourning, for though he was only eight-and-twenty he was already a widower, and bereaved beside of his only child.
advice
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From this reading He was a young man full of feeling, and, contrary to the advice of all his friends, he had shut himself up in his house in the country and dedicated himself to his child.
all
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From this reading He was a young man full of feeling, and, contrary to the advice of all his friends, he had shut himself up in his house in the country and dedicated himself to his child.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was in deep mourning, for though he was only eight-and-twenty he was already a widower, and bereaved beside of his only child.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had married with every appearance of happiness and prosperity, but his wife had died at the end of the first year, leaving him with a baby on his inexperienced hands.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had married with every appearance of happiness and prosperity, but his wife had died at the end of the first year, leaving him with a baby on his inexperienced hands.
Aubrey
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awoke
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From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
baby
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From this reading He had married with every appearance of happiness and prosperity, but his wife had died at the end of the first year, leaving him with a baby on his inexperienced hands.
bereaved
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From this reading He was in deep mourning, for though he was only eight-and-twenty he was already a widower, and bereaved beside of his only child.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading He was in deep mourning, for though he was only eight-and-twenty he was already a widower, and bereaved beside of his only child.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had married with every appearance of happiness and prosperity, but his wife had died at the end of the first year, leaving him with a baby on his inexperienced hands.
child
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From this reading He was in deep mourning, for though he was only eight-and-twenty he was already a widower, and bereaved beside of his only child.
compassion
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From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
contrary
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From this reading He was a young man full of feeling, and, contrary to the advice of all his friends, he had shut himself up in his house in the country and dedicated himself to his child.
country
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From this reading He was a young man full of feeling, and, contrary to the advice of all his friends, he had shut himself up in his house in the country and dedicated himself to his child.
dedicated
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From this reading He was a young man full of feeling, and, contrary to the advice of all his friends, he had shut himself up in his house in the country and dedicated himself to his child.
deep
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From this reading He was in deep mourning, for though he was only eight-and-twenty he was already a widower, and bereaved beside of his only child.
died
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From this reading He had married with every appearance of happiness and prosperity, but his wife had died at the end of the first year, leaving him with a baby on his inexperienced hands.
eight-and-twenty
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From this reading He was in deep mourning, for though he was only eight-and-twenty he was already a widower, and bereaved beside of his only child.
end
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From this reading He had married with every appearance of happiness and prosperity, but his wife had died at the end of the first year, leaving him with a baby on his inexperienced hands.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had married with every appearance of happiness and prosperity, but his wife had died at the end of the first year, leaving him with a baby on his inexperienced hands.
explain
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From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
family
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From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was a young man full of feeling, and, contrary to the advice of all his friends, he had shut himself up in his house in the country and dedicated himself to his child.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had married with every appearance of happiness and prosperity, but his wife had died at the end of the first year, leaving him with a baby on his inexperienced hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was in deep mourning, for though he was only eight-and-twenty he was already a widower, and bereaved beside of his only child.
friends
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From this reading He was a young man full of feeling, and, contrary to the advice of all his friends, he had shut himself up in his house in the country and dedicated himself to his child.
friendship
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From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
full
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From this reading He was a young man full of feeling, and, contrary to the advice of all his friends, he had shut himself up in his house in the country and dedicated himself to his child.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had married with every appearance of happiness and prosperity, but his wife had died at the end of the first year, leaving him with a baby on his inexperienced hands.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He had married with every appearance of happiness and prosperity, but his wife had died at the end of the first year, leaving him with a baby on his inexperienced hands.
happiness
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From this reading He had married with every appearance of happiness and prosperity, but his wife had died at the end of the first year, leaving him with a baby on his inexperienced hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was in deep mourning, for though he was only eight-and-twenty he was already a widower, and bereaved beside of his only child.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had married with every appearance of happiness and prosperity, but his wife had died at the end of the first year, leaving him with a baby on his inexperienced hands.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was a young man full of feeling, and, contrary to the advice of all his friends, he had shut himself up in his house in the country and dedicated himself to his child.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was in deep mourning, for though he was only eight-and-twenty he was already a widower, and bereaved beside of his only child.
house
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From this reading He was a young man full of feeling, and, contrary to the advice of all his friends, he had shut himself up in his house in the country and dedicated himself to his child.
how
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From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was in deep mourning, for though he was only eight-and-twenty he was already a widower, and bereaved beside of his only child.
inexperienced
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From this reading He had married with every appearance of happiness and prosperity, but his wife had died at the end of the first year, leaving him with a baby on his inexperienced hands.
interesting
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From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
Kingsward
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From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
leaving
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From this reading He had married with every appearance of happiness and prosperity, but his wife had died at the end of the first year, leaving him with a baby on his inexperienced hands.
Leigh
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man
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From this reading Poor young man!
married
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From this reading He had married with every appearance of happiness and prosperity, but his wife had died at the end of the first year, leaving him with a baby on his inexperienced hands.
melancholy
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From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
ministrations
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From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
mourning
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From this reading He was in deep mourning, for though he was only eight-and-twenty he was already a widower, and bereaved beside of his only child.
Mr
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From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
now
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From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had married with every appearance of happiness and prosperity, but his wife had died at the end of the first year, leaving him with a baby on his inexperienced hands.
only
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From this reading He was in deep mourning, for though he was only eight-and-twenty he was already a widower, and bereaved beside of his only child.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor young man!
prosperity
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From this reading He had married with every appearance of happiness and prosperity, but his wife had died at the end of the first year, leaving him with a baby on his inexperienced hands.
secured
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From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
shut
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From this reading He was a young man full of feeling, and, contrary to the advice of all his friends, he had shut himself up in his house in the country and dedicated himself to his child.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was in deep mourning, for though he was only eight-and-twenty he was already a widower, and bereaved beside of his only child.
thus
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From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
up
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From this reading He was a young man full of feeling, and, contrary to the advice of all his friends, he had shut himself up in his house in the country and dedicated himself to his child.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have now to explain how it was that Mr. Aubrey Leigh was so interesting and so melancholy, and thus awoke the friendship and compassion, and secured the ministrations of the Kingsward family.
widower
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From this reading He was in deep mourning, for though he was only eight-and-twenty he was already a widower, and bereaved beside of his only child.
wife
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From this reading He had married with every appearance of happiness and prosperity, but his wife had died at the end of the first year, leaving him with a baby on his inexperienced hands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had married with every appearance of happiness and prosperity, but his wife had died at the end of the first year, leaving him with a baby on his inexperienced hands.
year
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From this reading He had married with every appearance of happiness and prosperity, but his wife had died at the end of the first year, leaving him with a baby on his inexperienced hands.
young
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From this reading Poor young man!
