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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 But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
away
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From this reading Can't I look to you, dear Mr. Dormer, to see that he does come to the theatre to-night--that he doesn't feel himself obliged to stay away?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
better
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From this reading "So much the better--you must encourage him, you must help him."
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
Can't
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From this reading Can't I look to you, dear Mr. Dormer, to see that he does come to the theatre to-night--that he doesn't feel himself obliged to stay away?"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can't I look to you, dear Mr. Dormer, to see that he does come to the theatre to-night--that he doesn't feel himself obliged to stay away?"
contributed
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From this reading "I don't know what my daughter's talking about," Mrs. Rooth contributed--"she's much too paradoxical for my plain mind.
daughter's
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From this reading "I don't know what my daughter's talking about," Mrs. Rooth contributed--"she's much too paradoxical for my plain mind.
dear
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From this reading Can't I look to you, dear Mr. Dormer, to see that he does come to the theatre to-night--that he doesn't feel himself obliged to stay away?"
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Can't I look to you, dear Mr. Dormer, to see that he does come to the theatre to-night--that he doesn't feel himself obliged to stay away?"
doesn't
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From this reading Can't I look to you, dear Mr. Dormer, to see that he does come to the theatre to-night--that he doesn't feel himself obliged to stay away?"
don't
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From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
Dormer
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From this reading Can't I look to you, dear Mr. Dormer, to see that he does come to the theatre to-night--that he doesn't feel himself obliged to stay away?"
encourage
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From this reading "So much the better--you must encourage him, you must help him."
feel
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From this reading Can't I look to you, dear Mr. Dormer, to see that he does come to the theatre to-night--that he doesn't feel himself obliged to stay away?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I don't know what my daughter's talking about," Mrs. Rooth contributed--"she's much too paradoxical for my plain mind.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So much the better--you must encourage him, you must help him."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So much the better--you must encourage him, you must help him."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Can't I look to you, dear Mr. Dormer, to see that he does come to the theatre to-night--that he doesn't feel himself obliged to stay away?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
I've
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From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
idea
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From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
intent
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From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can't I look to you, dear Mr. Dormer, to see that he does come to the theatre to-night--that he doesn't feel himself obliged to stay away?"
made
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From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
making
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From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
matter
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From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know what my daughter's talking about," Mrs. Rooth contributed--"she's much too paradoxical for my plain mind.
Mr
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From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
Mrs
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From this reading "I don't know what my daughter's talking about," Mrs. Rooth contributed--"she's much too paradoxical for my plain mind.
much
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From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "So much the better--you must encourage him, you must help him."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I don't know what my daughter's talking about," Mrs. Rooth contributed--"she's much too paradoxical for my plain mind.
nature
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From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
Nick
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From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
obliged
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From this reading Can't I look to you, dear Mr. Dormer, to see that he does come to the theatre to-night--that he doesn't feel himself obliged to stay away?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
out
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From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
paradoxical
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From this reading "I don't know what my daughter's talking about," Mrs. Rooth contributed--"she's much too paradoxical for my plain mind.
perhaps
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From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
Peter
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From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
plain
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From this reading "I don't know what my daughter's talking about," Mrs. Rooth contributed--"she's much too paradoxical for my plain mind.
Rooth
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From this reading "I don't know what my daughter's talking about," Mrs. Rooth contributed--"she's much too paradoxical for my plain mind.
sacrifices
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From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
see
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From this reading Can't I look to you, dear Mr. Dormer, to see that he does come to the theatre to-night--that he doesn't feel himself obliged to stay away?"
she's
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From this reading "I don't know what my daughter's talking about," Mrs. Rooth contributed--"she's much too paradoxical for my plain mind.
Sherringham
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From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
smudging
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From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So much the better--you must encourage him, you must help him."
some
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From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
stay
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From this reading Can't I look to you, dear Mr. Dormer, to see that he does come to the theatre to-night--that he doesn't feel himself obliged to stay away?"
talking
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From this reading "I don't know what my daughter's talking about," Mrs. Rooth contributed--"she's much too paradoxical for my plain mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
theatre
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From this reading Can't I look to you, dear Mr. Dormer, to see that he does come to the theatre to-night--that he doesn't feel himself obliged to stay away?"
there's
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From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
thinks
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From this reading "I don't know much about the matter," Nick brought out after some intent smudging, "but I've an idea Peter thinks he has made or at least is making sacrifices."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
to-night
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From this reading Can't I look to you, dear Mr. Dormer, to see that he does come to the theatre to-night--that he doesn't feel himself obliged to stay away?"
too
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From this reading "I don't know what my daughter's talking about," Mrs. Rooth contributed--"she's much too paradoxical for my plain mind.
way
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From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I don't know what my daughter's talking about," Mrs. Rooth contributed--"she's much too paradoxical for my plain mind.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
won't
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From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
worse
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From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So much the better--you must encourage him, you must help him."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But there's one way to encourage Mr. Sherringham--there's one way to help him; and perhaps it won't be a worse way for a gentleman of your good nature that it will help me at the same time.
