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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 The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nansie had to wait for more than a month before she received an answer to her last letter from Kingsley.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He and his employer, it appears, had been continually on the move, and the letter which Mr. Loveday had written to him could not have reached him.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was to go through another experience of a similar kind, in which, as on the first occasion, those who befriended him were the greatest sufferers.
answer
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From this reading Nansie had to wait for more than a month before she received an answer to her last letter from Kingsley.
appears
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From this reading He and his employer, it appears, had been continually on the move, and the letter which Mr. Loveday had written to him could not have reached him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He and his employer, it appears, had been continually on the move, and the letter which Mr. Loveday had written to him could not have reached him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Nansie had to wait for more than a month before she received an answer to her last letter from Kingsley.
befriended
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From this reading He was to go through another experience of a similar kind, in which, as on the first occasion, those who befriended him were the greatest sufferers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
Chance
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From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
continually
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From this reading He and his employer, it appears, had been continually on the move, and the letter which Mr. Loveday had written to him could not have reached him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He and his employer, it appears, had been continually on the move, and the letter which Mr. Loveday had written to him could not have reached him.
employer
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From this reading He and his employer, it appears, had been continually on the move, and the letter which Mr. Loveday had written to him could not have reached him.
evil
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From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
experience
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From this reading He was to go through another experience of a similar kind, in which, as on the first occasion, those who befriended him were the greatest sufferers.
far
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From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
fire
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From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was to go through another experience of a similar kind, in which, as on the first occasion, those who befriended him were the greatest sufferers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
fortunes
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From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nansie had to wait for more than a month before she received an answer to her last letter from Kingsley.
go
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From this reading He was to go through another experience of a similar kind, in which, as on the first occasion, those who befriended him were the greatest sufferers.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
greatest
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From this reading He was to go through another experience of a similar kind, in which, as on the first occasion, those who befriended him were the greatest sufferers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He and his employer, it appears, had been continually on the move, and the letter which Mr. Loveday had written to him could not have reached him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was to go through another experience of a similar kind, in which, as on the first occasion, those who befriended him were the greatest sufferers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nansie had to wait for more than a month before she received an answer to her last letter from Kingsley.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was to go through another experience of a similar kind, in which, as on the first occasion, those who befriended him were the greatest sufferers.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He and his employer, it appears, had been continually on the move, and the letter which Mr. Loveday had written to him could not have reached him.
History
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From this reading History repeats itself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was to go through another experience of a similar kind, in which, as on the first occasion, those who befriended him were the greatest sufferers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He and his employer, it appears, had been continually on the move, and the letter which Mr. Loveday had written to him could not have reached him.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading History repeats itself.
kind
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From this reading He was to go through another experience of a similar kind, in which, as on the first occasion, those who befriended him were the greatest sufferers.
Kingsley
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From this reading Nansie had to wait for more than a month before she received an answer to her last letter from Kingsley.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nansie had to wait for more than a month before she received an answer to her last letter from Kingsley.
letter
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From this reading Nansie had to wait for more than a month before she received an answer to her last letter from Kingsley.
Loveday
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From this reading He and his employer, it appears, had been continually on the move, and the letter which Mr. Loveday had written to him could not have reached him.
month
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From this reading Nansie had to wait for more than a month before she received an answer to her last letter from Kingsley.
more
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From this reading Nansie had to wait for more than a month before she received an answer to her last letter from Kingsley.
move
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From this reading He and his employer, it appears, had been continually on the move, and the letter which Mr. Loveday had written to him could not have reached him.
Mr
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From this reading He and his employer, it appears, had been continually on the move, and the letter which Mr. Loveday had written to him could not have reached him.
Nansie
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From this reading Nansie had to wait for more than a month before she received an answer to her last letter from Kingsley.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He and his employer, it appears, had been continually on the move, and the letter which Mr. Loveday had written to him could not have reached him.
occasion
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From this reading He was to go through another experience of a similar kind, in which, as on the first occasion, those who befriended him were the greatest sufferers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was to go through another experience of a similar kind, in which, as on the first occasion, those who befriended him were the greatest sufferers.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
proved
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From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
reached
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From this reading He and his employer, it appears, had been continually on the move, and the letter which Mr. Loveday had written to him could not have reached him.
received
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From this reading Nansie had to wait for more than a month before she received an answer to her last letter from Kingsley.
regards
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From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
repeats
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From this reading History repeats itself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nansie had to wait for more than a month before she received an answer to her last letter from Kingsley.
similar
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From this reading He was to go through another experience of a similar kind, in which, as on the first occasion, those who befriended him were the greatest sufferers.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
sufferers
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From this reading He was to go through another experience of a similar kind, in which, as on the first occasion, those who befriended him were the greatest sufferers.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nansie had to wait for more than a month before she received an answer to her last letter from Kingsley.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was to go through another experience of a similar kind, in which, as on the first occasion, those who befriended him were the greatest sufferers.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was to go through another experience of a similar kind, in which, as on the first occasion, those who befriended him were the greatest sufferers.
Timothy
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From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
turned
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From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
wait
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From this reading Nansie had to wait for more than a month before she received an answer to her last letter from Kingsley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was to go through another experience of a similar kind, in which, as on the first occasion, those who befriended him were the greatest sufferers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was to go through another experience of a similar kind, in which, as on the first occasion, those who befriended him were the greatest sufferers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was to go through another experience of a similar kind, in which, as on the first occasion, those who befriended him were the greatest sufferers.
written
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From this reading He and his employer, it appears, had been continually on the move, and the letter which Mr. Loveday had written to him could not have reached him.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The fortunes of Timothy Chance were turned by a fire--whether for good or evil, so far as regards himself, had yet to be proved.
