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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 Law had been living a busy life at the time of this crisis and climax of his sister’s existence.
accustomed
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From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
all
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Law had been living a busy life at the time of this crisis and climax of his sister’s existence.
any
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From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
APRÈS
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apt
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Law had been living a busy life at the time of this crisis and climax of his sister’s existence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Law had been living a busy life at the time of this crisis and climax of his sister’s existence.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
bought
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
busy
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From this reading Law had been living a busy life at the time of this crisis and climax of his sister’s existence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
calculated
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
came
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
cheapness
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
checked
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From this reading Lottie’s sudden illness had checked these preparations in mid-career.
climax
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From this reading Law had been living a busy life at the time of this crisis and climax of his sister’s existence.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
convenience
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
crisis
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From this reading Law had been living a busy life at the time of this crisis and climax of his sister’s existence.
dangerous
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From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
day
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From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
delight
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From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
emigrant
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
ever-renewed
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
existence
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From this reading Law had been living a busy life at the time of this crisis and climax of his sister’s existence.
expensive
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
experienced
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
fellow
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
flavour
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From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
full
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From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Law had been living a busy life at the time of this crisis and climax of his sister’s existence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Law had been living a busy life at the time of this crisis and climax of his sister’s existence.
home
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
hundred
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
illness
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From this reading Lottie’s sudden illness had checked these preparations in mid-career.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
Law
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From this reading Law had been living a busy life at the time of this crisis and climax of his sister’s existence.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Law had been living a busy life at the time of this crisis and climax of his sister’s existence.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
living
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From this reading Law had been living a busy life at the time of this crisis and climax of his sister’s existence.
London
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From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
lost
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From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
Lottie's
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From this reading Lottie’s sudden illness had checked these preparations in mid-career.
many
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
mid-career
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From this reading Lottie’s sudden illness had checked these preparations in mid-career.
miracles
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
money
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From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
more
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Law had been living a busy life at the time of this crisis and climax of his sister’s existence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
only
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From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
out
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
own
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
path
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
penitent
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
preparations
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From this reading Lottie’s sudden illness had checked these preparations in mid-career.
sister's
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From this reading Law had been living a busy life at the time of this crisis and climax of his sister’s existence.
smooth
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
spend
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From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
spent
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From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
started
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lottie’s sudden illness had checked these preparations in mid-career.
tasted
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From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
temptation
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
tempted
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Law had been living a busy life at the time of this crisis and climax of his sister’s existence.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Lottie’s sudden illness had checked these preparations in mid-career.
things
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Law had been living a busy life at the time of this crisis and climax of his sister’s existence.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Law had been living a busy life at the time of this crisis and climax of his sister’s existence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
travellers
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
troubled
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
turn
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
unaccustomed
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From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had spent day after day in London, lost in that dangerous and unaccustomed delight of spending money, which is only tasted in its full flavour by those who are little accustomed to have any money to spend.
wisdom
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
worthless
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
young
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From this reading Law was tempted by a hundred things which would have been no temptation at all to more experienced travellers--miracles of convenience and cheapness, calculated to smooth the path of the emigrant, but which were apt, on being bought, to turn out both worthless and expensive--and many a day the young fellow came home penitent and troubled, though he started every morning with an ever-renewed confidence in his own wisdom.
