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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 NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
able
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From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
accomplishments
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From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
afraid
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From this reading I'm very much afraid, however, even had we remembered this point, we should only have considered it of minor importance and one to be easily overcome.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm very much afraid, however, even had we remembered this point, we should only have considered it of minor importance and one to be easily overcome.
any
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From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
bound
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From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
chains
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From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
chance
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From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
chickens
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From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
collars
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From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
completely
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From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
consideration
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From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
considered
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From this reading I'm very much afraid, however, even had we remembered this point, we should only have considered it of minor importance and one to be easily overcome.
count
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From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
direction
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From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
Don't
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From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
door
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From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
DR
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From this reading DR.
easily
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From this reading I'm very much afraid, however, even had we remembered this point, we should only have considered it of minor importance and one to be easily overcome.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
fact
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From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
filing
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From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
FREEadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
hatched
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From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I'm very much afraid, however, even had we remembered this point, we should only have considered it of minor importance and one to be easily overcome.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
I'm
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From this reading I'm very much afraid, however, even had we remembered this point, we should only have considered it of minor importance and one to be easily overcome.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
importance
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From this reading I'm very much afraid, however, even had we remembered this point, we should only have considered it of minor importance and one to be easily overcome.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'm very much afraid, however, even had we remembered this point, we should only have considered it of minor importance and one to be easily overcome.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
lain
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From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
lock
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From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
locked
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From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
minor
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From this reading I'm very much afraid, however, even had we remembered this point, we should only have considered it of minor importance and one to be easily overcome.
much
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From this reading I'm very much afraid, however, even had we remembered this point, we should only have considered it of minor importance and one to be easily overcome.
NIKOLA
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From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
occupied
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From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
old
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From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
omitted
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From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I'm very much afraid, however, even had we remembered this point, we should only have considered it of minor importance and one to be easily overcome.
only
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From this reading I'm very much afraid, however, even had we remembered this point, we should only have considered it of minor importance and one to be easily overcome.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
overcome
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From this reading I'm very much afraid, however, even had we remembered this point, we should only have considered it of minor importance and one to be easily overcome.
PASSAGEnounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
PERMITS
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From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
pick
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From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
placed
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From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading I'm very much afraid, however, even had we remembered this point, we should only have considered it of minor importance and one to be easily overcome.
prisoners
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From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
remembered
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From this reading I'm very much afraid, however, even had we remembered this point, we should only have considered it of minor importance and one to be easily overcome.
removed
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From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
room
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From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
sake
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From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
saying
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From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
security's
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From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
staples
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From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
there
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From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
they're
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From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I'm very much afraid, however, even had we remembered this point, we should only have considered it of minor importance and one to be easily overcome.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
unwelcome
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From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
USpronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
very
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From this reading I'm very much afraid, however, even had we remembered this point, we should only have considered it of minor importance and one to be easily overcome.
warning
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From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
worse
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From this reading As it was, the unwelcome fact remained that the door _was_ locked, and, what was worse, that the lock itself had, for security's sake, been placed on the outside, so that there was no chance of our being able to pick it, even had our accomplishments lain in that direction.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For if we had not been so completely occupied filing through the staples of our collars we should not have omitted to take into consideration the fact that, even when we should have removed the chains that bound us, we would still be prisoners in the room.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading NIKOLA PERMITS US A FREE PASSAGE The old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched," is as good a warning as any I know.
