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1841
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From this reading 1841-1848.
1848
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From this reading 1841-1848.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the preceding pages I have given a short record of the first twenty-six years of my life,--years of suffering, disgrace, and inward remorse.
absurdities
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From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
almost
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From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
always
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From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the preceding pages I have given a short record of the first twenty-six years of my life,--years of suffering, disgrace, and inward remorse.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
connected
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From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
cursed
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From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
death
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From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading In the preceding pages I have given a short record of the first twenty-six years of my life,--years of suffering, disgrace, and inward remorse.
encumbrance
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From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
evil
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From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
fear
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From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IRELAND--MY FIRST TWO NOVELS.
given
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From this reading In the preceding pages I have given a short record of the first twenty-six years of my life,--years of suffering, disgrace, and inward remorse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the preceding pages I have given a short record of the first twenty-six years of my life,--years of suffering, disgrace, and inward remorse.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
hour
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From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the preceding pages I have given a short record of the first twenty-six years of my life,--years of suffering, disgrace, and inward remorse.
idea
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From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the preceding pages I have given a short record of the first twenty-six years of my life,--years of suffering, disgrace, and inward remorse.
inward
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From this reading In the preceding pages I have given a short record of the first twenty-six years of my life,--years of suffering, disgrace, and inward remorse.
IRELAND
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From this reading IRELAND--MY FIRST TWO NOVELS.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the preceding pages I have given a short record of the first twenty-six years of my life,--years of suffering, disgrace, and inward remorse.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
mode
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From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IRELAND--MY FIRST TWO NOVELS.
NOVELS
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From this reading IRELAND--MY FIRST TWO NOVELS.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the preceding pages I have given a short record of the first twenty-six years of my life,--years of suffering, disgrace, and inward remorse.
often
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From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
pages
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From this reading In the preceding pages I have given a short record of the first twenty-six years of my life,--years of suffering, disgrace, and inward remorse.
preceding
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From this reading In the preceding pages I have given a short record of the first twenty-six years of my life,--years of suffering, disgrace, and inward remorse.
record
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From this reading In the preceding pages I have given a short record of the first twenty-six years of my life,--years of suffering, disgrace, and inward remorse.
remorse
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From this reading In the preceding pages I have given a short record of the first twenty-six years of my life,--years of suffering, disgrace, and inward remorse.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In the preceding pages I have given a short record of the first twenty-six years of my life,--years of suffering, disgrace, and inward remorse.
simply
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From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
sometimes
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From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
suffering
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From this reading In the preceding pages I have given a short record of the first twenty-six years of my life,--years of suffering, disgrace, and inward remorse.
telling
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From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the preceding pages I have given a short record of the first twenty-six years of my life,--years of suffering, disgrace, and inward remorse.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
There
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From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
truth
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From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
twenty-six
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From this reading In the preceding pages I have given a short record of the first twenty-six years of my life,--years of suffering, disgrace, and inward remorse.
TWO
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From this reading IRELAND--MY FIRST TWO NOVELS.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
useless
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From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There had clung to me a feeling that I had been looked upon always as an evil, an encumbrance, a useless thing,--as a creature of whom those connected with him had to be ashamed.
wretched
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From this reading I fear that my mode of telling will have left an idea simply of their absurdities; but in truth I was wretched,--sometimes almost unto death, and have often cursed the hour in which I was born.
years
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From this reading In the preceding pages I have given a short record of the first twenty-six years of my life,--years of suffering, disgrace, and inward remorse.
