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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 A characteristic of Wilfrid’s mental feebleness was his inability to keep his attention long fixed.
according
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From this reading This symptom would be more or less acute according to the hold his trouble had of him.
acute
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From this reading This symptom would be more or less acute according to the hold his trouble had of him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
any
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From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
arrived
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From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
attention
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From this reading A characteristic of Wilfrid’s mental feebleness was his inability to keep his attention long fixed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This symptom would be more or less acute according to the hold his trouble had of him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
Bride
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From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
characteristic
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From this reading A characteristic of Wilfrid’s mental feebleness was his inability to keep his attention long fixed.
conversing
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From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
exhort
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From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
eyesight
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From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
feebleness
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From this reading A characteristic of Wilfrid’s mental feebleness was his inability to keep his attention long fixed.
Finn
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From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
fixed
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From this reading A characteristic of Wilfrid’s mental feebleness was his inability to keep his attention long fixed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
gather
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From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
gone
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From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This symptom would be more or less acute according to the hold his trouble had of him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This symptom would be more or less acute according to the hold his trouble had of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A characteristic of Wilfrid’s mental feebleness was his inability to keep his attention long fixed.
HO
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From this reading SAIL HO!
hold
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From this reading This symptom would be more or less acute according to the hold his trouble had of him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
inability
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From this reading A characteristic of Wilfrid’s mental feebleness was his inability to keep his attention long fixed.
incident
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From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
keep
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From this reading A characteristic of Wilfrid’s mental feebleness was his inability to keep his attention long fixed.
less
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From this reading This symptom would be more or less acute according to the hold his trouble had of him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A characteristic of Wilfrid’s mental feebleness was his inability to keep his attention long fixed.
luncheon
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From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
made
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From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
meddle
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From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
men's
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From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
mental
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From this reading A characteristic of Wilfrid’s mental feebleness was his inability to keep his attention long fixed.
mentioned
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From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
more
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From this reading This symptom would be more or less acute according to the hold his trouble had of him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
navigation
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From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A characteristic of Wilfrid’s mental feebleness was his inability to keep his attention long fixed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This symptom would be more or less acute according to the hold his trouble had of him.
out
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From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
purpose
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From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
really
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From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
recurring
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From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
said
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From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
SAILnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SAIL HO!
second
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From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
served
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From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
sheer
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From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
startled
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From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
subject
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From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
symptom
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From this reading This symptom would be more or less acute according to the hold his trouble had of him.
table
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From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
testing
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From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
text
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From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This symptom would be more or less acute according to the hold his trouble had of him.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This symptom would be more or less acute according to the hold his trouble had of him.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A characteristic of Wilfrid’s mental feebleness was his inability to keep his attention long fixed.
trouble
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From this reading This symptom would be more or less acute according to the hold his trouble had of him.
up
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From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
use
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From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A characteristic of Wilfrid’s mental feebleness was his inability to keep his attention long fixed.
way
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From this reading This being so, no purpose could have been served by recurring to it, though, had he mentioned the subject, I had made up my mind to use it as a text that I had might exhort him not to meddle with his crew, nor in any way step between Captain Finn and the navigation of the ‘Bride.’
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
whole
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From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
Wilfrid's
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From this reading A characteristic of Wilfrid’s mental feebleness was his inability to keep his attention long fixed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He arrived at the luncheon table to the second summons, and I was really startled, after conversing with him a little, to gather from what he said that the whole incident of the testing of the men’s eyesight had gone sheer out of his memory.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This symptom would be more or less acute according to the hold his trouble had of him.
