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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 Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
accompany
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From this reading His asking Lady Swansdown to accompany him therefore had been a sudden determination.
Africa
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From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
alike
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From this reading "'Tis with our judgment as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own."
America
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From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His last interview with his wife had quite decided him to throw up everything and seek forgetfulness in travel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "'Tis with our judgment as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own."
asking
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From this reading His asking Lady Swansdown to accompany him therefore had been a sudden determination.
Baltimore
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From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His asking Lady Swansdown to accompany him therefore had been a sudden determination.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
believed
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From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
believes
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From this reading "'Tis with our judgment as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own."
countries
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From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
decided
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From this reading His last interview with his wife had quite decided him to throw up everything and seek forgetfulness in travel.
determination
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From this reading His asking Lady Swansdown to accompany him therefore had been a sudden determination.
distract
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From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "'Tis with our judgment as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own."
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading His last interview with his wife had quite decided him to throw up everything and seek forgetfulness in travel.
find
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From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
fit
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From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
fixed
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From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
forgetfulness
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From this reading His last interview with his wife had quite decided him to throw up everything and seek forgetfulness in travel.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
Go
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From this reading "'Tis with our judgment as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His last interview with his wife had quite decided him to throw up everything and seek forgetfulness in travel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "'Tis with our judgment as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
incessantly
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From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
Inclination
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From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
intention
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From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
interview
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From this reading His last interview with his wife had quite decided him to throw up everything and seek forgetfulness in travel.
jarred
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From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
judgment
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From this reading "'Tis with our judgment as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own."
just
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From this reading "'Tis with our judgment as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own."
keen
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From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
Lady
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From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His last interview with his wife had quite decided him to throw up everything and seek forgetfulness in travel.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
Lord
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From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
mere
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From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "'Tis with our judgment as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own."
northern
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From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
now
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From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
occupation
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From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "'Tis with our judgment as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own."
own
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From this reading "'Tis with our judgment as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own."
parts
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From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
pique
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From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
pointed
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From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
present
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From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
putting
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From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His last interview with his wife had quite decided him to throw up everything and seek forgetfulness in travel.
seek
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From this reading His last interview with his wife had quite decided him to throw up everything and seek forgetfulness in travel.
spoken
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From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
sportsman
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From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His asking Lady Swansdown to accompany him therefore had been a sudden determination.
Swansdown
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From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
term
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From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
there
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From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading His asking Lady Swansdown to accompany him therefore had been a sudden determination.
thoughts
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From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
throw
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From this reading His last interview with his wife had quite decided him to throw up everything and seek forgetfulness in travel.
Tis
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From this reading "'Tis with our judgment as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
travel
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From this reading His last interview with his wife had quite decided him to throw up everything and seek forgetfulness in travel.
up
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From this reading His last interview with his wife had quite decided him to throw up everything and seek forgetfulness in travel.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
watches
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From this reading "'Tis with our judgment as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Lord Baltimore had not spoken in a mere fit or pique when he told Lady Swansdown of his fixed intention of putting a term to his present life.
wife
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From this reading His last interview with his wife had quite decided him to throw up everything and seek forgetfulness in travel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'Tis with our judgment as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Inclination had pointed toward such countries as Africa, or the northern parts of America, as, being a keen sportsman, he believed there he might find an occupation that would distract his mind from the thoughts that now jarred upon him incessantly.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "'Tis with our judgment as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own."
