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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 The literary entertainers eye you over, as if they were dealers in a slave mart, and speculate on your uses.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The innocent visitor bites his cake and talks about theatres, while the meditative person in the arm-chair may be in imagination stabbing him, or starving him on a desert island, or even--horrible to tell!--flinging him headlong into the arms of the young lady to the right and "covering her face with a thousand passionate kisses."
absolutely
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From this reading A manuscript in the rough of Euphemia's, that I recently suppressed, was an absolutely scandalous example of this method of utilising one's acquaintances.
acquaintances
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A manuscript in the rough of Euphemia's, that I recently suppressed, was an absolutely scandalous example of this method of utilising one's acquaintances.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The literary entertainers eye you over, as if they were dealers in a slave mart, and speculate on your uses.
arm-chair
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arms
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From this reading The innocent visitor bites his cake and talks about theatres, while the meditative person in the arm-chair may be in imagination stabbing him, or starving him on a desert island, or even--horrible to tell!--flinging him headlong into the arms of the young lady to the right and "covering her face with a thousand passionate kisses."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The literary entertainers eye you over, as if they were dealers in a slave mart, and speculate on your uses.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The innocent visitor bites his cake and talks about theatres, while the meditative person in the arm-chair may be in imagination stabbing him, or starving him on a desert island, or even--horrible to tell!--flinging him headlong into the arms of the young lady to the right and "covering her face with a thousand passionate kisses."
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The visitor is fortunate who leaves no marketable impression behind.
bites
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cake
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covering
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dealers
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desert
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They try to think how you would do as a scoundrel, and mark your little turns of phrase and kinks of thought to that end.
end
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entertainers
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Euphemia's
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The innocent visitor bites his cake and talks about theatres, while the meditative person in the arm-chair may be in imagination stabbing him, or starving him on a desert island, or even--horrible to tell!--flinging him headlong into the arms of the young lady to the right and "covering her face with a thousand passionate kisses."
example
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eye
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face
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flinging
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fortunate
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From this reading The visitor is fortunate who leaves no marketable impression behind.
headlong
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From this reading The innocent visitor bites his cake and talks about theatres, while the meditative person in the arm-chair may be in imagination stabbing him, or starving him on a desert island, or even--horrible to tell!--flinging him headlong into the arms of the young lady to the right and "covering her face with a thousand passionate kisses."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The innocent visitor bites his cake and talks about theatres, while the meditative person in the arm-chair may be in imagination stabbing him, or starving him on a desert island, or even--horrible to tell!--flinging him headlong into the arms of the young lady to the right and "covering her face with a thousand passionate kisses."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The innocent visitor bites his cake and talks about theatres, while the meditative person in the arm-chair may be in imagination stabbing him, or starving him on a desert island, or even--horrible to tell!--flinging him headlong into the arms of the young lady to the right and "covering her face with a thousand passionate kisses."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The innocent visitor bites his cake and talks about theatres, while the meditative person in the arm-chair may be in imagination stabbing him, or starving him on a desert island, or even--horrible to tell!--flinging him headlong into the arms of the young lady to the right and "covering her face with a thousand passionate kisses."
horrible
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how
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From this reading They try to think how you would do as a scoundrel, and mark your little turns of phrase and kinks of thought to that end.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A manuscript in the rough of Euphemia's, that I recently suppressed, was an absolutely scandalous example of this method of utilising one's acquaintances.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The literary entertainers eye you over, as if they were dealers in a slave mart, and speculate on your uses.
imagination
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impression
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From this reading The visitor is fortunate who leaves no marketable impression behind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The literary entertainers eye you over, as if they were dealers in a slave mart, and speculate on your uses.
innocent
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From this reading The innocent visitor bites his cake and talks about theatres, while the meditative person in the arm-chair may be in imagination stabbing him, or starving him on a desert island, or even--horrible to tell!--flinging him headlong into the arms of the young lady to the right and "covering her face with a thousand passionate kisses."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The innocent visitor bites his cake and talks about theatres, while the meditative person in the arm-chair may be in imagination stabbing him, or starving him on a desert island, or even--horrible to tell!--flinging him headlong into the arms of the young lady to the right and "covering her face with a thousand passionate kisses."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The visitor is fortunate who leaves no marketable impression behind.
island
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kinks
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kisses
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lady
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leaves
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literary
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From this reading The literary entertainers eye you over, as if they were dealers in a slave mart, and speculate on your uses.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They try to think how you would do as a scoundrel, and mark your little turns of phrase and kinks of thought to that end.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading A manuscript in the rough of Euphemia's, that I recently suppressed, was an absolutely scandalous example of this method of utilising one's acquaintances.
mark
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marketable
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mart
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The innocent visitor bites his cake and talks about theatres, while the meditative person in the arm-chair may be in imagination stabbing him, or starving him on a desert island, or even--horrible to tell!--flinging him headlong into the arms of the young lady to the right and "covering her face with a thousand passionate kisses."
meditative
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method
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The visitor is fortunate who leaves no marketable impression behind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They try to think how you would do as a scoundrel, and mark your little turns of phrase and kinks of thought to that end.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The literary entertainers eye you over, as if they were dealers in a slave mart, and speculate on your uses.
one's
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The innocent visitor bites his cake and talks about theatres, while the meditative person in the arm-chair may be in imagination stabbing him, or starving him on a desert island, or even--horrible to tell!--flinging him headlong into the arms of the young lady to the right and "covering her face with a thousand passionate kisses."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The literary entertainers eye you over, as if they were dealers in a slave mart, and speculate on your uses.
passionate
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person
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phrase
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recently
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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rough
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scandalous
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scoundrelnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəl/
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
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slave
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speculate
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stabbing
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starving
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suppressed
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talks
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tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The innocent visitor bites his cake and talks about theatres, while the meditative person in the arm-chair may be in imagination stabbing him, or starving him on a desert island, or even--horrible to tell!--flinging him headlong into the arms of the young lady to the right and "covering her face with a thousand passionate kisses."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They try to think how you would do as a scoundrel, and mark your little turns of phrase and kinks of thought to that end.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The visitor is fortunate who leaves no marketable impression behind.
theatres
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From this reading The innocent visitor bites his cake and talks about theatres, while the meditative person in the arm-chair may be in imagination stabbing him, or starving him on a desert island, or even--horrible to tell!--flinging him headlong into the arms of the young lady to the right and "covering her face with a thousand passionate kisses."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The literary entertainers eye you over, as if they were dealers in a slave mart, and speculate on your uses.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They try to think how you would do as a scoundrel, and mark your little turns of phrase and kinks of thought to that end.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A manuscript in the rough of Euphemia's, that I recently suppressed, was an absolutely scandalous example of this method of utilising one's acquaintances.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They try to think how you would do as a scoundrel, and mark your little turns of phrase and kinks of thought to that end.
thousand
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They try to think how you would do as a scoundrel, and mark your little turns of phrase and kinks of thought to that end.
try
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turns
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uses
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utilising
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visitor
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From this reading The visitor is fortunate who leaves no marketable impression behind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A manuscript in the rough of Euphemia's, that I recently suppressed, was an absolutely scandalous example of this method of utilising one's acquaintances.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The literary entertainers eye you over, as if they were dealers in a slave mart, and speculate on your uses.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The innocent visitor bites his cake and talks about theatres, while the meditative person in the arm-chair may be in imagination stabbing him, or starving him on a desert island, or even--horrible to tell!--flinging him headlong into the arms of the young lady to the right and "covering her face with a thousand passionate kisses."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The visitor is fortunate who leaves no marketable impression behind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The innocent visitor bites his cake and talks about theatres, while the meditative person in the arm-chair may be in imagination stabbing him, or starving him on a desert island, or even--horrible to tell!--flinging him headlong into the arms of the young lady to the right and "covering her face with a thousand passionate kisses."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They try to think how you would do as a scoundrel, and mark your little turns of phrase and kinks of thought to that end.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The literary entertainers eye you over, as if they were dealers in a slave mart, and speculate on your uses.
young
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The literary entertainers eye you over, as if they were dealers in a slave mart, and speculate on your uses.
