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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was much upon my mind (particularly when I first saw him looking about for his file) that I ought to tell Joe the whole truth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
any
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From this reading I do not recall that I felt any tenderness of conscience in reference to Mrs. Joe, when the fear of being found out was lifted off me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I do not recall that I felt any tenderness of conscience in reference to Mrs. Joe, when the fear of being found out was lifted off me.
better
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From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
bottom
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From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
composed
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From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading I do not recall that I felt any tenderness of conscience in reference to Mrs. Joe, when the fear of being found out was lifted off me.
days
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From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
dear
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From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
disclosure
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From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not recall that I felt any tenderness of conscience in reference to Mrs. Joe, when the fear of being found out was lifted off me.
dregs
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From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
early
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From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
easily
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From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
exonerated
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From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
fear
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From this reading I do not recall that I felt any tenderness of conscience in reference to Mrs. Joe, when the fear of being found out was lifted off me.
fellow
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From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
felt
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From this reading I do not recall that I felt any tenderness of conscience in reference to Mrs. Joe, when the fear of being found out was lifted off me.
file
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From this reading It was much upon my mind (particularly when I first saw him looking about for his file) that I ought to tell Joe the whole truth.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was much upon my mind (particularly when I first saw him looking about for his file) that I ought to tell Joe the whole truth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not recall that I felt any tenderness of conscience in reference to Mrs. Joe, when the fear of being found out was lifted off me.
frank
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From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet I did not, and for the reason that I mistrusted that if I did, he would think me worse than I was.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was much upon my mind (particularly when I first saw him looking about for his file) that I ought to tell Joe the whole truth.
hope
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From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Yet I did not, and for the reason that I mistrusted that if I did, he would think me worse than I was.
impel
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From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I do not recall that I felt any tenderness of conscience in reference to Mrs. Joe, when the fear of being found out was lifted off me.
inner
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From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
Joe
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From this reading I do not recall that I felt any tenderness of conscience in reference to Mrs. Joe, when the fear of being found out was lifted off me.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
lifted
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From this reading I do not recall that I felt any tenderness of conscience in reference to Mrs. Joe, when the fear of being found out was lifted off me.
looking
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From this reading It was much upon my mind (particularly when I first saw him looking about for his file) that I ought to tell Joe the whole truth.
love
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From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
loved
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From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
mistrusted
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From this reading Yet I did not, and for the reason that I mistrusted that if I did, he would think me worse than I was.
Mrs
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From this reading I do not recall that I felt any tenderness of conscience in reference to Mrs. Joe, when the fear of being found out was lifted off me.
much
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From this reading It was much upon my mind (particularly when I first saw him looking about for his file) that I ought to tell Joe the whole truth.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
off
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From this reading I do not recall that I felt any tenderness of conscience in reference to Mrs. Joe, when the fear of being found out was lifted off me.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading It was much upon my mind (particularly when I first saw him looking about for his file) that I ought to tell Joe the whole truth.
out
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From this reading I do not recall that I felt any tenderness of conscience in reference to Mrs. Joe, when the fear of being found out was lifted off me.
particularly
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From this reading It was much upon my mind (particularly when I first saw him looking about for his file) that I ought to tell Joe the whole truth.
perhaps
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From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
pilfering
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From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
reason
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From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
recall
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From this reading I do not recall that I felt any tenderness of conscience in reference to Mrs. Joe, when the fear of being found out was lifted off me.
reference
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From this reading I do not recall that I felt any tenderness of conscience in reference to Mrs. Joe, when the fear of being found out was lifted off me.
regarding
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From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
saw
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From this reading It was much upon my mind (particularly when I first saw him looking about for his file) that I ought to tell Joe the whole truth.
self
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From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
some
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From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was much upon my mind (particularly when I first saw him looking about for his file) that I ought to tell Joe the whole truth.
tenderness
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From this reading I do not recall that I felt any tenderness of conscience in reference to Mrs. Joe, when the fear of being found out was lifted off me.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I do not recall that I felt any tenderness of conscience in reference to Mrs. Joe, when the fear of being found out was lifted off me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet I did not, and for the reason that I mistrusted that if I did, he would think me worse than I was.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But I loved Joe,—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him,—and, as to him, my inner self was not so easily composed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
truth
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From this reading It was much upon my mind (particularly when I first saw him looking about for his file) that I ought to tell Joe the whole truth.
unexpectedly
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From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was much upon my mind (particularly when I first saw him looking about for his file) that I ought to tell Joe the whole truth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not recall that I felt any tenderness of conscience in reference to Mrs. Joe, when the fear of being found out was lifted off me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I do not recall that I felt any tenderness of conscience in reference to Mrs. Joe, when the fear of being found out was lifted off me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
whole
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From this reading It was much upon my mind (particularly when I first saw him looking about for his file) that I ought to tell Joe the whole truth.
worse
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From this reading Yet I did not, and for the reason that I mistrusted that if I did, he would think me worse than I was.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yet I did not, and for the reason that I mistrusted that if I did, he would think me worse than I was.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I did not, and for the reason that I mistrusted that if I did, he would think me worse than I was.
