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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 Surely a curious thing.
All
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From this reading All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I should be an inconvenience at Joe’s; I was not expected, and my bed would not be ready; I should be too far from Miss Havisham’s, and she was exacting and mightn’t like it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
any
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From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
back
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From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should be an inconvenience at Joe’s; I was not expected, and my bed would not be ready; I should be too far from Miss Havisham’s, and she was exacting and mightn’t like it.
bed
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From this reading I should be an inconvenience at Joe’s; I was not expected, and my bed would not be ready; I should be too far from Miss Havisham’s, and she was exacting and mightn’t like it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
Blue
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From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
Boar
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From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
box-place
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From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
cheat
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From this reading All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
coach
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From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
convinced
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From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
curious
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From this reading Surely a curious thing.
day
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From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself.
down
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From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
earth
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From this reading All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
exacting
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From this reading I should be an inconvenience at Joe’s; I was not expected, and my bed would not be ready; I should be too far from Miss Havisham’s, and she was exacting and mightn’t like it.
excuses
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From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
expected
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From this reading I should be an inconvenience at Joe’s; I was not expected, and my bed would not be ready; I should be too far from Miss Havisham’s, and she was exacting and mightn’t like it.
far
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From this reading I should be an inconvenience at Joe’s; I was not expected, and my bed would not be ready; I should be too far from Miss Havisham’s, and she was exacting and mightn’t like it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
flow
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From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I should be an inconvenience at Joe’s; I was not expected, and my bed would not be ready; I should be too far from Miss Havisham’s, and she was exacting and mightn’t like it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
Havisham's
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From this reading I should be an inconvenience at Joe’s; I was not expected, and my bed would not be ready; I should be too far from Miss Havisham’s, and she was exacting and mightn’t like it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
inconvenience
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From this reading I should be an inconvenience at Joe’s; I was not expected, and my bed would not be ready; I should be too far from Miss Havisham’s, and she was exacting and mightn’t like it.
invent
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From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
Joe's
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From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
like
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From this reading I should be an inconvenience at Joe’s; I was not expected, and my bed would not be ready; I should be too far from Miss Havisham’s, and she was exacting and mightn’t like it.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
means
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From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
mightn't
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From this reading I should be an inconvenience at Joe’s; I was not expected, and my bed would not be ready; I should be too far from Miss Havisham’s, and she was exacting and mightn’t like it.
Miss
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From this reading I should be an inconvenience at Joe’s; I was not expected, and my bed would not be ready; I should be too far from Miss Havisham’s, and she was exacting and mightn’t like it.
Mr
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From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
other
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From this reading All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
Pocket's
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From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
pretences
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From this reading All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself.
putting
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From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
ready
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From this reading I should be an inconvenience at Joe’s; I was not expected, and my bed would not be ready; I should be too far from Miss Havisham’s, and she was exacting and mightn’t like it.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
repair
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From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
repentance
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From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
secured
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From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
self-swindlers
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From this reading All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I should be an inconvenience at Joe’s; I was not expected, and my bed would not be ready; I should be too far from Miss Havisham’s, and she was exacting and mightn’t like it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should be an inconvenience at Joe’s; I was not expected, and my bed would not be ready; I should be too far from Miss Havisham’s, and she was exacting and mightn’t like it.
stay
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From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself.
Surely
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From this reading Surely a curious thing.
swindlers
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From this reading All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surely a curious thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
to-morrow's
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From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
too
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From this reading I should be an inconvenience at Joe’s; I was not expected, and my bed would not be ready; I should be too far from Miss Havisham’s, and she was exacting and mightn’t like it.
town
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From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
up
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From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow’s coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket’s and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I should be an inconvenience at Joe’s; I was not expected, and my bed would not be ready; I should be too far from Miss Havisham’s, and she was exacting and mightn’t like it.
