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affairs
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From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Now please understand that I am bringing no indictment against the money-lender, or mean anything opprobrious in speaking of him in that way.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
always
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Now please understand that I am bringing no indictment against the money-lender, or mean anything opprobrious in speaking of him in that way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
any
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From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Now please understand that I am bringing no indictment against the money-lender, or mean anything opprobrious in speaking of him in that way.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
attempted
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From this reading The first immediately unpleasant result of this discrimination or attempted preference was in connection with my latter loan.
awoke
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
becoming
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
bed
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading And always I found myself unable to keep up those terribly punctual monthly payments, and trying to discriminate between people who would be put off and people who wouldn't.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
bringing
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From this reading Now please understand that I am bringing no indictment against the money-lender, or mean anything opprobrious in speaking of him in that way.
capacity
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
COLLAPSE
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From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
connection
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From this reading The first immediately unpleasant result of this discrimination or attempted preference was in connection with my latter loan.
constant
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
cough
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
directions
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From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
discriminate
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From this reading And always I found myself unable to keep up those terribly punctual monthly payments, and trying to discriminate between people who would be put off and people who wouldn't.
discrimination
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From this reading The first immediately unpleasant result of this discrimination or attempted preference was in connection with my latter loan.
dreadfully
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
exhausting
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first immediately unpleasant result of this discrimination or attempted preference was in connection with my latter loan.
flesh
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From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And always I found myself unable to keep up those terribly punctual monthly payments, and trying to discriminate between people who would be put off and people who wouldn't.
got
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From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
hard
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From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now please understand that I am bringing no indictment against the money-lender, or mean anything opprobrious in speaking of him in that way.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
immediately
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From this reading The first immediately unpleasant result of this discrimination or attempted preference was in connection with my latter loan.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
indeed
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
indictment
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From this reading Now please understand that I am bringing no indictment against the money-lender, or mean anything opprobrious in speaking of him in that way.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
keep
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From this reading And always I found myself unable to keep up those terribly punctual monthly payments, and trying to discriminate between people who would be put off and people who wouldn't.
knew
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
latter
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From this reading The first immediately unpleasant result of this discrimination or attempted preference was in connection with my latter loan.
liabilities
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From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
loan
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From this reading The first immediately unpleasant result of this discrimination or attempted preference was in connection with my latter loan.
mean
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From this reading Now please understand that I am bringing no indictment against the money-lender, or mean anything opprobrious in speaking of him in that way.
money-lender
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From this reading Now please understand that I am bringing no indictment against the money-lender, or mean anything opprobrious in speaking of him in that way.
monthly
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From this reading And always I found myself unable to keep up those terribly punctual monthly payments, and trying to discriminate between people who would be put off and people who wouldn't.
more
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
much
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And always I found myself unable to keep up those terribly punctual monthly payments, and trying to discriminate between people who would be put off and people who wouldn't.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Now please understand that I am bringing no indictment against the money-lender, or mean anything opprobrious in speaking of him in that way.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
Now
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From this reading Now please understand that I am bringing no indictment against the money-lender, or mean anything opprobrious in speaking of him in that way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
off
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From this reading And always I found myself unable to keep up those terribly punctual monthly payments, and trying to discriminate between people who would be put off and people who wouldn't.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
only
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
opprobrious
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From this reading Now please understand that I am bringing no indictment against the money-lender, or mean anything opprobrious in speaking of him in that way.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The first immediately unpleasant result of this discrimination or attempted preference was in connection with my latter loan.
other
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From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
overtaking
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From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
payments
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From this reading And always I found myself unable to keep up those terribly punctual monthly payments, and trying to discriminate between people who would be put off and people who wouldn't.
people
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From this reading And always I found myself unable to keep up those terribly punctual monthly payments, and trying to discriminate between people who would be put off and people who wouldn't.
permit
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From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
physical
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
please
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From this reading Now please understand that I am bringing no indictment against the money-lender, or mean anything opprobrious in speaking of him in that way.
preference
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From this reading The first immediately unpleasant result of this discrimination or attempted preference was in connection with my latter loan.
punctual
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From this reading And always I found myself unable to keep up those terribly punctual monthly payments, and trying to discriminate between people who would be put off and people who wouldn't.
put
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
receive
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
result
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From this reading The first immediately unpleasant result of this discrimination or attempted preference was in connection with my latter loan.
smoother
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From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
speaking
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From this reading Now please understand that I am bringing no indictment against the money-lender, or mean anything opprobrious in speaking of him in that way.
strain
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
succeeded
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From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
supposed
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From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
terribly
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From this reading And always I found myself unable to keep up those terribly punctual monthly payments, and trying to discriminate between people who would be put off and people who wouldn't.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The first immediately unpleasant result of this discrimination or attempted preference was in connection with my latter loan.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And always I found myself unable to keep up those terribly punctual monthly payments, and trying to discriminate between people who would be put off and people who wouldn't.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
tired
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
trying
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From this reading And always I found myself unable to keep up those terribly punctual monthly payments, and trying to discriminate between people who would be put off and people who wouldn't.
unable
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From this reading And always I found myself unable to keep up those terribly punctual monthly payments, and trying to discriminate between people who would be put off and people who wouldn't.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now please understand that I am bringing no indictment against the money-lender, or mean anything opprobrious in speaking of him in that way.
unequal
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
unmistakable
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
unpleasant
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From this reading The first immediately unpleasant result of this discrimination or attempted preference was in connection with my latter loan.
up
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From this reading And always I found myself unable to keep up those terribly punctual monthly payments, and trying to discriminate between people who would be put off and people who wouldn't.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
warnings
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From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
way
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From this reading Now please understand that I am bringing no indictment against the money-lender, or mean anything opprobrious in speaking of him in that way.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Moreover, I began to receive unmistakable warnings that my physical capacity was becoming unequal to the constant strain I put upon it, although I only knew that my morning cough was more exhausting than it had been, and that I always awoke in the morning feeling dreadfully tired, much more so indeed than when I went to bed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And always I found myself unable to keep up those terribly punctual monthly payments, and trying to discriminate between people who would be put off and people who wouldn't.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first immediately unpleasant result of this discrimination or attempted preference was in connection with my latter loan.
worked
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From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading COLLAPSE It must not be supposed that in other directions my affairs had got any smoother as time went on; nor that, although I worked as hard as flesh and blood would permit, that I succeeded in overtaking any of my liabilities.
wouldn't
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From this reading And always I found myself unable to keep up those terribly punctual monthly payments, and trying to discriminate between people who would be put off and people who wouldn't.
