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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 truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE MISSING WITNESS On the seventeenth, the day I was trysted with the Writer, I had much rebellion against fate.
all
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From this reading It seemed I had behaved to James Stewart as a brother might; all the past was a picture that I could be proud of, and there was only the present to consider.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thought of him waiting in the _King's Arms_, and of what he would think, and what he would say when next we met, tormented and oppressed me.
Arms
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From this reading The thought of him waiting in the _King's Arms_, and of what he would think, and what he would say when next we met, tormented and oppressed me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
behaved
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From this reading It seemed I had behaved to James Stewart as a brother might; all the past was a picture that I could be proud of, and there was only the present to consider.
behaviour
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From this reading I repeated this form of words with a kind of bitter relish, and re-examined in that light the steps of my behaviour.
bitter
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From this reading I repeated this form of words with a kind of bitter relish, and re-examined in that light the steps of my behaviour.
brother
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From this reading It seemed I had behaved to James Stewart as a brother might; all the past was a picture that I could be proud of, and there was only the present to consider.
consciously
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From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
consider
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From this reading It seemed I had behaved to James Stewart as a brother might; all the past was a picture that I could be proud of, and there was only the present to consider.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It seemed I had behaved to James Stewart as a brother might; all the past was a picture that I could be proud of, and there was only the present to consider.
coward
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From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
day
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From this reading THE MISSING WITNESS On the seventeenth, the day I was trysted with the Writer, I had much rebellion against fate.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
fate
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From this reading THE MISSING WITNESS On the seventeenth, the day I was trysted with the Writer, I had much rebellion against fate.
form
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From this reading I repeated this form of words with a kind of bitter relish, and re-examined in that light the steps of my behaviour.
grant
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From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MISSING WITNESS On the seventeenth, the day I was trysted with the Writer, I had much rebellion against fate.
hard
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From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The thought of him waiting in the _King's Arms_, and of what he would think, and what he would say when next we met, tormented and oppressed me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The thought of him waiting in the _King's Arms_, and of what he would think, and what he would say when next we met, tormented and oppressed me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MISSING WITNESS On the seventeenth, the day I was trysted with the Writer, I had much rebellion against fate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The thought of him waiting in the _King's Arms_, and of what he would think, and what he would say when next we met, tormented and oppressed me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
James
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From this reading It seemed I had behaved to James Stewart as a brother might; all the past was a picture that I could be proud of, and there was only the present to consider.
kind
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From this reading I repeated this form of words with a kind of bitter relish, and re-examined in that light the steps of my behaviour.
King's
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From this reading The thought of him waiting in the _King's Arms_, and of what he would think, and what he would say when next we met, tormented and oppressed me.
liar
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From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
light
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From this reading I repeated this form of words with a kind of bitter relish, and re-examined in that light the steps of my behaviour.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The thought of him waiting in the _King's Arms_, and of what he would think, and what he would say when next we met, tormented and oppressed me.
met
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From this reading The thought of him waiting in the _King's Arms_, and of what he would think, and what he would say when next we met, tormented and oppressed me.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It seemed I had behaved to James Stewart as a brother might; all the past was a picture that I could be proud of, and there was only the present to consider.
MISSING
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From this reading THE MISSING WITNESS On the seventeenth, the day I was trysted with the Writer, I had much rebellion against fate.
much
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From this reading THE MISSING WITNESS On the seventeenth, the day I was trysted with the Writer, I had much rebellion against fate.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I repeated this form of words with a kind of bitter relish, and re-examined in that light the steps of my behaviour.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought of him waiting in the _King's Arms_, and of what he would think, and what he would say when next we met, tormented and oppressed me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thought of him waiting in the _King's Arms_, and of what he would think, and what he would say when next we met, tormented and oppressed me.
omitted
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From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MISSING WITNESS On the seventeenth, the day I was trysted with the Writer, I had much rebellion against fate.
only
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From this reading It seemed I had behaved to James Stewart as a brother might; all the past was a picture that I could be proud of, and there was only the present to consider.
oppressed
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From this reading The thought of him waiting in the _King's Arms_, and of what he would think, and what he would say when next we met, tormented and oppressed me.
past
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From this reading It seemed I had behaved to James Stewart as a brother might; all the past was a picture that I could be proud of, and there was only the present to consider.
picture
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From this reading It seemed I had behaved to James Stewart as a brother might; all the past was a picture that I could be proud of, and there was only the present to consider.
possible
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From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
posted
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From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
present
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From this reading It seemed I had behaved to James Stewart as a brother might; all the past was a picture that I could be proud of, and there was only the present to consider.
proud
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From this reading It seemed I had behaved to James Stewart as a brother might; all the past was a picture that I could be proud of, and there was only the present to consider.
re-examined
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From this reading I repeated this form of words with a kind of bitter relish, and re-examined in that light the steps of my behaviour.
rebellion
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From this reading THE MISSING WITNESS On the seventeenth, the day I was trysted with the Writer, I had much rebellion against fate.
relish
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From this reading I repeated this form of words with a kind of bitter relish, and re-examined in that light the steps of my behaviour.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I repeated this form of words with a kind of bitter relish, and re-examined in that light the steps of my behaviour.
say
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From this reading The thought of him waiting in the _King's Arms_, and of what he would think, and what he would say when next we met, tormented and oppressed me.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
seventeenth
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From this reading THE MISSING WITNESS On the seventeenth, the day I was trysted with the Writer, I had much rebellion against fate.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
steps
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From this reading I repeated this form of words with a kind of bitter relish, and re-examined in that light the steps of my behaviour.
Stewart
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From this reading It seemed I had behaved to James Stewart as a brother might; all the past was a picture that I could be proud of, and there was only the present to consider.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MISSING WITNESS On the seventeenth, the day I was trysted with the Writer, I had much rebellion against fate.
there
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From this reading It seemed I had behaved to James Stewart as a brother might; all the past was a picture that I could be proud of, and there was only the present to consider.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought of him waiting in the _King's Arms_, and of what he would think, and what he would say when next we met, tormented and oppressed me.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I repeated this form of words with a kind of bitter relish, and re-examined in that light the steps of my behaviour.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought of him waiting in the _King's Arms_, and of what he would think, and what he would say when next we met, tormented and oppressed me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
tormented
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From this reading The thought of him waiting in the _King's Arms_, and of what he would think, and what he would say when next we met, tormented and oppressed me.
truth
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From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
trysted
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From this reading THE MISSING WITNESS On the seventeenth, the day I was trysted with the Writer, I had much rebellion against fate.
unbelievable
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From this reading The truth was unbelievable, so much I had to grant, and it seemed cruel hard I should be posted as a liar and a coward, and have never consciously omitted what it was possible that I should do.
waiting
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From this reading The thought of him waiting in the _King's Arms_, and of what he would think, and what he would say when next we met, tormented and oppressed me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MISSING WITNESS On the seventeenth, the day I was trysted with the Writer, I had much rebellion against fate.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The thought of him waiting in the _King's Arms_, and of what he would think, and what he would say when next we met, tormented and oppressed me.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The thought of him waiting in the _King's Arms_, and of what he would think, and what he would say when next we met, tormented and oppressed me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The thought of him waiting in the _King's Arms_, and of what he would think, and what he would say when next we met, tormented and oppressed me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MISSING WITNESS On the seventeenth, the day I was trysted with the Writer, I had much rebellion against fate.
WITNESS
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From this reading THE MISSING WITNESS On the seventeenth, the day I was trysted with the Writer, I had much rebellion against fate.
words
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From this reading I repeated this form of words with a kind of bitter relish, and re-examined in that light the steps of my behaviour.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The thought of him waiting in the _King's Arms_, and of what he would think, and what he would say when next we met, tormented and oppressed me.
Writer
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From this reading THE MISSING WITNESS On the seventeenth, the day I was trysted with the Writer, I had much rebellion against fate.
