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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 "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
all
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From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was asked to perform a service, and have done so.
answering
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From this reading Unconcernedly he shrugged his shoulders, answering: "I regret extremely that it is beyond my power to satisfy you.
appears
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From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was asked to perform a service, and have done so.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You have thus rendered yourself distinctly liable to prosecution, therefore I demand to know the reason at once," I exclaimed fiercely.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Unconcernedly he shrugged his shoulders, answering: "I regret extremely that it is beyond my power to satisfy you.
bride
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From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
ceremony
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From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
consent
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From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
demand
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From this reading You have thus rendered yourself distinctly liable to prosecution, therefore I demand to know the reason at once," I exclaimed fiercely.
distinctly
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donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was asked to perform a service, and have done so.
doubt
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From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
exceedingly
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exclaimed
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extremely
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From this reading Unconcernedly he shrugged his shoulders, answering: "I regret extremely that it is beyond my power to satisfy you.
fiercely
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harshly
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From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Unconcernedly he shrugged his shoulders, answering: "I regret extremely that it is beyond my power to satisfy you.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Unconcernedly he shrugged his shoulders, answering: "I regret extremely that it is beyond my power to satisfy you.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
inclined
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From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Unconcernedly he shrugged his shoulders, answering: "I regret extremely that it is beyond my power to satisfy you.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Unconcernedly he shrugged his shoulders, answering: "I regret extremely that it is beyond my power to satisfy you.
judge
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From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have thus rendered yourself distinctly liable to prosecution, therefore I demand to know the reason at once," I exclaimed fiercely.
knowledge
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From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
liable
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From this reading You have thus rendered yourself distinctly liable to prosecution, therefore I demand to know the reason at once," I exclaimed fiercely.
marriage
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From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
once
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From this reading You have thus rendered yourself distinctly liable to prosecution, therefore I demand to know the reason at once," I exclaimed fiercely.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
perform
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From this reading I was asked to perform a service, and have done so.
performed
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From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
power
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From this reading Unconcernedly he shrugged his shoulders, answering: "I regret extremely that it is beyond my power to satisfy you.
prosecution
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From this reading You have thus rendered yourself distinctly liable to prosecution, therefore I demand to know the reason at once," I exclaimed fiercely.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
reason
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regret
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From this reading Unconcernedly he shrugged his shoulders, answering: "I regret extremely that it is beyond my power to satisfy you.
rendered
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revealed
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From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
satisfy
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From this reading Unconcernedly he shrugged his shoulders, answering: "I regret extremely that it is beyond my power to satisfy you.
service
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From this reading I was asked to perform a service, and have done so.
shoulders
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From this reading Unconcernedly he shrugged his shoulders, answering: "I regret extremely that it is beyond my power to satisfy you.
shrugged
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From this reading Unconcernedly he shrugged his shoulders, answering: "I regret extremely that it is beyond my power to satisfy you.
sir
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From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
strange
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From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Unconcernedly he shrugged his shoulders, answering: "I regret extremely that it is beyond my power to satisfy you.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading You have thus rendered yourself distinctly liable to prosecution, therefore I demand to know the reason at once," I exclaimed fiercely.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
thus
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From this reading You have thus rendered yourself distinctly liable to prosecution, therefore I demand to know the reason at once," I exclaimed fiercely.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
truth
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From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
Unconcernedly
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From this reading Unconcernedly he shrugged his shoulders, answering: "I regret extremely that it is beyond my power to satisfy you.
unconscious
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From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
uniting
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From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
venture
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From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was asked to perform a service, and have done so.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading No doubt all this appears exceedingly strange; nevertheless, when the truth is revealed, I venture to think you will not be inclined to judge me quite so harshly, sir.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But while I have been unconscious you have, without my knowledge or consent, performed the ceremony of marriage, uniting me to a dead bride.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You have thus rendered yourself distinctly liable to prosecution, therefore I demand to know the reason at once," I exclaimed fiercely.
