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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 I was impelled to this course by a feeling that I might possibly require some person to take a message to Carton or bring him to the Rue de la Paix.
alighted
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From this reading I took the precaution to hire the driver of the fly by the hour, and desired him to stop where I alighted until I needed him.
all
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From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TRANCE AND THE REVELATION.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
awaited
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From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
bring
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From this reading I was impelled to this course by a feeling that I might possibly require some person to take a message to Carton or bring him to the Rue de la Paix.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I took the precaution to hire the driver of the fly by the hour, and desired him to stop where I alighted until I needed him.
came
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From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
Carton
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From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
connection
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From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was impelled to this course by a feeling that I might possibly require some person to take a message to Carton or bring him to the Rue de la Paix.
de
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From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
desired
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From this reading I took the precaution to hire the driver of the fly by the hour, and desired him to stop where I alighted until I needed him.
Devlin
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From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
difficulty
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From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
driver
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From this reading I took the precaution to hire the driver of the fly by the hour, and desired him to stop where I alighted until I needed him.
drove
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From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
experiences
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From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was impelled to this course by a feeling that I might possibly require some person to take a message to Carton or bring him to the Rue de la Paix.
fly
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From this reading I took the precaution to hire the driver of the fly by the hour, and desired him to stop where I alighted until I needed him.
following
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From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
hire
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From this reading I took the precaution to hire the driver of the fly by the hour, and desired him to stop where I alighted until I needed him.
hotel
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From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
hour
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From this reading I took the precaution to hire the driver of the fly by the hour, and desired him to stop where I alighted until I needed him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
impelled
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From this reading I was impelled to this course by a feeling that I might possibly require some person to take a message to Carton or bring him to the Rue de la Paix.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
inexplicablenounUS /inexplicable/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
instructed
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From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
la
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From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
message
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From this reading I was impelled to this course by a feeling that I might possibly require some person to take a message to Carton or bring him to the Rue de la Paix.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I was impelled to this course by a feeling that I might possibly require some person to take a message to Carton or bring him to the Rue de la Paix.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
most
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From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
narrated
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From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
needed
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From this reading I took the precaution to hire the driver of the fly by the hour, and desired him to stop where I alighted until I needed him.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
Paix
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From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
person
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From this reading I was impelled to this course by a feeling that I might possibly require some person to take a message to Carton or bring him to the Rue de la Paix.
possibly
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From this reading I was impelled to this course by a feeling that I might possibly require some person to take a message to Carton or bring him to the Rue de la Paix.
precaution
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From this reading I took the precaution to hire the driver of the fly by the hour, and desired him to stop where I alighted until I needed him.
Prevailing
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From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
remain
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From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
require
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From this reading I was impelled to this course by a feeling that I might possibly require some person to take a message to Carton or bring him to the Rue de la Paix.
REVELATION
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From this reading THE TRANCE AND THE REVELATION.
Richard
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From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
Rue
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From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
sent
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From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
some
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From this reading I was impelled to this course by a feeling that I might possibly require some person to take a message to Carton or bring him to the Rue de la Paix.
startling
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From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
stop
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From this reading I took the precaution to hire the driver of the fly by the hour, and desired him to stop where I alighted until I needed him.
strange
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From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was impelled to this course by a feeling that I might possibly require some person to take a message to Carton or bring him to the Rue de la Paix.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRANCE AND THE REVELATION.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was impelled to this course by a feeling that I might possibly require some person to take a message to Carton or bring him to the Rue de la Paix.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took the precaution to hire the driver of the fly by the hour, and desired him to stop where I alighted until I needed him.
TRANCE
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From this reading THE TRANCE AND THE REVELATION.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Prevailing with difficulty upon Richard Carton to remain at the hotel until I either came to or sent for him, I drove to the foot of the Rue de la Paix, as I was instructed to do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I took the precaution to hire the driver of the fly by the hour, and desired him to stop where I alighted until I needed him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of all the strange experiences I have narrated in connection with Devlin, that which awaited me on the following morning was the most startling and inexplicable.
