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abed
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From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
abuse
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From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
actually
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From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The secret seemed to burn in my soul, and I wanted some means of getting rid of it.
any
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From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
availed
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From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading The secret seemed to burn in my soul, and I wanted some means of getting rid of it.
came
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From this reading The first thing that came to my mind in the morning was the scene I had witnessed in the post-office.
crime
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From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
dreaded
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From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
early
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From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing that came to my mind in the morning was the scene I had witnessed in the post-office.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
get
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From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
getting
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From this reading The secret seemed to burn in my soul, and I wanted some means of getting rid of it.
gladly
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From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
Ham
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From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The secret seemed to burn in my soul, and I wanted some means of getting rid of it.
LARRABEE'S
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From this reading MISS LARRABEE'S LETTER.
late
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From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
LETTER
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From this reading MISS LARRABEE'S LETTER.
like
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From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
lying
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From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
means
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From this reading The secret seemed to burn in my soul, and I wanted some means of getting rid of it.
method
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From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
midnight
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From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing that came to my mind in the morning was the scene I had witnessed in the post-office.
MISS
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From this reading MISS LARRABEE'S LETTER.
more
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From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
offence
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From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
penalty
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From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
pitied
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From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
post-office
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From this reading The first thing that came to my mind in the morning was the scene I had witnessed in the post-office.
punishment
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From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
rather
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From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
rid
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From this reading The secret seemed to burn in my soul, and I wanted some means of getting rid of it.
saving
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From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
scene
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From this reading The first thing that came to my mind in the morning was the scene I had witnessed in the post-office.
season
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From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The secret seemed to burn in my soul, and I wanted some means of getting rid of it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The secret seemed to burn in my soul, and I wanted some means of getting rid of it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
some
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From this reading The secret seemed to burn in my soul, and I wanted some means of getting rid of it.
soul
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From this reading The secret seemed to burn in my soul, and I wanted some means of getting rid of it.
stirring
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From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first thing that came to my mind in the morning was the scene I had witnessed in the post-office.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
then
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From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing that came to my mind in the morning was the scene I had witnessed in the post-office.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
tyrants
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From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
up
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From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
usual
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From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
wanted
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From this reading The secret seemed to burn in my soul, and I wanted some means of getting rid of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing that came to my mind in the morning was the scene I had witnessed in the post-office.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I did not get up as early as usual the next morning, none of my tyrants were stirring in season to abuse me for lying abed so late; for they, like myself, had not retired until after midnight.
witnessed
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From this reading The first thing that came to my mind in the morning was the scene I had witnessed in the post-office.
worse
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From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I actually pitied Ham, and would gladly have availed myself of any method of saving him from the crime--of saving him from himself, rather than from the penalty of the offence, for even then the crime seemed to me to be worse than the punishment, and more to be dreaded.
