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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 had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
almost
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
appeal
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From this reading I pounced upon my opportunity--that is on the first volume of it--and paid scant attention to my friend’s explanation of his appeal.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
article
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
ask
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
attention
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From this reading I pounced upon my opportunity--that is on the first volume of it--and paid scant attention to my friend’s explanation of his appeal.
begin
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
breathless
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
called
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
came
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
chances
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From this reading He had done more things than I, and earned more pence, though there were chances for cleverness I thought he sometimes missed.
clevernessnounUS /ˈklev.ər.nəs/
The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.
From this reading He had done more things than I, and earned more pence, though there were chances for cleverness I thought he sometimes missed.
Corvick
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could only however that evening declare to him that he never missed one for kindness.
count
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
day
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
declare
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From this reading I could only however that evening declare to him that he never missed one for kindness.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
earned
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
evening
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
explanation
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From this reading I pounced upon my opportunity--that is on the first volume of it--and paid scant attention to my friend’s explanation of his appeal.
few
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
fidgety
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
finer
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I pounced upon my opportunity--that is on the first volume of it--and paid scant attention to my friend’s explanation of his appeal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
friend's
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From this reading I pounced upon my opportunity--that is on the first volume of it--and paid scant attention to my friend’s explanation of his appeal.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
George
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
habit
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had done more things than I, and earned more pence, though there were chances for cleverness I thought he sometimes missed.
hearing
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I could only however that evening declare to him that he never missed one for kindness.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I pounced upon my opportunity--that is on the first volume of it--and paid scant attention to my friend’s explanation of his appeal.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I could only however that evening declare to him that he never missed one for kindness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I pounced upon my opportunity--that is on the first volume of it--and paid scant attention to my friend’s explanation of his appeal.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
it's
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
kindness
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From this reading I could only however that evening declare to him that he never missed one for kindness.
laid
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
longest
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
lucubrations
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
made
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
measure
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
Middle
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
missed
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From this reading He had done more things than I, and earned more pence, though there were chances for cleverness I thought he sometimes missed.
more
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From this reading He had done more things than I, and earned more pence, though there were chances for cleverness I thought he sometimes missed.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could only however that evening declare to him that he never missed one for kindness.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I could only however that evening declare to him that he never missed one for kindness.
only
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From this reading I could only however that evening declare to him that he never missed one for kindness.
opportunity
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From this reading I pounced upon my opportunity--that is on the first volume of it--and paid scant attention to my friend’s explanation of his appeal.
organ
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
paid
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From this reading I pounced upon my opportunity--that is on the first volume of it--and paid scant attention to my friend’s explanation of his appeal.
patronising
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
pence
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
perceived
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
perhaps
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
position
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
pounced
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From this reading I pounced upon my opportunity--that is on the first volume of it--and paid scant attention to my friend’s explanation of his appeal.
prepare
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
proposed
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
rapture
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
real
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
scant
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From this reading I pounced upon my opportunity--that is on the first volume of it--and paid scant attention to my friend’s explanation of his appeal.
service
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
sometimes
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From this reading He had done more things than I, and earned more pence, though there were chances for cleverness I thought he sometimes missed.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
stout
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
string
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
subject
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
table
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could only however that evening declare to him that he never missed one for kindness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
there
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From this reading He had done more things than I, and earned more pence, though there were chances for cleverness I thought he sometimes missed.
things
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had done more things than I, and earned more pence, though there were chances for cleverness I thought he sometimes missed.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had done more things than I, and earned more pence, though there were chances for cleverness I thought he sometimes missed.
tied
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
up
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I pounced upon my opportunity--that is on the first volume of it--and paid scant attention to my friend’s explanation of his appeal.
volume
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From this reading I pounced upon my opportunity--that is on the first volume of it--and paid scant attention to my friend’s explanation of his appeal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
week
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From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had done more things than I, and earned more pence, though there were chances for cleverness I thought he sometimes missed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was almost rapture in hearing it proposed to me to prepare for _The Middle_, the organ of our lucubrations, so called from the position in the week of its day of appearance, an article for which he had made himself responsible and of which, tied up with a stout string, he laid on my table the subject.
worried
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From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.
