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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 am not an artist or a descriptive writer, and were I to attempt to play the part of either I should most certainly fail.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not an artist or a descriptive writer, and were I to attempt to play the part of either I should most certainly fail.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I am not an artist or a descriptive writer, and were I to attempt to play the part of either I should most certainly fail.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT DEVEREUX COURT At six o'clock on the following morning I was up and in the park.
artist
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From this reading I am not an artist or a descriptive writer, and were I to attempt to play the part of either I should most certainly fail.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is not part of my _rôle_ as story-teller to attempt long descriptions.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT DEVEREUX COURT At six o'clock on the following morning I was up and in the park.
attempt
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From this reading It is not part of my _rôle_ as story-teller to attempt long descriptions.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
bitter
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From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
bound
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From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had prepared myself for much, but what I saw exceeded everything.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
certainly
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From this reading I am not an artist or a descriptive writer, and were I to attempt to play the part of either I should most certainly fail.
COURT
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From this reading AT DEVEREUX COURT At six o'clock on the following morning I was up and in the park.
curious
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From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
day
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From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
daylight
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From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
descriptions
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From this reading It is not part of my _rôle_ as story-teller to attempt long descriptions.
descriptive
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From this reading I am not an artist or a descriptive writer, and were I to attempt to play the part of either I should most certainly fail.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
DEVEREUX
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From this reading AT DEVEREUX COURT At six o'clock on the following morning I was up and in the park.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading I am not an artist or a descriptive writer, and were I to attempt to play the part of either I should most certainly fail.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I had prepared myself for much, but what I saw exceeded everything.
exceeded
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From this reading I had prepared myself for much, but what I saw exceeded everything.
fail
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From this reading I am not an artist or a descriptive writer, and were I to attempt to play the part of either I should most certainly fail.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
following
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From this reading AT DEVEREUX COURT At six o'clock on the following morning I was up and in the park.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had prepared myself for much, but what I saw exceeded everything.
grief
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From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had prepared myself for much, but what I saw exceeded everything.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AT DEVEREUX COURT At six o'clock on the following morning I was up and in the park.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT DEVEREUX COURT At six o'clock on the following morning I was up and in the park.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not part of my _rôle_ as story-teller to attempt long descriptions.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not part of my _rôle_ as story-teller to attempt long descriptions.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not part of my _rôle_ as story-teller to attempt long descriptions.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
mansion
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From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT DEVEREUX COURT At six o'clock on the following morning I was up and in the park.
most
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From this reading I am not an artist or a descriptive writer, and were I to attempt to play the part of either I should most certainly fail.
much
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From this reading I had prepared myself for much, but what I saw exceeded everything.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is not part of my _rôle_ as story-teller to attempt long descriptions.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I had prepared myself for much, but what I saw exceeded everything.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not part of my _rôle_ as story-teller to attempt long descriptions.
o'clock
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From this reading AT DEVEREUX COURT At six o'clock on the following morning I was up and in the park.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is not part of my _rôle_ as story-teller to attempt long descriptions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AT DEVEREUX COURT At six o'clock on the following morning I was up and in the park.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I am not an artist or a descriptive writer, and were I to attempt to play the part of either I should most certainly fail.
park
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From this reading AT DEVEREUX COURT At six o'clock on the following morning I was up and in the park.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not part of my _rôle_ as story-teller to attempt long descriptions.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
pauperdom
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From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
play
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From this reading I am not an artist or a descriptive writer, and were I to attempt to play the part of either I should most certainly fail.
pleasure
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From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
prepared
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From this reading I had prepared myself for much, but what I saw exceeded everything.
recollection
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From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
rôle
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From this reading It is not part of my _rôle_ as story-teller to attempt long descriptions.
saw
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From this reading I had prepared myself for much, but what I saw exceeded everything.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I am not an artist or a descriptive writer, and were I to attempt to play the part of either I should most certainly fail.
six
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From this reading AT DEVEREUX COURT At six o'clock on the following morning I was up and in the park.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
sorrow
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From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
story-teller
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From this reading It is not part of my _rôle_ as story-teller to attempt long descriptions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT DEVEREUX COURT At six o'clock on the following morning I was up and in the park.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
there
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From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
thrill
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From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is not part of my _rôle_ as story-teller to attempt long descriptions.
up
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From this reading AT DEVEREUX COURT At six o'clock on the following morning I was up and in the park.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT DEVEREUX COURT At six o'clock on the following morning I was up and in the park.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am not an artist or a descriptive writer, and were I to attempt to play the part of either I should most certainly fail.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I had prepared myself for much, but what I saw exceeded everything.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the park and mansion of Devereux were one day bound to be mine, even though they brought me pauperdom, and despite the sorrow and bitter grief which were bound up in this recollection, a curious thrill, in which there was something of pleasure, passed through me as I looked upon them for the first time by daylight.
writer
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From this reading I am not an artist or a descriptive writer, and were I to attempt to play the part of either I should most certainly fail.
