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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Moreover, why, having told it me, he should have so suddenly requested me to think no more about it, only added to my bewilderment.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moreover, why, having told it me, he should have so suddenly requested me to think no more about it, only added to my bewilderment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had so many sides, and each so complex, that I scarcely knew which presented the most curious feature.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
bewilderment
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From this reading Moreover, why, having told it me, he should have so suddenly requested me to think no more about it, only added to my bewilderment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The more I thought upon my strange visit to the Palace Revecce that evening, the more puzzled I was by it.
call
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From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
certain
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certainly
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From this reading The incident of the two men, and the extraordinary conjuring trick, for conjuring trick it certainly was in the real meaning of the word, he had shown us, did not help to elucidate matters.
complex
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From this reading It had so many sides, and each so complex, that I scarcely knew which presented the most curious feature.
conjuring
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From this reading The incident of the two men, and the extraordinary conjuring trick, for conjuring trick it certainly was in the real meaning of the word, he had shown us, did not help to elucidate matters.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
curious
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From this reading It had so many sides, and each so complex, that I scarcely knew which presented the most curious feature.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The incident of the two men, and the extraordinary conjuring trick, for conjuring trick it certainly was in the real meaning of the word, he had shown us, did not help to elucidate matters.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It had so many sides, and each so complex, that I scarcely knew which presented the most curious feature.
elucidate
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evening
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From this reading The more I thought upon my strange visit to the Palace Revecce that evening, the more puzzled I was by it.
extraordinary
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feature
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From this reading It had so many sides, and each so complex, that I scarcely knew which presented the most curious feature.
felt
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From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had so many sides, and each so complex, that I scarcely knew which presented the most curious feature.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Moreover, why, having told it me, he should have so suddenly requested me to think no more about it, only added to my bewilderment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The incident of the two men, and the extraordinary conjuring trick, for conjuring trick it certainly was in the real meaning of the word, he had shown us, did not help to elucidate matters.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The more I thought upon my strange visit to the Palace Revecce that evening, the more puzzled I was by it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The incident of the two men, and the extraordinary conjuring trick, for conjuring trick it certainly was in the real meaning of the word, he had shown us, did not help to elucidate matters.
incident
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From this reading The incident of the two men, and the extraordinary conjuring trick, for conjuring trick it certainly was in the real meaning of the word, he had shown us, did not help to elucidate matters.
inviting
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From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The more I thought upon my strange visit to the Palace Revecce that evening, the more puzzled I was by it.
knew
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From this reading It had so many sides, and each so complex, that I scarcely knew which presented the most curious feature.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
many
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From this reading It had so many sides, and each so complex, that I scarcely knew which presented the most curious feature.
matters
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
meaning
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men
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From this reading The incident of the two men, and the extraordinary conjuring trick, for conjuring trick it certainly was in the real meaning of the word, he had shown us, did not help to elucidate matters.
more
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From this reading The more I thought upon my strange visit to the Palace Revecce that evening, the more puzzled I was by it.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, why, having told it me, he should have so suddenly requested me to think no more about it, only added to my bewilderment.
most
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From this reading It had so many sides, and each so complex, that I scarcely knew which presented the most curious feature.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The more I thought upon my strange visit to the Palace Revecce that evening, the more puzzled I was by it.
Nikola's
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From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Moreover, why, having told it me, he should have so suddenly requested me to think no more about it, only added to my bewilderment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The incident of the two men, and the extraordinary conjuring trick, for conjuring trick it certainly was in the real meaning of the word, he had shown us, did not help to elucidate matters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
only
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From this reading Moreover, why, having told it me, he should have so suddenly requested me to think no more about it, only added to my bewilderment.
own
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From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
Palace
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From this reading The more I thought upon my strange visit to the Palace Revecce that evening, the more puzzled I was by it.
presented
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From this reading It had so many sides, and each so complex, that I scarcely knew which presented the most curious feature.
puzzled
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From this reading The more I thought upon my strange visit to the Palace Revecce that evening, the more puzzled I was by it.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
real
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From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
reason
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requested
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From this reading Moreover, why, having told it me, he should have so suddenly requested me to think no more about it, only added to my bewilderment.
Revecce
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From this reading The more I thought upon my strange visit to the Palace Revecce that evening, the more puzzled I was by it.
scarcely
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From this reading It had so many sides, and each so complex, that I scarcely knew which presented the most curious feature.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
shown
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From this reading The incident of the two men, and the extraordinary conjuring trick, for conjuring trick it certainly was in the real meaning of the word, he had shown us, did not help to elucidate matters.
sides
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From this reading It had so many sides, and each so complex, that I scarcely knew which presented the most curious feature.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It had so many sides, and each so complex, that I scarcely knew which presented the most curious feature.
story
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From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
strange
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From this reading The more I thought upon my strange visit to the Palace Revecce that evening, the more puzzled I was by it.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Moreover, why, having told it me, he should have so suddenly requested me to think no more about it, only added to my bewilderment.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The more I thought upon my strange visit to the Palace Revecce that evening, the more puzzled I was by it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The more I thought upon my strange visit to the Palace Revecce that evening, the more puzzled I was by it.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moreover, why, having told it me, he should have so suddenly requested me to think no more about it, only added to my bewilderment.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The more I thought upon my strange visit to the Palace Revecce that evening, the more puzzled I was by it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The more I thought upon my strange visit to the Palace Revecce that evening, the more puzzled I was by it.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
trick
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From this reading The incident of the two men, and the extraordinary conjuring trick, for conjuring trick it certainly was in the real meaning of the word, he had shown us, did not help to elucidate matters.
two
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From this reading The incident of the two men, and the extraordinary conjuring trick, for conjuring trick it certainly was in the real meaning of the word, he had shown us, did not help to elucidate matters.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The more I thought upon my strange visit to the Palace Revecce that evening, the more puzzled I was by it.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The incident of the two men, and the extraordinary conjuring trick, for conjuring trick it certainly was in the real meaning of the word, he had shown us, did not help to elucidate matters.
visit
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From this reading The more I thought upon my strange visit to the Palace Revecce that evening, the more puzzled I was by it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The more I thought upon my strange visit to the Palace Revecce that evening, the more puzzled I was by it.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had so many sides, and each so complex, that I scarcely knew which presented the most curious feature.
why
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From this reading What Nikola's real reason had been for inviting me to call upon him, and why he should have told me the story, which I felt quite certain was that of his own life, was more than I could understand.
word
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