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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 “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There had been gaming debts, and carriage-builders’ accounts, money lost to Heaven knows whom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
awoke
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From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been gaming debts, and carriage-builders’ accounts, money lost to Heaven knows whom.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
begin
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From this reading But only now did I begin to guess the reasons of his urgency.
boon
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From this reading My magician of a boon companion had impressed it upon me that she was rich enough to make good these reverses by a few years of economy.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But only now did I begin to guess the reasons of his urgency.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My magician of a boon companion had impressed it upon me that she was rich enough to make good these reverses by a few years of economy.
carriage-builders
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From this reading There had been gaming debts, and carriage-builders’ accounts, money lost to Heaven knows whom.
clients
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From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
companion
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From this reading My magician of a boon companion had impressed it upon me that she was rich enough to make good these reverses by a few years of economy.
connected
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From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
danger
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From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
daughter
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From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
day
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From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
debts
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From this reading There had been gaming debts, and carriage-builders’ accounts, money lost to Heaven knows whom.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But only now did I begin to guess the reasons of his urgency.
difficulty
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From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
economy
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From this reading My magician of a boon companion had impressed it upon me that she was rich enough to make good these reverses by a few years of economy.
enough
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From this reading My magician of a boon companion had impressed it upon me that she was rich enough to make good these reverses by a few years of economy.
esteem
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From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
few
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From this reading My magician of a boon companion had impressed it upon me that she was rich enough to make good these reverses by a few years of economy.
fifty
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From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
francs
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From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
gaming
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From this reading There had been gaming debts, and carriage-builders’ accounts, money lost to Heaven knows whom.
get
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From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My magician of a boon companion had impressed it upon me that she was rich enough to make good these reverses by a few years of economy.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
guess
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From this reading But only now did I begin to guess the reasons of his urgency.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
Heaven
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From this reading There had been gaming debts, and carriage-builders’ accounts, money lost to Heaven knows whom.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But only now did I begin to guess the reasons of his urgency.
husband's
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From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
impressed
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From this reading My magician of a boon companion had impressed it upon me that she was rich enough to make good these reverses by a few years of economy.
impressions
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From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
knows
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From this reading There had been gaming debts, and carriage-builders’ accounts, money lost to Heaven knows whom.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
losing
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From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
lost
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From this reading There had been gaming debts, and carriage-builders’ accounts, money lost to Heaven knows whom.
love
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From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
magiciannounUS /məˈdʒɪʃ.ən/
A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.
From this reading My magician of a boon companion had impressed it upon me that she was rich enough to make good these reverses by a few years of economy.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
money
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From this reading There had been gaming debts, and carriage-builders’ accounts, money lost to Heaven knows whom.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
now
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From this reading But only now did I begin to guess the reasons of his urgency.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
only
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From this reading But only now did I begin to guess the reasons of his urgency.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But only now did I begin to guess the reasons of his urgency.
recollect
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From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
reputation
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From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
reverses
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From this reading My magician of a boon companion had impressed it upon me that she was rich enough to make good these reverses by a few years of economy.
rich
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From this reading My magician of a boon companion had impressed it upon me that she was rich enough to make good these reverses by a few years of economy.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
tale
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From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
There
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From this reading There had been gaming debts, and carriage-builders’ accounts, money lost to Heaven knows whom.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading My magician of a boon companion had impressed it upon me that she was rich enough to make good these reverses by a few years of economy.
thousand
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From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
together
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From this reading At last, it seemed to me that the daughter of one of my clients was in danger of losing her reputation, together with her husband’s love and esteem, if she could not get fifty thousand francs together in the course of the morning.
tried
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From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading My magician of a boon companion had impressed it upon me that she was rich enough to make good these reverses by a few years of economy.
urgency
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From this reading But only now did I begin to guess the reasons of his urgency.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There had been gaming debts, and carriage-builders’ accounts, money lost to Heaven knows whom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “When I awoke next morning, and tried to recollect what I had done the day before, it was with great difficulty that I could make a connected tale from my impressions.
years
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From this reading My magician of a boon companion had impressed it upon me that she was rich enough to make good these reverses by a few years of economy.
