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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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abstain
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accompanies
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acumen
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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anxious
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any
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arcana
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AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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attached
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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careful
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case
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clever
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collected
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commenced
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condensation
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consideration
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correspondence
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describes
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determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
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directness
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discovering
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DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Doctor's
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dual
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due
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elaborate
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Essay
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existence
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extract
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extraordinary
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follows
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forestall
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form
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Upon a paper attached to the Narrative which follows, Doctor Hesselius has written a rather elaborate note, which he accompanies with a reference to his Essay on the strange subject which the MS. illuminates.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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Hesselius
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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illuminates
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improbably
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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informant
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intelligent
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interest
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intermediates
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involving
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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lady
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laity
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learned
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learning
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man's
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many
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MS
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mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
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Narrative
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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note
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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It will form but one volume of the series of that extraordinary man’s collected papers.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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paper
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papers
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person
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presenting
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profoundest
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précis
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publish
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rather
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reasoning
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reference
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relates
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remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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reopen
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seems
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series
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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
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simply
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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some
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statement
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strange
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From this reading Upon a paper attached to the Narrative which follows, Doctor Hesselius has written a rather elaborate note, which he accompanies with a reference to his Essay on the strange subject which the MS. illuminates.
subject
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From this reading Upon a paper attached to the Narrative which follows, Doctor Hesselius has written a rather elaborate note, which he accompanies with a reference to his Essay on the strange subject which the MS. illuminates.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This mysterious subject he treats, in that Essay, with his usual learning and acumen, and with remarkable directness and condensation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Upon a paper attached to the Narrative which follows, Doctor Hesselius has written a rather elaborate note, which he accompanies with a reference to his Essay on the strange subject which the MS. illuminates.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading As I publish the case, in this volume, simply to interest the “laity,” I shall forestall the intelligent lady, who relates it, in nothing; and after due consideration, I have determined, therefore, to abstain from presenting any précis of the learned Doctor’s reasoning, or extract from his statement on a subject which he describes as “involving, not improbably, some of the profoundest arcana of our dual existence, and its intermediates.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This mysterious subject he treats, in that Essay, with his usual learning and acumen, and with remarkable directness and condensation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upon a paper attached to the Narrative which follows, Doctor Hesselius has written a rather elaborate note, which he accompanies with a reference to his Essay on the strange subject which the MS. illuminates.
treats
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From this reading This mysterious subject he treats, in that Essay, with his usual learning and acumen, and with remarkable directness and condensation.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon a paper attached to the Narrative which follows, Doctor Hesselius has written a rather elaborate note, which he accompanies with a reference to his Essay on the strange subject which the MS. illuminates.
usual
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From this reading This mysterious subject he treats, in that Essay, with his usual learning and acumen, and with remarkable directness and condensation.
volume
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From this reading It will form but one volume of the series of that extraordinary man’s collected papers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was anxious on discovering this paper, to reopen the correspondence commenced by Doctor Hesselius, so many years before, with a person so clever and careful as his informant seems to have been.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Upon a paper attached to the Narrative which follows, Doctor Hesselius has written a rather elaborate note, which he accompanies with a reference to his Essay on the strange subject which the MS. illuminates.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As I publish the case, in this volume, simply to interest the “laity,” I shall forestall the intelligent lady, who relates it, in nothing; and after due consideration, I have determined, therefore, to abstain from presenting any précis of the learned Doctor’s reasoning, or extract from his statement on a subject which he describes as “involving, not improbably, some of the profoundest arcana of our dual existence, and its intermediates.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will form but one volume of the series of that extraordinary man’s collected papers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Upon a paper attached to the Narrative which follows, Doctor Hesselius has written a rather elaborate note, which he accompanies with a reference to his Essay on the strange subject which the MS. illuminates.
written
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From this reading Upon a paper attached to the Narrative which follows, Doctor Hesselius has written a rather elaborate note, which he accompanies with a reference to his Essay on the strange subject which the MS. illuminates.
years
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From this reading I was anxious on discovering this paper, to reopen the correspondence commenced by Doctor Hesselius, so many years before, with a person so clever and careful as his informant seems to have been.
