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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 Before long, perhaps, you may feel you are talking with a dummy, some well-trained automaton, a nonentity devoid of spontaneous life; and afterwards you may find that memory fades rapidly away, as though no impression of any kind has really been made at all.
absolutely
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From this reading Disappointed, therefore, you may certainly be; but I defy you to discover the smallest hint of mental disorder, and of derangement or nervous affliction, absolutely nothing.
affliction
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From this reading Disappointed, therefore, you may certainly be; but I defy you to discover the smallest hint of mental disorder, and of derangement or nervous affliction, absolutely nothing.
afterwards
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From this reading Before long, perhaps, you may feel you are talking with a dummy, some well-trained automaton, a nonentity devoid of spontaneous life; and afterwards you may find that memory fades rapidly away, as though no impression of any kind has really been made at all.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You may wonder why something continually expected does not make its appearance; and you may watch for the evidence of ‘personality’ the general presentment of the man has led you to expect.
any
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appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You may wonder why something continually expected does not make its appearance; and you may watch for the evidence of ‘personality’ the general presentment of the man has led you to expect.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before long, perhaps, you may feel you are talking with a dummy, some well-trained automaton, a nonentity devoid of spontaneous life; and afterwards you may find that memory fades rapidly away, as though no impression of any kind has really been made at all.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Before long, perhaps, you may feel you are talking with a dummy, some well-trained automaton, a nonentity devoid of spontaneous life; and afterwards you may find that memory fades rapidly away, as though no impression of any kind has really been made at all.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At closer quarters you may think questioning things, or you may think--nothing; probably the latter.
automaton
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away
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Disappointed, therefore, you may certainly be; but I defy you to discover the smallest hint of mental disorder, and of derangement or nervous affliction, absolutely nothing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Before long, perhaps, you may feel you are talking with a dummy, some well-trained automaton, a nonentity devoid of spontaneous life; and afterwards you may find that memory fades rapidly away, as though no impression of any kind has really been made at all.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before long, perhaps, you may feel you are talking with a dummy, some well-trained automaton, a nonentity devoid of spontaneous life; and afterwards you may find that memory fades rapidly away, as though no impression of any kind has really been made at all.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Disappointed, therefore, you may certainly be; but I defy you to discover the smallest hint of mental disorder, and of derangement or nervous affliction, absolutely nothing.
certainly
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From this reading Disappointed, therefore, you may certainly be; but I defy you to discover the smallest hint of mental disorder, and of derangement or nervous affliction, absolutely nothing.
closer
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From this reading At closer quarters you may think questioning things, or you may think--nothing; probably the latter.
continually
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From this reading You may wonder why something continually expected does not make its appearance; and you may watch for the evidence of ‘personality’ the general presentment of the man has led you to expect.
defy
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From this reading Disappointed, therefore, you may certainly be; but I defy you to discover the smallest hint of mental disorder, and of derangement or nervous affliction, absolutely nothing.
derangement
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From this reading Disappointed, therefore, you may certainly be; but I defy you to discover the smallest hint of mental disorder, and of derangement or nervous affliction, absolutely nothing.
devoid
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Disappointed
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From this reading Disappointed, therefore, you may certainly be; but I defy you to discover the smallest hint of mental disorder, and of derangement or nervous affliction, absolutely nothing.
discover
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From this reading Disappointed, therefore, you may certainly be; but I defy you to discover the smallest hint of mental disorder, and of derangement or nervous affliction, absolutely nothing.
disorder
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From this reading Disappointed, therefore, you may certainly be; but I defy you to discover the smallest hint of mental disorder, and of derangement or nervous affliction, absolutely nothing.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You may wonder why something continually expected does not make its appearance; and you may watch for the evidence of ‘personality’ the general presentment of the man has led you to expect.
dummy
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From this reading Before long, perhaps, you may feel you are talking with a dummy, some well-trained automaton, a nonentity devoid of spontaneous life; and afterwards you may find that memory fades rapidly away, as though no impression of any kind has really been made at all.
evidence
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From this reading You may wonder why something continually expected does not make its appearance; and you may watch for the evidence of ‘personality’ the general presentment of the man has led you to expect.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading You may wonder why something continually expected does not make its appearance; and you may watch for the evidence of ‘personality’ the general presentment of the man has led you to expect.
expected
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From this reading You may wonder why something continually expected does not make its appearance; and you may watch for the evidence of ‘personality’ the general presentment of the man has led you to expect.
fades
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feel
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find
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You may wonder why something continually expected does not make its appearance; and you may watch for the evidence of ‘personality’ the general presentment of the man has led you to expect.
general
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From this reading You may wonder why something continually expected does not make its appearance; and you may watch for the evidence of ‘personality’ the general presentment of the man has led you to expect.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You may wonder why something continually expected does not make its appearance; and you may watch for the evidence of ‘personality’ the general presentment of the man has led you to expect.
hint
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From this reading Disappointed, therefore, you may certainly be; but I defy you to discover the smallest hint of mental disorder, and of derangement or nervous affliction, absolutely nothing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Disappointed, therefore, you may certainly be; but I defy you to discover the smallest hint of mental disorder, and of derangement or nervous affliction, absolutely nothing.
impression
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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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kind
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latter
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From this reading At closer quarters you may think questioning things, or you may think--nothing; probably the latter.
led
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From this reading You may wonder why something continually expected does not make its appearance; and you may watch for the evidence of ‘personality’ the general presentment of the man has led you to expect.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before long, perhaps, you may feel you are talking with a dummy, some well-trained automaton, a nonentity devoid of spontaneous life; and afterwards you may find that memory fades rapidly away, as though no impression of any kind has really been made at all.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before long, perhaps, you may feel you are talking with a dummy, some well-trained automaton, a nonentity devoid of spontaneous life; and afterwards you may find that memory fades rapidly away, as though no impression of any kind has really been made at all.
made
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makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You may wonder why something continually expected does not make its appearance; and you may watch for the evidence of ‘personality’ the general presentment of the man has led you to expect.
man
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From this reading You may wonder why something continually expected does not make its appearance; and you may watch for the evidence of ‘personality’ the general presentment of the man has led you to expect.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading At closer quarters you may think questioning things, or you may think--nothing; probably the latter.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Before long, perhaps, you may feel you are talking with a dummy, some well-trained automaton, a nonentity devoid of spontaneous life; and afterwards you may find that memory fades rapidly away, as though no impression of any kind has really been made at all.
mental
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From this reading Disappointed, therefore, you may certainly be; but I defy you to discover the smallest hint of mental disorder, and of derangement or nervous affliction, absolutely nothing.
nervous
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From this reading Disappointed, therefore, you may certainly be; but I defy you to discover the smallest hint of mental disorder, and of derangement or nervous affliction, absolutely nothing.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Before long, perhaps, you may feel you are talking with a dummy, some well-trained automaton, a nonentity devoid of spontaneous life; and afterwards you may find that memory fades rapidly away, as though no impression of any kind has really been made at all.
nonentity
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You may wonder why something continually expected does not make its appearance; and you may watch for the evidence of ‘personality’ the general presentment of the man has led you to expect.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At closer quarters you may think questioning things, or you may think--nothing; probably the latter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You may wonder why something continually expected does not make its appearance; and you may watch for the evidence of ‘personality’ the general presentment of the man has led you to expect.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At closer quarters you may think questioning things, or you may think--nothing; probably the latter.
pathological
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From this reading All this, yes; but nothing pathological.
perhaps
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From this reading Before long, perhaps, you may feel you are talking with a dummy, some well-trained automaton, a nonentity devoid of spontaneous life; and afterwards you may find that memory fades rapidly away, as though no impression of any kind has really been made at all.
personality
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presentment
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probably
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From this reading At closer quarters you may think questioning things, or you may think--nothing; probably the latter.
quarters
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From this reading At closer quarters you may think questioning things, or you may think--nothing; probably the latter.
questioning
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From this reading At closer quarters you may think questioning things, or you may think--nothing; probably the latter.
rapidly
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really
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smallest
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some
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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading You may wonder why something continually expected does not make its appearance; and you may watch for the evidence of ‘personality’ the general presentment of the man has led you to expect.
spontaneous
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talking
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From this reading Before long, perhaps, you may feel you are talking with a dummy, some well-trained automaton, a nonentity devoid of spontaneous life; and afterwards you may find that memory fades rapidly away, as though no impression of any kind has really been made at all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before long, perhaps, you may feel you are talking with a dummy, some well-trained automaton, a nonentity devoid of spontaneous life; and afterwards you may find that memory fades rapidly away, as though no impression of any kind has really been made at all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At closer quarters you may think questioning things, or you may think--nothing; probably the latter.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Disappointed, therefore, you may certainly be; but I defy you to discover the smallest hint of mental disorder, and of derangement or nervous affliction, absolutely nothing.
things
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From this reading At closer quarters you may think questioning things, or you may think--nothing; probably the latter.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At closer quarters you may think questioning things, or you may think--nothing; probably the latter.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this, yes; but nothing pathological.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Before long, perhaps, you may feel you are talking with a dummy, some well-trained automaton, a nonentity devoid of spontaneous life; and afterwards you may find that memory fades rapidly away, as though no impression of any kind has really been made at all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You may wonder why something continually expected does not make its appearance; and you may watch for the evidence of ‘personality’ the general presentment of the man has led you to expect.
watch
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From this reading You may wonder why something continually expected does not make its appearance; and you may watch for the evidence of ‘personality’ the general presentment of the man has led you to expect.
well-trained
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why
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From this reading You may wonder why something continually expected does not make its appearance; and you may watch for the evidence of ‘personality’ the general presentment of the man has led you to expect.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before long, perhaps, you may feel you are talking with a dummy, some well-trained automaton, a nonentity devoid of spontaneous life; and afterwards you may find that memory fades rapidly away, as though no impression of any kind has really been made at all.
wonder
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From this reading You may wonder why something continually expected does not make its appearance; and you may watch for the evidence of ‘personality’ the general presentment of the man has led you to expect.
yes
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From this reading All this, yes; but nothing pathological.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At closer quarters you may think questioning things, or you may think--nothing; probably the latter.
