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accepts
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From this reading In matters of this sort there is always one who gives and another who accepts.
admission
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From this reading Heaven knows that I can make the admission now without one particle of vanity.
Agnes
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From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
ago
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From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
always
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From this reading In matters of this sort there is always one who gives and another who accepts.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Be content with the knowledge that, ere the voyage had ended, both she and I were desperately and unreasoningly in love with one another.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Be content with the knowledge that, ere the voyage had ended, both she and I were desperately and unreasoningly in love with one another.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be content with the knowledge that, ere the voyage had ended, both she and I were desperately and unreasoningly in love with one another.
Bombay
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From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Be content with the knowledge that, ere the voyage had ended, both she and I were desperately and unreasoningly in love with one another.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Heaven knows that I can make the admission now without one particle of vanity.
concern
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From this reading It does not in the least concern you to know what manner of woman she was.
content
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From this reading Be content with the knowledge that, ere the voyage had ended, both she and I were desperately and unreasoningly in love with one another.
desperately
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From this reading Be content with the knowledge that, ere the voyage had ended, both she and I were desperately and unreasoningly in love with one another.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It does not in the least concern you to know what manner of woman she was.
ended
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From this reading Be content with the knowledge that, ere the voyage had ended, both she and I were desperately and unreasoningly in love with one another.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Be content with the knowledge that, ere the voyage had ended, both she and I were desperately and unreasoningly in love with one another.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
gives
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From this reading In matters of this sort there is always one who gives and another who accepts.
Gravesend
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From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Be content with the knowledge that, ere the voyage had ended, both she and I were desperately and unreasoningly in love with one another.
Heaven
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From this reading Heaven knows that I can make the admission now without one particle of vanity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Be content with the knowledge that, ere the voyage had ended, both she and I were desperately and unreasoningly in love with one another.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It does not in the least concern you to know what manner of woman she was.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In matters of this sort there is always one who gives and another who accepts.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
Keith-Wessington
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From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It does not in the least concern you to know what manner of woman she was.
knowledge
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From this reading Be content with the knowledge that, ere the voyage had ended, both she and I were desperately and unreasoningly in love with one another.
knows
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From this reading Heaven knows that I can make the admission now without one particle of vanity.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It does not in the least concern you to know what manner of woman she was.
leave
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From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
love
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From this reading Be content with the knowledge that, ere the voyage had ended, both she and I were desperately and unreasoningly in love with one another.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heaven knows that I can make the admission now without one particle of vanity.
manner
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From this reading It does not in the least concern you to know what manner of woman she was.
matters
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From this reading In matters of this sort there is always one who gives and another who accepts.
misfortune
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From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It does not in the least concern you to know what manner of woman she was.
now
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From this reading Heaven knows that I can make the admission now without one particle of vanity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
officer
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From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
particle
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From this reading Heaven knows that I can make the admission now without one particle of vanity.
return
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From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It does not in the least concern you to know what manner of woman she was.
side
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From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
sort
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From this reading In matters of this sort there is always one who gives and another who accepts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Be content with the knowledge that, ere the voyage had ended, both she and I were desperately and unreasoningly in love with one another.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
there
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From this reading In matters of this sort there is always one who gives and another who accepts.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In matters of this sort there is always one who gives and another who accepts.
Three
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From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
unreasoningly
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From this reading Be content with the knowledge that, ere the voyage had ended, both she and I were desperately and unreasoningly in love with one another.
vanity
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From this reading Heaven knows that I can make the admission now without one particle of vanity.
voyage
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From this reading Be content with the knowledge that, ere the voyage had ended, both she and I were desperately and unreasoningly in love with one another.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Be content with the knowledge that, ere the voyage had ended, both she and I were desperately and unreasoningly in love with one another.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It does not in the least concern you to know what manner of woman she was.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In matters of this sort there is always one who gives and another who accepts.
wife
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From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Heaven knows that I can make the admission now without one particle of vanity.
woman
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From this reading It does not in the least concern you to know what manner of woman she was.
years
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From this reading Three years ago it was my fortune--my great misfortune--to sail from Gravesend to Bombay, on return from long leave, with one Agnes Keith-Wessington, wife of an officer on the Bombay side.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It does not in the least concern you to know what manner of woman she was.
