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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 Yorke walked all the way from St. John's Wood to Bury Street, and it was not altogether a pleasant walk.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There is a popular parlor game called "Consequences," and, after a fashion, he was playing that game as he strode along smoking vigorously.
all
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From this reading Yorke walked all the way from St. John's Wood to Bury Street, and it was not altogether a pleasant walk.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There is a popular parlor game called "Consequences," and, after a fashion, he was playing that game as he strode along smoking vigorously.
also
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From this reading It is also an easy and pleasant matter to make love to two women; but the consequences have to be reckoned with, and the reckoning, whether it come sooner or later, is a serious matter.
altogether
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From this reading Yorke walked all the way from St. John's Wood to Bury Street, and it was not altogether a pleasant walk.
amusement
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From this reading It is an easy and pleasant amusement running into debt; but there are consequences.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is an easy and pleasant amusement running into debt; but there are consequences.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yorke walked all the way from St. John's Wood to Bury Street, and it was not altogether a pleasant walk.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is an easy and pleasant amusement running into debt; but there are consequences.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is a popular parlor game called "Consequences," and, after a fashion, he was playing that game as he strode along smoking vigorously.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is also an easy and pleasant matter to make love to two women; but the consequences have to be reckoned with, and the reckoning, whether it come sooner or later, is a serious matter.
Bury
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From this reading Yorke walked all the way from St. John's Wood to Bury Street, and it was not altogether a pleasant walk.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is an easy and pleasant amusement running into debt; but there are consequences.
called
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From this reading There is a popular parlor game called "Consequences," and, after a fashion, he was playing that game as he strode along smoking vigorously.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is also an easy and pleasant matter to make love to two women; but the consequences have to be reckoned with, and the reckoning, whether it come sooner or later, is a serious matter.
Consequences
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From this reading There is a popular parlor game called "Consequences," and, after a fashion, he was playing that game as he strode along smoking vigorously.
debt
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From this reading It is an easy and pleasant amusement running into debt; but there are consequences.
easy
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From this reading It is an easy and pleasant amusement running into debt; but there are consequences.
fashion
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From this reading There is a popular parlor game called "Consequences," and, after a fashion, he was playing that game as he strode along smoking vigorously.
FOOLISH
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From this reading THE FOOLISH NOTE.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yorke walked all the way from St. John's Wood to Bury Street, and it was not altogether a pleasant walk.
game
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From this reading There is a popular parlor game called "Consequences," and, after a fashion, he was playing that game as he strode along smoking vigorously.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is also an easy and pleasant matter to make love to two women; but the consequences have to be reckoned with, and the reckoning, whether it come sooner or later, is a serious matter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is a popular parlor game called "Consequences," and, after a fashion, he was playing that game as he strode along smoking vigorously.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is an easy and pleasant amusement running into debt; but there are consequences.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a popular parlor game called "Consequences," and, after a fashion, he was playing that game as he strode along smoking vigorously.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yorke walked all the way from St. John's Wood to Bury Street, and it was not altogether a pleasant walk.
John's
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From this reading Yorke walked all the way from St. John's Wood to Bury Street, and it was not altogether a pleasant walk.
later
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From this reading It is also an easy and pleasant matter to make love to two women; but the consequences have to be reckoned with, and the reckoning, whether it come sooner or later, is a serious matter.
love
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From this reading It is also an easy and pleasant matter to make love to two women; but the consequences have to be reckoned with, and the reckoning, whether it come sooner or later, is a serious matter.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is also an easy and pleasant matter to make love to two women; but the consequences have to be reckoned with, and the reckoning, whether it come sooner or later, is a serious matter.
matter
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From this reading It is also an easy and pleasant matter to make love to two women; but the consequences have to be reckoned with, and the reckoning, whether it come sooner or later, is a serious matter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yorke walked all the way from St. John's Wood to Bury Street, and it was not altogether a pleasant walk.
NOTE
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From this reading THE FOOLISH NOTE.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is also an easy and pleasant matter to make love to two women; but the consequences have to be reckoned with, and the reckoning, whether it come sooner or later, is a serious matter.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading There is a popular parlor game called "Consequences," and, after a fashion, he was playing that game as he strode along smoking vigorously.
playing
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From this reading There is a popular parlor game called "Consequences," and, after a fashion, he was playing that game as he strode along smoking vigorously.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yorke walked all the way from St. John's Wood to Bury Street, and it was not altogether a pleasant walk.
popular
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From this reading There is a popular parlor game called "Consequences," and, after a fashion, he was playing that game as he strode along smoking vigorously.
reckoned
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From this reading It is also an easy and pleasant matter to make love to two women; but the consequences have to be reckoned with, and the reckoning, whether it come sooner or later, is a serious matter.
reckoning
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From this reading It is also an easy and pleasant matter to make love to two women; but the consequences have to be reckoned with, and the reckoning, whether it come sooner or later, is a serious matter.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is an easy and pleasant amusement running into debt; but there are consequences.
serious
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From this reading It is also an easy and pleasant matter to make love to two women; but the consequences have to be reckoned with, and the reckoning, whether it come sooner or later, is a serious matter.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is a popular parlor game called "Consequences," and, after a fashion, he was playing that game as he strode along smoking vigorously.
sooner
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From this reading It is also an easy and pleasant matter to make love to two women; but the consequences have to be reckoned with, and the reckoning, whether it come sooner or later, is a serious matter.
St
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From this reading Yorke walked all the way from St. John's Wood to Bury Street, and it was not altogether a pleasant walk.
Street
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From this reading Yorke walked all the way from St. John's Wood to Bury Street, and it was not altogether a pleasant walk.
strode
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From this reading There is a popular parlor game called "Consequences," and, after a fashion, he was playing that game as he strode along smoking vigorously.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is a popular parlor game called "Consequences," and, after a fashion, he was playing that game as he strode along smoking vigorously.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FOOLISH NOTE.
There
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From this reading There is a popular parlor game called "Consequences," and, after a fashion, he was playing that game as he strode along smoking vigorously.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yorke walked all the way from St. John's Wood to Bury Street, and it was not altogether a pleasant walk.
two
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From this reading It is also an easy and pleasant matter to make love to two women; but the consequences have to be reckoned with, and the reckoning, whether it come sooner or later, is a serious matter.
vigorously
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From this reading There is a popular parlor game called "Consequences," and, after a fashion, he was playing that game as he strode along smoking vigorously.
walk
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From this reading Yorke walked all the way from St. John's Wood to Bury Street, and it was not altogether a pleasant walk.
walked
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From this reading Yorke walked all the way from St. John's Wood to Bury Street, and it was not altogether a pleasant walk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yorke walked all the way from St. John's Wood to Bury Street, and it was not altogether a pleasant walk.
way
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From this reading Yorke walked all the way from St. John's Wood to Bury Street, and it was not altogether a pleasant walk.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It is also an easy and pleasant matter to make love to two women; but the consequences have to be reckoned with, and the reckoning, whether it come sooner or later, is a serious matter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is also an easy and pleasant matter to make love to two women; but the consequences have to be reckoned with, and the reckoning, whether it come sooner or later, is a serious matter.
women
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From this reading It is also an easy and pleasant matter to make love to two women; but the consequences have to be reckoned with, and the reckoning, whether it come sooner or later, is a serious matter.
Wood
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From this reading Yorke walked all the way from St. John's Wood to Bury Street, and it was not altogether a pleasant walk.
Yorke
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From this reading Yorke walked all the way from St. John's Wood to Bury Street, and it was not altogether a pleasant walk.
