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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 In the long and troubled night just passed I had come to a resolution--I would go home.
almost
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From this reading From first to last I had been out of touch with the people with whom I had come to dwell; the almost undisguised hostility of the last few days was merely the culmination of a growing feeling.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From first to last, I told myself, the experiment had been a failure.
breakfast
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From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the long and troubled night just passed I had come to a resolution--I would go home.
culmination
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From this reading From first to last I had been out of touch with the people with whom I had come to dwell; the almost undisguised hostility of the last few days was merely the culmination of a growing feeling.
days
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From this reading From first to last I had been out of touch with the people with whom I had come to dwell; the almost undisguised hostility of the last few days was merely the culmination of a growing feeling.
door
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From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
downstairs
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From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
dwell
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From this reading From first to last I had been out of touch with the people with whom I had come to dwell; the almost undisguised hostility of the last few days was merely the culmination of a growing feeling.
early
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From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
escaped
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From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
experiment
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From this reading From first to last, I told myself, the experiment had been a failure.
failure
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From this reading From first to last, I told myself, the experiment had been a failure.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From first to last I had been out of touch with the people with whom I had come to dwell; the almost undisguised hostility of the last few days was merely the culmination of a growing feeling.
few
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From this reading From first to last I had been out of touch with the people with whom I had come to dwell; the almost undisguised hostility of the last few days was merely the culmination of a growing feeling.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From first to last, I told myself, the experiment had been a failure.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From first to last, I told myself, the experiment had been a failure.
go
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From this reading In the long and troubled night just passed I had come to a resolution--I would go home.
growing
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From this reading From first to last I had been out of touch with the people with whom I had come to dwell; the almost undisguised hostility of the last few days was merely the culmination of a growing feeling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the long and troubled night just passed I had come to a resolution--I would go home.
HAPPY
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From this reading "WILL YOU MAKE ME VERY HAPPY?"
home
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From this reading In the long and troubled night just passed I had come to a resolution--I would go home.
hostility
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From this reading From first to last I had been out of touch with the people with whom I had come to dwell; the almost undisguised hostility of the last few days was merely the culmination of a growing feeling.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the long and troubled night just passed I had come to a resolution--I would go home.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
just
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From this reading In the long and troubled night just passed I had come to a resolution--I would go home.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From first to last, I told myself, the experiment had been a failure.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the long and troubled night just passed I had come to a resolution--I would go home.
made
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From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
MAKEnounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "WILL YOU MAKE ME VERY HAPPY?"
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "WILL YOU MAKE ME VERY HAPPY?"
merely
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From this reading From first to last I had been out of touch with the people with whom I had come to dwell; the almost undisguised hostility of the last few days was merely the culmination of a growing feeling.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading From first to last, I told myself, the experiment had been a failure.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
night
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From this reading In the long and troubled night just passed I had come to a resolution--I would go home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From first to last I had been out of touch with the people with whom I had come to dwell; the almost undisguised hostility of the last few days was merely the culmination of a growing feeling.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
out
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From this reading From first to last I had been out of touch with the people with whom I had come to dwell; the almost undisguised hostility of the last few days was merely the culmination of a growing feeling.
Pasquale
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From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the long and troubled night just passed I had come to a resolution--I would go home.
people
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From this reading From first to last I had been out of touch with the people with whom I had come to dwell; the almost undisguised hostility of the last few days was merely the culmination of a growing feeling.
ran
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From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
resolution
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From this reading In the long and troubled night just passed I had come to a resolution--I would go home.
rose
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From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
servant
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From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
sunshine
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From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the long and troubled night just passed I had come to a resolution--I would go home.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From first to last, I told myself, the experiment had been a failure.
touch
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From this reading From first to last I had been out of touch with the people with whom I had come to dwell; the almost undisguised hostility of the last few days was merely the culmination of a growing feeling.
troubled
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From this reading In the long and troubled night just passed I had come to a resolution--I would go home.
undisguised
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From this reading From first to last I had been out of touch with the people with whom I had come to dwell; the almost undisguised hostility of the last few days was merely the culmination of a growing feeling.
vague
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From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
VERY
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From this reading "WILL YOU MAKE ME VERY HAPPY?"
waiting
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From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From first to last I had been out of touch with the people with whom I had come to dwell; the almost undisguised hostility of the last few days was merely the culmination of a growing feeling.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From first to last I had been out of touch with the people with whom I had come to dwell; the almost undisguised hostility of the last few days was merely the culmination of a growing feeling.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "WILL YOU MAKE ME VERY HAPPY?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From first to last I had been out of touch with the people with whom I had come to dwell; the almost undisguised hostility of the last few days was merely the culmination of a growing feeling.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I rose early next morning, and without waiting for my breakfast, ran downstairs, made Pasquale, the vague servant, open the door for me, and I escaped into the sunshine.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the long and troubled night just passed I had come to a resolution--I would go home.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "WILL YOU MAKE ME VERY HAPPY?"
