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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 Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
adding
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From this reading This I submitted to Nellie, Owen, and one or two others, adding suggestions and corrections; and thus established in my own mind a coherent view of what had happened.
advance
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From this reading "I dare say if you'd been here all along you wouldn't think it was such a great advance.
all
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From this reading "I dare say if you'd been here all along you wouldn't think it was such a great advance.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "I dare say if you'd been here all along you wouldn't think it was such a great advance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the first place, as Owen repeatedly assured me, nothing was _done_--finished--brought to static perfection.
assured
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From this reading In the first place, as Owen repeatedly assured me, nothing was _done_--finished--brought to static perfection.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I dare say if you'd been here all along you wouldn't think it was such a great advance.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the first place, as Owen repeatedly assured me, nothing was _done_--finished--brought to static perfection.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
cheerfully
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From this reading "Thirty years isn't much, you see," he said cheerfully.
coherent
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From this reading This I submitted to Nellie, Owen, and one or two others, adding suggestions and corrections; and thus established in my own mind a coherent view of what had happened.
consideration
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From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
corrections
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From this reading This I submitted to Nellie, Owen, and one or two others, adding suggestions and corrections; and thus established in my own mind a coherent view of what had happened.
dare
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From this reading "I dare say if you'd been here all along you wouldn't think it was such a great advance.
digest
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From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, as Owen repeatedly assured me, nothing was _done_--finished--brought to static perfection.
established
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From this reading This I submitted to Nellie, Owen, and one or two others, adding suggestions and corrections; and thus established in my own mind a coherent view of what had happened.
family
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From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
felt
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From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
finished
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From this reading In the first place, as Owen repeatedly assured me, nothing was _done_--finished--brought to static perfection.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, as Owen repeatedly assured me, nothing was _done_--finished--brought to static perfection.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
friends
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From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I dare say if you'd been here all along you wouldn't think it was such a great advance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This I submitted to Nellie, Owen, and one or two others, adding suggestions and corrections; and thus established in my own mind a coherent view of what had happened.
happened
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From this reading This I submitted to Nellie, Owen, and one or two others, adding suggestions and corrections; and thus established in my own mind a coherent view of what had happened.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Thirty years isn't much, you see," he said cheerfully.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I dare say if you'd been here all along you wouldn't think it was such a great advance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I dare say if you'd been here all along you wouldn't think it was such a great advance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This I submitted to Nellie, Owen, and one or two others, adding suggestions and corrections; and thus established in my own mind a coherent view of what had happened.
information
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From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
isn't
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From this reading "Thirty years isn't much, you see," he said cheerfully.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
mass
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From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
met
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From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This I submitted to Nellie, Owen, and one or two others, adding suggestions and corrections; and thus established in my own mind a coherent view of what had happened.
much
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From this reading "Thirty years isn't much, you see," he said cheerfully.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
necessary
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From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
Nellie
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From this reading This I submitted to Nellie, Owen, and one or two others, adding suggestions and corrections; and thus established in my own mind a coherent view of what had happened.
new
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From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In the first place, as Owen repeatedly assured me, nothing was _done_--finished--brought to static perfection.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
offered
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From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This I submitted to Nellie, Owen, and one or two others, adding suggestions and corrections; and thus established in my own mind a coherent view of what had happened.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This I submitted to Nellie, Owen, and one or two others, adding suggestions and corrections; and thus established in my own mind a coherent view of what had happened.
others
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From this reading This I submitted to Nellie, Owen, and one or two others, adding suggestions and corrections; and thus established in my own mind a coherent view of what had happened.
Out
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From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
Owen
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From this reading This I submitted to Nellie, Owen, and one or two others, adding suggestions and corrections; and thus established in my own mind a coherent view of what had happened.
own
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From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
perfection
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From this reading In the first place, as Owen repeatedly assured me, nothing was _done_--finished--brought to static perfection.
piling
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From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
place
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From this reading In the first place, as Owen repeatedly assured me, nothing was _done_--finished--brought to static perfection.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
profusely
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From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
publications
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From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
repeatedly
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From this reading In the first place, as Owen repeatedly assured me, nothing was _done_--finished--brought to static perfection.
said
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From this reading "Thirty years isn't much, you see," he said cheerfully.
say
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From this reading "I dare say if you'd been here all along you wouldn't think it was such a great advance.
see
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From this reading "Thirty years isn't much, you see," he said cheerfully.
species
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From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
static
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From this reading In the first place, as Owen repeatedly assured me, nothing was _done_--finished--brought to static perfection.
submitted
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From this reading This I submitted to Nellie, Owen, and one or two others, adding suggestions and corrections; and thus established in my own mind a coherent view of what had happened.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I dare say if you'd been here all along you wouldn't think it was such a great advance.
suggestions
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From this reading This I submitted to Nellie, Owen, and one or two others, adding suggestions and corrections; and thus established in my own mind a coherent view of what had happened.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I dare say if you'd been here all along you wouldn't think it was such a great advance.
Thirty
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From this reading "Thirty years isn't much, you see," he said cheerfully.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This I submitted to Nellie, Owen, and one or two others, adding suggestions and corrections; and thus established in my own mind a coherent view of what had happened.
thus
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From this reading This I submitted to Nellie, Owen, and one or two others, adding suggestions and corrections; and thus established in my own mind a coherent view of what had happened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
together
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From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
two
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From this reading This I submitted to Nellie, Owen, and one or two others, adding suggestions and corrections; and thus established in my own mind a coherent view of what had happened.
view
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From this reading This I submitted to Nellie, Owen, and one or two others, adding suggestions and corrections; and thus established in my own mind a coherent view of what had happened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the first place, as Owen repeatedly assured me, nothing was _done_--finished--brought to static perfection.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This I submitted to Nellie, Owen, and one or two others, adding suggestions and corrections; and thus established in my own mind a coherent view of what had happened.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Out of the mass of information offered by my new family and the pleasant friends we met, together with the books and publications profusely piling around me, I felt it necessary to make a species of digest for my own consideration.
wouldn't
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From this reading "I dare say if you'd been here all along you wouldn't think it was such a great advance.
years
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From this reading "Thirty years isn't much, you see," he said cheerfully.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thirty years isn't much, you see," he said cheerfully.
you'd
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From this reading "I dare say if you'd been here all along you wouldn't think it was such a great advance.
