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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 If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
advantage
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From this reading To say that I was mortified by the advantage he had obtained over me would not express my feelings in the least.
allowed
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From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
almost
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From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Miss Kitwater had been so trustful of my capability for bringing the matter to a successful conclusion, that I dared not imagine what she would think of me now.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There was worse, however, behind.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
bringing
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From this reading Miss Kitwater had been so trustful of my capability for bringing the matter to a successful conclusion, that I dared not imagine what she would think of me now.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To say that I was mortified by the advantage he had obtained over me would not express my feelings in the least.
capability
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From this reading Miss Kitwater had been so trustful of my capability for bringing the matter to a successful conclusion, that I dared not imagine what she would think of me now.
conclusion
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From this reading Miss Kitwater had been so trustful of my capability for bringing the matter to a successful conclusion, that I dared not imagine what she would think of me now.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
dared
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From this reading Miss Kitwater had been so trustful of my capability for bringing the matter to a successful conclusion, that I dared not imagine what she would think of me now.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
difficult
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From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
discover
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From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
dwelling-place
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From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
east
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From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
entered
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From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading To say that I was mortified by the advantage he had obtained over me would not express my feelings in the least.
Fairfax
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From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
fall
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From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
feelings
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From this reading To say that I was mortified by the advantage he had obtained over me would not express my feelings in the least.
felt
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From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
foolish
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From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
George
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From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
gloomy
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From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To say that I was mortified by the advantage he had obtained over me would not express my feelings in the least.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
Hayle's
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From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To say that I was mortified by the advantage he had obtained over me would not express my feelings in the least.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There was worse, however, behind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Miss Kitwater had been so trustful of my capability for bringing the matter to a successful conclusion, that I dared not imagine what she would think of me now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To say that I was mortified by the advantage he had obtained over me would not express my feelings in the least.
incredible
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From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
Kitwater
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From this reading Miss Kitwater had been so trustful of my capability for bringing the matter to a successful conclusion, that I dared not imagine what she would think of me now.
laughter
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From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To say that I was mortified by the advantage he had obtained over me would not express my feelings in the least.
man
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From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
matter
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From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To say that I was mortified by the advantage he had obtained over me would not express my feelings in the least.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Kitwater had been so trustful of my capability for bringing the matter to a successful conclusion, that I dared not imagine what she would think of me now.
moment
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From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
mortified
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From this reading To say that I was mortified by the advantage he had obtained over me would not express my feelings in the least.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To say that I was mortified by the advantage he had obtained over me would not express my feelings in the least.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
north
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From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To say that I was mortified by the advantage he had obtained over me would not express my feelings in the least.
now
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From this reading Miss Kitwater had been so trustful of my capability for bringing the matter to a successful conclusion, that I dared not imagine what she would think of me now.
obtained
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From this reading To say that I was mortified by the advantage he had obtained over me would not express my feelings in the least.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading To say that I was mortified by the advantage he had obtained over me would not express my feelings in the least.
palpable
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From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
prisoner
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From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
rage
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From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
rather
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From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
reputation
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From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
say
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From this reading To say that I was mortified by the advantage he had obtained over me would not express my feelings in the least.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Kitwater had been so trustful of my capability for bringing the matter to a successful conclusion, that I dared not imagine what she would think of me now.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
south
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From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
successful
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From this reading Miss Kitwater had been so trustful of my capability for bringing the matter to a successful conclusion, that I dared not imagine what she would think of me now.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
sufficiently
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From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
There
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From this reading There was worse, however, behind.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
trap
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From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
travelled
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From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
trick
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From this reading To think that I, George Fairfax, who had the reputation of being so difficult a man to trick, should have allowed myself to fall into such a palpable trap, seemed sufficiently incredible as to be almost a matter for laughter rather than rage.
trustful
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From this reading Miss Kitwater had been so trustful of my capability for bringing the matter to a successful conclusion, that I dared not imagine what she would think of me now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To say that I was mortified by the advantage he had obtained over me would not express my feelings in the least.
west
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From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Miss Kitwater had been so trustful of my capability for bringing the matter to a successful conclusion, that I dared not imagine what she would think of me now.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
world
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From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
worse
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From this reading There was worse, however, behind.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you could have travelled the world at that moment, from north to south, and from east to west, I believe you would have found it difficult to discover a man who felt as foolish as I did when I entered the gloomy dwelling-place as Hayle's prisoner.
