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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 And even _my_ wrongs are not such as to justify my forcing myself upon the painful privacy of a sick-headache.
absolutely
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From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
addition
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From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading How much the better am I then than I was before my late expedition?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She is still lying in her darkened room, and has asked not to be disturbed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And even _my_ wrongs are not such as to justify my forcing myself upon the painful privacy of a sick-headache.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And even _my_ wrongs are not such as to justify my forcing myself upon the painful privacy of a sick-headache.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is still lying in her darkened room, and has asked not to be disturbed.
Barbara
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From this reading When I return home, I find that Barbara is still no better.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She is still lying in her darkened room, and has asked not to be disturbed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading How much the better am I then than I was before my late expedition?
better
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From this reading When I return home, I find that Barbara is still no better.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
certainly
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From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
comes
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From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
communication
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From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
darkened
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From this reading She is still lying in her darkened room, and has asked not to be disturbed.
disturbed
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From this reading She is still lying in her darkened room, and has asked not to be disturbed.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And even _my_ wrongs are not such as to justify my forcing myself upon the painful privacy of a sick-headache.
expedition
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find
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From this reading When I return home, I find that Barbara is still no better.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
forcing
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From this reading And even _my_ wrongs are not such as to justify my forcing myself upon the painful privacy of a sick-headache.
Frank
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From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
fresh
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From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
got
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From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
grievance
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From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is still lying in her darkened room, and has asked not to be disturbed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She is still lying in her darkened room, and has asked not to be disturbed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
home
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From this reading When I return home, I find that Barbara is still no better.
How
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From this reading How much the better am I then than I was before my late expedition?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I return home, I find that Barbara is still no better.
impart
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From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She is still lying in her darkened room, and has asked not to be disturbed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I return home, I find that Barbara is still no better.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
justify
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From this reading And even _my_ wrongs are not such as to justify my forcing myself upon the painful privacy of a sick-headache.
late
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lying
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From this reading She is still lying in her darkened room, and has asked not to be disturbed.
much
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From this reading How much the better am I then than I was before my late expedition?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And even _my_ wrongs are not such as to justify my forcing myself upon the painful privacy of a sick-headache.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And even _my_ wrongs are not such as to justify my forcing myself upon the painful privacy of a sick-headache.
new
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From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When I return home, I find that Barbara is still no better.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She is still lying in her darkened room, and has asked not to be disturbed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And even _my_ wrongs are not such as to justify my forcing myself upon the painful privacy of a sick-headache.
old
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From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
painful
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From this reading And even _my_ wrongs are not such as to justify my forcing myself upon the painful privacy of a sick-headache.
privacy
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From this reading And even _my_ wrongs are not such as to justify my forcing myself upon the painful privacy of a sick-headache.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
return
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From this reading When I return home, I find that Barbara is still no better.
room
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From this reading She is still lying in her darkened room, and has asked not to be disturbed.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is still lying in her darkened room, and has asked not to be disturbed.
sick-headache
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From this reading And even _my_ wrongs are not such as to justify my forcing myself upon the painful privacy of a sick-headache.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I return home, I find that Barbara is still no better.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And even _my_ wrongs are not such as to justify my forcing myself upon the painful privacy of a sick-headache.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading How much the better am I then than I was before my late expedition?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I return home, I find that Barbara is still no better.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And even _my_ wrongs are not such as to justify my forcing myself upon the painful privacy of a sick-headache.
then
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From this reading How much the better am I then than I was before my late expedition?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She is still lying in her darkened room, and has asked not to be disturbed.
unlightened
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From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And even _my_ wrongs are not such as to justify my forcing myself upon the painful privacy of a sick-headache.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How much the better am I then than I was before my late expedition?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I return home, I find that Barbara is still no better.
whole
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From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have brought home my old grievance quite whole and unlightened by communication, and I have got a new and fresh one in addition, with absolutely no one to whom to impart it; for, even when Frank comes, I will certainly not tell _him_.
wrongs
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From this reading And even _my_ wrongs are not such as to justify my forcing myself upon the painful privacy of a sick-headache.
