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also
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From this reading What means were at my command which were not also at the command of the police?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
apparent
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From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She herself had asked this same question, and I had parried it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What means were at my command which were not also at the command of the police?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
clear
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From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
command
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From this reading What means were at my command which were not also at the command of the police?
day
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From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
deceive
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From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
deceived
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From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
down
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From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
enthusiasm
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From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
events
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From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
excuse
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From this reading What excuse had I for the self-confidence I had shown?
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What excuse had I for the self-confidence I had shown?
glow
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From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She herself had asked this same question, and I had parried it.
hopefulness
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From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She herself had asked this same question, and I had parried it.
made
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From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
means
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From this reading What means were at my command which were not also at the command of the police?
Meredith
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From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
Miss
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From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
MONOGRAM
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From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
nature
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From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
own
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From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
parried
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From this reading She herself had asked this same question, and I had parried it.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
perform
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From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
police
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From this reading What means were at my command which were not also at the command of the police?
promise
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From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She herself had asked this same question, and I had parried it.
reconsider
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From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
room
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From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She herself had asked this same question, and I had parried it.
sat
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From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
self-confidence
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From this reading What excuse had I for the self-confidence I had shown?
set
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From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She herself had asked this same question, and I had parried it.
shown
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From this reading What excuse had I for the self-confidence I had shown?
solitude
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From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
task
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From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She herself had asked this same question, and I had parried it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
unpromising
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From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What means were at my command which were not also at the command of the police?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What excuse had I for the self-confidence I had shown?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the glow of my first enthusiasm passed, I sat down in the solitude of my own room to reconsider the events of the day, but one thing was clear to me, and that was the unpromising nature of the task I had set myself to perform.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
XVII
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From this reading THE MAN XVII THE MONOGRAM I had made my promise to Miss Meredith with an apparent hopefulness which may have deceived her, but did not deceive myself.
