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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 As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
accusation
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
admit
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
adversary's
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
also
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had two matters of the gravest importance to ponder upon: the shock to my complacency, and the state of my heart.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
background
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From this reading But it was not too late to begin; and with that brave piece of optimism for a halter, I gently led the first part of the indictment into the background and left it there.
begin
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From this reading But it was not too late to begin; and with that brave piece of optimism for a halter, I gently led the first part of the indictment into the background and left it there.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
bound
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
brave
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From this reading But it was not too late to begin; and with that brave piece of optimism for a halter, I gently led the first part of the indictment into the background and left it there.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
case
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
charges
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
complacency
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From this reading I had two matters of the gravest importance to ponder upon: the shock to my complacency, and the state of my heart.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading MISS GOLD SHOWS ME THE WAY I need hardly say that I did not sleep more that night.
doubt
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From this reading I had, there was no doubt, vegetated rather than lived.
enough
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
error
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was not too late to begin; and with that brave piece of optimism for a halter, I gently led the first part of the indictment into the background and left it there.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
frame
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
general
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
gently
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From this reading But it was not too late to begin; and with that brave piece of optimism for a halter, I gently led the first part of the indictment into the background and left it there.
GOLD
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From this reading MISS GOLD SHOWS ME THE WAY I need hardly say that I did not sleep more that night.
gravest
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From this reading I had two matters of the gravest importance to ponder upon: the shock to my complacency, and the state of my heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had two matters of the gravest importance to ponder upon: the shock to my complacency, and the state of my heart.
halter
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From this reading But it was not too late to begin; and with that brave piece of optimism for a halter, I gently led the first part of the indictment into the background and left it there.
hardly
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From this reading MISS GOLD SHOWS ME THE WAY I need hardly say that I did not sleep more that night.
heart
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From this reading I had two matters of the gravest importance to ponder upon: the shock to my complacency, and the state of my heart.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MISS GOLD SHOWS ME THE WAY I need hardly say that I did not sleep more that night.
importance
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From this reading I had two matters of the gravest importance to ponder upon: the shock to my complacency, and the state of my heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
indictment
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From this reading But it was not too late to begin; and with that brave piece of optimism for a halter, I gently led the first part of the indictment into the background and left it there.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But it was not too late to begin; and with that brave piece of optimism for a halter, I gently led the first part of the indictment into the background and left it there.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
late
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From this reading But it was not too late to begin; and with that brave piece of optimism for a halter, I gently led the first part of the indictment into the background and left it there.
led
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From this reading But it was not too late to begin; and with that brave piece of optimism for a halter, I gently led the first part of the indictment into the background and left it there.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was not too late to begin; and with that brave piece of optimism for a halter, I gently led the first part of the indictment into the background and left it there.
lived
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From this reading I had, there was no doubt, vegetated rather than lived.
matters
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From this reading I had two matters of the gravest importance to ponder upon: the shock to my complacency, and the state of my heart.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MISS GOLD SHOWS ME THE WAY I need hardly say that I did not sleep more that night.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
MISS
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From this reading MISS GOLD SHOWS ME THE WAY I need hardly say that I did not sleep more that night.
more
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From this reading MISS GOLD SHOWS ME THE WAY I need hardly say that I did not sleep more that night.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had two matters of the gravest importance to ponder upon: the shock to my complacency, and the state of my heart.
natural
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS GOLD SHOWS ME THE WAY I need hardly say that I did not sleep more that night.
night
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From this reading MISS GOLD SHOWS ME THE WAY I need hardly say that I did not sleep more that night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had, there was no doubt, vegetated rather than lived.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MISS GOLD SHOWS ME THE WAY I need hardly say that I did not sleep more that night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had two matters of the gravest importance to ponder upon: the shock to my complacency, and the state of my heart.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
only
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
optimism
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From this reading But it was not too late to begin; and with that brave piece of optimism for a halter, I gently led the first part of the indictment into the background and left it there.
own
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was not too late to begin; and with that brave piece of optimism for a halter, I gently led the first part of the indictment into the background and left it there.
piece
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From this reading But it was not too late to begin; and with that brave piece of optimism for a halter, I gently led the first part of the indictment into the background and left it there.
ponder
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From this reading I had two matters of the gravest importance to ponder upon: the shock to my complacency, and the state of my heart.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
rather
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From this reading I had, there was no doubt, vegetated rather than lived.
ready
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
repulse
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
retrograde
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
say
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From this reading MISS GOLD SHOWS ME THE WAY I need hardly say that I did not sleep more that night.
shock
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From this reading I had two matters of the gravest importance to ponder upon: the shock to my complacency, and the state of my heart.
SHOWS
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From this reading MISS GOLD SHOWS ME THE WAY I need hardly say that I did not sleep more that night.
sleep
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From this reading MISS GOLD SHOWS ME THE WAY I need hardly say that I did not sleep more that night.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
soundness
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
state
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From this reading I had two matters of the gravest importance to ponder upon: the shock to my complacency, and the state of my heart.
subject
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
temperament
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
tendency
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MISS GOLD SHOWS ME THE WAY I need hardly say that I did not sleep more that night.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS GOLD SHOWS ME THE WAY I need hardly say that I did not sleep more that night.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
there
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From this reading I had, there was no doubt, vegetated rather than lived.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had two matters of the gravest importance to ponder upon: the shock to my complacency, and the state of my heart.
too
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From this reading But it was not too late to begin; and with that brave piece of optimism for a halter, I gently led the first part of the indictment into the background and left it there.
truth
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
two
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From this reading I had two matters of the gravest importance to ponder upon: the shock to my complacency, and the state of my heart.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I had two matters of the gravest importance to ponder upon: the shock to my complacency, and the state of my heart.
usually
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
vegetated
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From this reading I had, there was no doubt, vegetated rather than lived.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
wasted
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From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
WAY
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From this reading MISS GOLD SHOWS ME THE WAY I need hardly say that I did not sleep more that night.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But it was not too late to begin; and with that brave piece of optimism for a halter, I gently led the first part of the indictment into the background and left it there.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As to the charges of wasted time, I was bound to admit their general truth; and I did so not only by temperament, for it is my natural tendency to believe in the soundness of an adversary's case, being usually more ready to admit the error than to repulse the accusation,--a poor retrograde frame of mind enough, you will say, but my own,--but also after thought on the subject.
