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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 AN ODD AFFAIR AT RED GATE Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you, Which better fits a lion than a man.
AFFAIR
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From this reading AN ODD AFFAIR AT RED GATE Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you, Which better fits a lion than a man.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ODD AFFAIR AT RED GATE Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you, Which better fits a lion than a man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --_Troilus and Cressida_.
Annandale
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From this reading As I rode through Port Annandale the lilting strains of a waltz floated from the casino, and I caught a glimpse of the lake's cincture of lights.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I rode through Port Annandale the lilting strains of a waltz floated from the casino, and I caught a glimpse of the lake's cincture of lights.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN ODD AFFAIR AT RED GATE Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you, Which better fits a lion than a man.
better
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From this reading AN ODD AFFAIR AT RED GATE Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you, Which better fits a lion than a man.
Brother
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From this reading AN ODD AFFAIR AT RED GATE Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you, Which better fits a lion than a man.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
cabin
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From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
casino
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From this reading As I rode through Port Annandale the lilting strains of a waltz floated from the casino, and I caught a glimpse of the lake's cincture of lights.
caught
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From this reading As I rode through Port Annandale the lilting strains of a waltz floated from the casino, and I caught a glimpse of the lake's cincture of lights.
chest
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From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
cincture
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From this reading As I rode through Port Annandale the lilting strains of a waltz floated from the casino, and I caught a glimpse of the lake's cincture of lights.
clear
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From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
commission
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From this reading Helen had given me a commission, and every fact of my life faded into insignificance compared to this.
compared
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From this reading Helen had given me a commission, and every fact of my life faded into insignificance compared to this.
crack
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From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
Cressida
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From this reading --_Troilus and Cressida_.
ears
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From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Helen had given me a commission, and every fact of my life faded into insignificance compared to this.
fact
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From this reading Helen had given me a commission, and every fact of my life faded into insignificance compared to this.
faded
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From this reading Helen had given me a commission, and every fact of my life faded into insignificance compared to this.
fits
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From this reading AN ODD AFFAIR AT RED GATE Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you, Which better fits a lion than a man.
floated
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From this reading As I rode through Port Annandale the lilting strains of a waltz floated from the casino, and I caught a glimpse of the lake's cincture of lights.
floor
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From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As I rode through Port Annandale the lilting strains of a waltz floated from the casino, and I caught a glimpse of the lake's cincture of lights.
GATE
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From this reading AN ODD AFFAIR AT RED GATE Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you, Which better fits a lion than a man.
given
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From this reading Helen had given me a commission, and every fact of my life faded into insignificance compared to this.
glimpse
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From this reading As I rode through Port Annandale the lilting strains of a waltz floated from the casino, and I caught a glimpse of the lake's cincture of lights.
growing
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From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Helen had given me a commission, and every fact of my life faded into insignificance compared to this.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AN ODD AFFAIR AT RED GATE Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you, Which better fits a lion than a man.
head
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From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
Helen
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From this reading Helen had given me a commission, and every fact of my life faded into insignificance compared to this.
high
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From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I rode through Port Annandale the lilting strains of a waltz floated from the casino, and I caught a glimpse of the lake's cincture of lights.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ODD AFFAIR AT RED GATE Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you, Which better fits a lion than a man.
insignificance
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From this reading Helen had given me a commission, and every fact of my life faded into insignificance compared to this.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Helen had given me a commission, and every fact of my life faded into insignificance compared to this.
Italian's
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From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
knife
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From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
lake's
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From this reading As I rode through Port Annandale the lilting strains of a waltz floated from the casino, and I caught a glimpse of the lake's cincture of lights.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen had given me a commission, and every fact of my life faded into insignificance compared to this.
lights
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From this reading As I rode through Port Annandale the lilting strains of a waltz floated from the casino, and I caught a glimpse of the lake's cincture of lights.
lilting
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From this reading As I rode through Port Annandale the lilting strains of a waltz floated from the casino, and I caught a glimpse of the lake's cincture of lights.
lion
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From this reading AN ODD AFFAIR AT RED GATE Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you, Which better fits a lion than a man.
man
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From this reading AN ODD AFFAIR AT RED GATE Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you, Which better fits a lion than a man.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Helen had given me a commission, and every fact of my life faded into insignificance compared to this.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
mercy
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From this reading AN ODD AFFAIR AT RED GATE Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you, Which better fits a lion than a man.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
ODD
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From this reading AN ODD AFFAIR AT RED GATE Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you, Which better fits a lion than a man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ODD AFFAIR AT RED GATE Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you, Which better fits a lion than a man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
Port
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From this reading As I rode through Port Annandale the lilting strains of a waltz floated from the casino, and I caught a glimpse of the lake's cincture of lights.
rang
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From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
RED
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From this reading AN ODD AFFAIR AT RED GATE Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you, Which better fits a lion than a man.
rode
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From this reading As I rode through Port Annandale the lilting strains of a waltz floated from the casino, and I caught a glimpse of the lake's cincture of lights.
slash
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From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
sore
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From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
spirits
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From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
stiff
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From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
strains
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From this reading As I rode through Port Annandale the lilting strains of a waltz floated from the casino, and I caught a glimpse of the lake's cincture of lights.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading AN ODD AFFAIR AT RED GATE Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you, Which better fits a lion than a man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As I rode through Port Annandale the lilting strains of a waltz floated from the casino, and I caught a glimpse of the lake's cincture of lights.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Helen had given me a commission, and every fact of my life faded into insignificance compared to this.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As I rode through Port Annandale the lilting strains of a waltz floated from the casino, and I caught a glimpse of the lake's cincture of lights.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Helen had given me a commission, and every fact of my life faded into insignificance compared to this.
too
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From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
Troilus
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From this reading --_Troilus and Cressida_.
vice
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From this reading AN ODD AFFAIR AT RED GATE Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you, Which better fits a lion than a man.
Voice
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From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
waltz
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From this reading As I rode through Port Annandale the lilting strains of a waltz floated from the casino, and I caught a glimpse of the lake's cincture of lights.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AN ODD AFFAIR AT RED GATE Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you, Which better fits a lion than a man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My head was none too clear from its crack on the cabin floor, and my chest was growing sore and stiff from the slash of the Italian's knife; but my spirits were high, and my ears rang with memories of the Voice.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AN ODD AFFAIR AT RED GATE Brother, you have a vice of mercy in you, Which better fits a lion than a man.
