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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 HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
adequate
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From this reading It would be quite impossible to give you any adequate idea of them.
all
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
anxiety
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From this reading The day of his execution was drawing closer, and with every moment my anxiety was growing more and more unbearable.
any
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From this reading It would be quite impossible to give you any adequate idea of them.
appeal
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From this reading As if to make it harder, by the rules of the prison I could not appeal to him in any way.
approaching
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As if to make it harder, by the rules of the prison I could not appeal to him in any way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
attempt
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From this reading HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be quite impossible to give you any adequate idea of them.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
buoyed
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As if to make it harder, by the rules of the prison I could not appeal to him in any way.
closer
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From this reading The day of his execution was drawing closer, and with every moment my anxiety was growing more and more unbearable.
confession
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As if to make it harder, by the rules of the prison I could not appeal to him in any way.
day
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From this reading The day of his execution was drawing closer, and with every moment my anxiety was growing more and more unbearable.
depths
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
description
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From this reading HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
doom
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
down
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
drawing
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From this reading The day of his execution was drawing closer, and with every moment my anxiety was growing more and more unbearable.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
ESCAPED
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From this reading HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The day of his execution was drawing closer, and with every moment my anxiety was growing more and more unbearable.
execution
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From this reading The day of his execution was drawing closer, and with every moment my anxiety was growing more and more unbearable.
existence
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
fortnight
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From this reading HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
furnish
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From this reading HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
give
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From this reading It would be quite impossible to give you any adequate idea of them.
going
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From this reading HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
greater
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
growing
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From this reading The day of his execution was drawing closer, and with every moment my anxiety was growing more and more unbearable.
harder
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From this reading As if to make it harder, by the rules of the prison I could not appeal to him in any way.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As if to make it harder, by the rules of the prison I could not appeal to him in any way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
hope
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
HOW
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From this reading HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
hurled
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
idea
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From this reading It would be quite impossible to give you any adequate idea of them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As if to make it harder, by the rules of the prison I could not appeal to him in any way.
impossible
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From this reading It would be quite impossible to give you any adequate idea of them.
imprisonment
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From this reading HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As if to make it harder, by the rules of the prison I could not appeal to him in any way.
inevitable
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
innocence
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
innocent
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be quite impossible to give you any adequate idea of them.
leave
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
madness
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
man
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
moment
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
more
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From this reading The day of his execution was drawing closer, and with every moment my anxiety was growing more and more unbearable.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
natural
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
own
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
Pete
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
prison
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From this reading As if to make it harder, by the rules of the prison I could not appeal to him in any way.
punishment
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be quite impossible to give you any adequate idea of them.
remainder
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
rules
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From this reading As if to make it harder, by the rules of the prison I could not appeal to him in any way.
seeing
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
sensations
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From this reading HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
suffer
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It would be quite impossible to give you any adequate idea of them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
unbearable
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From this reading The day of his execution was drawing closer, and with every moment my anxiety was growing more and more unbearable.
undeserved
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
up
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
verge
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From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I believe for the greater part of the time I was on the verge of madness, one moment buoyed up with hope that Pete, seeing his own inevitable doom approaching, would make confession of my innocence, and the next hurled down into the depths lest he should not do it at all, and so leave me, an innocent man, to suffer undeserved punishment for the remainder of my natural existence.
way
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From this reading As if to make it harder, by the rules of the prison I could not appeal to him in any way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be quite impossible to give you any adequate idea of them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HOW I ESCAPED I am not going to attempt to furnish you with a description of my sensations during the first fortnight of my imprisonment.
