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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 I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
all
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From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then I had in an hour of arrant folly buried what remained to me in a bank in George Street.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
appal
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From this reading Seek where I pleased, there was nothing to encourage me and plenty to appal.
arrant
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From this reading Then I had in an hour of arrant folly buried what remained to me in a bank in George Street.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
awoke
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bank
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From this reading Then I had in an hour of arrant folly buried what remained to me in a bank in George Street.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
beast
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From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
bed
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From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
beginnings
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From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
beloved
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From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
bereaved
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From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
buried
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called
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close
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From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
considering
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From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
cottage
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From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
diffidence
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From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
down
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From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
encourage
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From this reading Seek where I pleased, there was nothing to encourage me and plenty to appal.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
exile
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From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
Flora
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From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading Then I had in an hour of arrant folly buried what remained to me in a bank in George Street.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
George
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From this reading Then I had in an hour of arrant folly buried what remained to me in a bank in George Street.
given
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From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
glorious
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From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
gold
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From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
hour
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From this reading Then I had in an hour of arrant folly buried what remained to me in a bank in George Street.
hours
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From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
hunted
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From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
indefatigably
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From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
Jupiter
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From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
kept
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From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
knew
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From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
lap
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From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
lay
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From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
like
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From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
loss
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From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
love
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From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
master
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From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seek where I pleased, there was nothing to encourage me and plenty to appal.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
money
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From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
more
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From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
much
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From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Seek where I pleased, there was nothing to encourage me and plenty to appal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
only
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From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
ostentation
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From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
panic
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From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
pardonable
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From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Seek where I pleased, there was nothing to encourage me and plenty to appal.
plenty
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From this reading Seek where I pleased, there was nothing to encourage me and plenty to appal.
pour
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From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then I had in an hour of arrant folly buried what remained to me in a bank in George Street.
Seek
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From this reading Seek where I pleased, there was nothing to encourage me and plenty to appal.
settled
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From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
shower
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From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
situation
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From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
spare
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From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
Street
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From this reading Then I had in an hour of arrant folly buried what remained to me in a bank in George Street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
Then
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From this reading Then I had in an hour of arrant folly buried what remained to me in a bank in George Street.
there
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From this reading Seek where I pleased, there was nothing to encourage me and plenty to appal.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
thousands
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From this reading In the pardonable ostentation of love I had given all the money I could spare to Flora; I had thought it glorious that the hunted exile should come down, like Jupiter, in a shower of gold, and pour thousands in the lap of the beloved.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I awoke to much diffidence, even to a feeling that might be called the beginnings of panic, and lay for hours in my bed considering the situation.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seek where I pleased, there was nothing to encourage me and plenty to appal.
watch
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From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
watch-dog
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From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then I had in an hour of arrant folly buried what remained to me in a bank in George Street.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Seek where I pleased, there was nothing to encourage me and plenty to appal.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They kept a close watch about the cottage; they had a beast of a watch-dog—at least, unless I had settled it; and if I had, I knew its bereaved master would only watch the more indefatigably for the loss.
