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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 And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
admit
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From this reading I have made another muddle of it, I admit!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have made another muddle of it, I admit!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Decidedly my good intentions ought certainly to qualify me as one of the best paviers of a road to a certain place you have doubtless heard of.
best
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From this reading Decidedly my good intentions ought certainly to qualify me as one of the best paviers of a road to a certain place you have doubtless heard of.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My lord Faruskiar, of whom I had made a hero--by telegraph--for the readers of the _Twentieth.
Century
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certain
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From this reading Decidedly my good intentions ought certainly to qualify me as one of the best paviers of a road to a certain place you have doubtless heard of.
certainly
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From this reading Decidedly my good intentions ought certainly to qualify me as one of the best paviers of a road to a certain place you have doubtless heard of.
clothing
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From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
Decidedly
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From this reading Decidedly my good intentions ought certainly to qualify me as one of the best paviers of a road to a certain place you have doubtless heard of.
doubtless
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From this reading Decidedly my good intentions ought certainly to qualify me as one of the best paviers of a road to a certain place you have doubtless heard of.
emotion
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From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
Faruskiar
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From this reading My lord Faruskiar, of whom I had made a hero--by telegraph--for the readers of the _Twentieth.
feared
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From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My lord Faruskiar, of whom I had made a hero--by telegraph--for the readers of the _Twentieth.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Decidedly my good intentions ought certainly to qualify me as one of the best paviers of a road to a certain place you have doubtless heard of.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My lord Faruskiar, of whom I had made a hero--by telegraph--for the readers of the _Twentieth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have made another muddle of it, I admit!
heard
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From this reading Decidedly my good intentions ought certainly to qualify me as one of the best paviers of a road to a certain place you have doubtless heard of.
hero
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From this reading My lord Faruskiar, of whom I had made a hero--by telegraph--for the readers of the _Twentieth.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
impression
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From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
incident
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From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
intentions
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From this reading Decidedly my good intentions ought certainly to qualify me as one of the best paviers of a road to a certain place you have doubtless heard of.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have made another muddle of it, I admit!
kilometres
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From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
lord
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From this reading My lord Faruskiar, of whom I had made a hero--by telegraph--for the readers of the _Twentieth.
made
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From this reading I have made another muddle of it, I admit!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Decidedly my good intentions ought certainly to qualify me as one of the best paviers of a road to a certain place you have doubtless heard of.
meet
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From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
monotonous
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From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
muddle
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From this reading I have made another muddle of it, I admit!
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My lord Faruskiar, of whom I had made a hero--by telegraph--for the readers of the _Twentieth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Decidedly my good intentions ought certainly to qualify me as one of the best paviers of a road to a certain place you have doubtless heard of.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Decidedly my good intentions ought certainly to qualify me as one of the best paviers of a road to a certain place you have doubtless heard of.
paviers
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From this reading Decidedly my good intentions ought certainly to qualify me as one of the best paviers of a road to a certain place you have doubtless heard of.
place
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From this reading Decidedly my good intentions ought certainly to qualify me as one of the best paviers of a road to a certain place you have doubtless heard of.
qualify
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From this reading Decidedly my good intentions ought certainly to qualify me as one of the best paviers of a road to a certain place you have doubtless heard of.
readers
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From this reading My lord Faruskiar, of whom I had made a hero--by telegraph--for the readers of the _Twentieth.
road
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From this reading Decidedly my good intentions ought certainly to qualify me as one of the best paviers of a road to a certain place you have doubtless heard of.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
six
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From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
telegraph
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From this reading My lord Faruskiar, of whom I had made a hero--by telegraph--for the readers of the _Twentieth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
thousand
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From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Decidedly my good intentions ought certainly to qualify me as one of the best paviers of a road to a certain place you have doubtless heard of.
Twentieth
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From this reading My lord Faruskiar, of whom I had made a hero--by telegraph--for the readers of the _Twentieth.
type
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From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
voyage
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From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
wanted
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From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
weariness
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From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My lord Faruskiar, of whom I had made a hero--by telegraph--for the readers of the _Twentieth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
worth
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From this reading And I, who wanted "incident," who feared the weariness of a monotonous voyage of six thousand kilometres, in the course of which I should not meet with an impression or emotion worth clothing in type!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Decidedly my good intentions ought certainly to qualify me as one of the best paviers of a road to a certain place you have doubtless heard of.
