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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 "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
act
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From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
Adams
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From this reading "It is like and unlike what I have just related to you," began young Adams.
afresh
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From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Wait!" cried Mr. Gryce, in an authoritative manner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It is like and unlike what I have just related to you," began young Adams.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
authoritative
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From this reading "Wait!" cried Mr. Gryce, in an authoritative manner.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is like and unlike what I have just related to you," began young Adams.
certain
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From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
confession
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From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wait!" cried Mr. Gryce, in an authoritative manner.
down
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From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
explain
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From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
falsehood
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From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
few
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From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
fully
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From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
Gryce
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From this reading "Wait!" cried Mr. Gryce, in an authoritative manner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
handed
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From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It is like and unlike what I have just related to you," began young Adams.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is like and unlike what I have just related to you," began young Adams.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
inspector
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From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is like and unlike what I have just related to you," began young Adams.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is like and unlike what I have just related to you," began young Adams.
jotted
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From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
just
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From this reading "It is like and unlike what I have just related to you," began young Adams.
leaning
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From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
like
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From this reading "It is like and unlike what I have just related to you," began young Adams.
listen
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From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
manner
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From this reading "Wait!" cried Mr. Gryce, in an authoritative manner.
MEMORANDA
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From this reading MEMORANDA.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
Mr
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From this reading "Wait!" cried Mr. Gryce, in an authoritative manner.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
out
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From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
pencil
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From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
presently
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From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
previous
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From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
related
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From this reading "It is like and unlike what I have just related to you," began young Adams.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
sentences
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From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
speak
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From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is like and unlike what I have just related to you," began young Adams.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
truth
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From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
understanding
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From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
unlike
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From this reading "It is like and unlike what I have just related to you," began young Adams.
Wait
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From this reading "Wait!" cried Mr. Gryce, in an authoritative manner.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "It is like and unlike what I have just related to you," began young Adams.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
whispered
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From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
wife's
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From this reading "In my previous confession I mixed truth and falsehood, and to explain myself fully and to help you to a right understanding of my wife's act, I shall have to start afresh and speak as if I had already told you nothing."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
words
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From this reading "We will listen to you presently;" and, leaning over the inspector, he whispered a few words, after which he took out a pencil and jotted down certain sentences, which he handed over to this gentleman.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is like and unlike what I have just related to you," began young Adams.
young
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From this reading "It is like and unlike what I have just related to you," began young Adams.
