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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The scheme of my narrative allows no space for these things, and in any case a prohibitory sentiment would hang about my recollection of so rare an hour.
alighted
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From this reading My memory of the day I alighted at Mr. Paraday’s door is a fresh memory of kindness, hospitality, compassion, and of the wonderful illuminating talk in which the welcome was conveyed.
allows
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From this reading The scheme of my narrative allows no space for these things, and in any case a prohibitory sentiment would hang about my recollection of so rare an hour.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The scheme of my narrative allows no space for these things, and in any case a prohibitory sentiment would hang about my recollection of so rare an hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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From this reading The scheme of my narrative allows no space for these things, and in any case a prohibitory sentiment would hang about my recollection of so rare an hour.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These meagre notes are essentially private, so that if they see the light the insidious forces that, as my story itself shows, make at present for publicity will simply have overmastered my precautions.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I may as well say at once that this little record pretends in no degree to be a picture either of my introduction to Mr. Paraday or of certain proximate steps and stages.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I may as well say at once that this little record pretends in no degree to be a picture either of my introduction to Mr. Paraday or of certain proximate steps and stages.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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case
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certain
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compassion
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From this reading My memory of the day I alighted at Mr. Paraday’s door is a fresh memory of kindness, hospitality, compassion, and of the wonderful illuminating talk in which the welcome was conveyed.
conveyed
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From this reading My memory of the day I alighted at Mr. Paraday’s door is a fresh memory of kindness, hospitality, compassion, and of the wonderful illuminating talk in which the welcome was conveyed.
curtain
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From this reading The curtain fell lately enough on the lamentable drama.
day
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degree
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door
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From this reading My memory of the day I alighted at Mr. Paraday’s door is a fresh memory of kindness, hospitality, compassion, and of the wonderful illuminating talk in which the welcome was conveyed.
drama
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From this reading The curtain fell lately enough on the lamentable drama.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
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enough
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essentially
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fell
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The scheme of my narrative allows no space for these things, and in any case a prohibitory sentiment would hang about my recollection of so rare an hour.
forces
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fresh
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From this reading My memory of the day I alighted at Mr. Paraday’s door is a fresh memory of kindness, hospitality, compassion, and of the wonderful illuminating talk in which the welcome was conveyed.
hang
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From this reading The scheme of my narrative allows no space for these things, and in any case a prohibitory sentiment would hang about my recollection of so rare an hour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading These meagre notes are essentially private, so that if they see the light the insidious forces that, as my story itself shows, make at present for publicity will simply have overmastered my precautions.
hospitality
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From this reading My memory of the day I alighted at Mr. Paraday’s door is a fresh memory of kindness, hospitality, compassion, and of the wonderful illuminating talk in which the welcome was conveyed.
hour
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From this reading The scheme of my narrative allows no space for these things, and in any case a prohibitory sentiment would hang about my recollection of so rare an hour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I may as well say at once that this little record pretends in no degree to be a picture either of my introduction to Mr. Paraday or of certain proximate steps and stages.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading These meagre notes are essentially private, so that if they see the light the insidious forces that, as my story itself shows, make at present for publicity will simply have overmastered my precautions.
illuminating
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From this reading My memory of the day I alighted at Mr. Paraday’s door is a fresh memory of kindness, hospitality, compassion, and of the wonderful illuminating talk in which the welcome was conveyed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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insidious
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From this reading These meagre notes are essentially private, so that if they see the light the insidious forces that, as my story itself shows, make at present for publicity will simply have overmastered my precautions.
introduction
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My memory of the day I alighted at Mr. Paraday’s door is a fresh memory of kindness, hospitality, compassion, and of the wonderful illuminating talk in which the welcome was conveyed.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
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kindness
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From this reading My memory of the day I alighted at Mr. Paraday’s door is a fresh memory of kindness, hospitality, compassion, and of the wonderful illuminating talk in which the welcome was conveyed.
lamentable
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From this reading The curtain fell lately enough on the lamentable drama.
lately
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From this reading The curtain fell lately enough on the lamentable drama.
light
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From this reading These meagre notes are essentially private, so that if they see the light the insidious forces that, as my story itself shows, make at present for publicity will simply have overmastered my precautions.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I may as well say at once that this little record pretends in no degree to be a picture either of my introduction to Mr. Paraday or of certain proximate steps and stages.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These meagre notes are essentially private, so that if they see the light the insidious forces that, as my story itself shows, make at present for publicity will simply have overmastered my precautions.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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meagre
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From this reading These meagre notes are essentially private, so that if they see the light the insidious forces that, as my story itself shows, make at present for publicity will simply have overmastered my precautions.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading My memory of the day I alighted at Mr. Paraday’s door is a fresh memory of kindness, hospitality, compassion, and of the wonderful illuminating talk in which the welcome was conveyed.
Mr
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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narrative
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From this reading The scheme of my narrative allows no space for these things, and in any case a prohibitory sentiment would hang about my recollection of so rare an hour.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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notes
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I may as well say at once that this little record pretends in no degree to be a picture either of my introduction to Mr. Paraday or of certain proximate steps and stages.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The curtain fell lately enough on the lamentable drama.
once
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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overmastered
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Paraday
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Paraday's
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From this reading My memory of the day I alighted at Mr. Paraday’s door is a fresh memory of kindness, hospitality, compassion, and of the wonderful illuminating talk in which the welcome was conveyed.
picture
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precautionsplural nounUS /prɪˈkɔʃənz/
actions taken to prevent danger
From this reading These meagre notes are essentially private, so that if they see the light the insidious forces that, as my story itself shows, make at present for publicity will simply have overmastered my precautions.
present
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pretends
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private
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prohibitory
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From this reading The scheme of my narrative allows no space for these things, and in any case a prohibitory sentiment would hang about my recollection of so rare an hour.
proximate
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publicity
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rare
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From this reading The scheme of my narrative allows no space for these things, and in any case a prohibitory sentiment would hang about my recollection of so rare an hour.
recollection
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From this reading The scheme of my narrative allows no space for these things, and in any case a prohibitory sentiment would hang about my recollection of so rare an hour.
record
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say
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scheme
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From this reading The scheme of my narrative allows no space for these things, and in any case a prohibitory sentiment would hang about my recollection of so rare an hour.
see
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sentiment
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From this reading The scheme of my narrative allows no space for these things, and in any case a prohibitory sentiment would hang about my recollection of so rare an hour.
shows
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From this reading These meagre notes are essentially private, so that if they see the light the insidious forces that, as my story itself shows, make at present for publicity will simply have overmastered my precautions.
simply
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The scheme of my narrative allows no space for these things, and in any case a prohibitory sentiment would hang about my recollection of so rare an hour.
space
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From this reading The scheme of my narrative allows no space for these things, and in any case a prohibitory sentiment would hang about my recollection of so rare an hour.
stages
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steps
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story
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talk
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From this reading My memory of the day I alighted at Mr. Paraday’s door is a fresh memory of kindness, hospitality, compassion, and of the wonderful illuminating talk in which the welcome was conveyed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I may as well say at once that this little record pretends in no degree to be a picture either of my introduction to Mr. Paraday or of certain proximate steps and stages.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The scheme of my narrative allows no space for these things, and in any case a prohibitory sentiment would hang about my recollection of so rare an hour.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The scheme of my narrative allows no space for these things, and in any case a prohibitory sentiment would hang about my recollection of so rare an hour.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These meagre notes are essentially private, so that if they see the light the insidious forces that, as my story itself shows, make at present for publicity will simply have overmastered my precautions.
things
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From this reading The scheme of my narrative allows no space for these things, and in any case a prohibitory sentiment would hang about my recollection of so rare an hour.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I may as well say at once that this little record pretends in no degree to be a picture either of my introduction to Mr. Paraday or of certain proximate steps and stages.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I may as well say at once that this little record pretends in no degree to be a picture either of my introduction to Mr. Paraday or of certain proximate steps and stages.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My memory of the day I alighted at Mr. Paraday’s door is a fresh memory of kindness, hospitality, compassion, and of the wonderful illuminating talk in which the welcome was conveyed.
welcome
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From this reading My memory of the day I alighted at Mr. Paraday’s door is a fresh memory of kindness, hospitality, compassion, and of the wonderful illuminating talk in which the welcome was conveyed.
well
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My memory of the day I alighted at Mr. Paraday’s door is a fresh memory of kindness, hospitality, compassion, and of the wonderful illuminating talk in which the welcome was conveyed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading These meagre notes are essentially private, so that if they see the light the insidious forces that, as my story itself shows, make at present for publicity will simply have overmastered my precautions.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My memory of the day I alighted at Mr. Paraday’s door is a fresh memory of kindness, hospitality, compassion, and of the wonderful illuminating talk in which the welcome was conveyed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The scheme of my narrative allows no space for these things, and in any case a prohibitory sentiment would hang about my recollection of so rare an hour.
