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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 Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
acquit
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From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
action
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From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
altogether
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From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
any
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From this reading To these I attached small importance, having too much faith in the common sense and in the conservatism of my fellow-countrymen to believe that the Dumpling could induce them to take concerted action upon any considerable scale.
arranged
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From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
attached
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attention
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attracted
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back
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From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
BEGINS
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From this reading THE GREAT INSURRECTION BEGINS.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To these I attached small importance, having too much faith in the common sense and in the conservatism of my fellow-countrymen to believe that the Dumpling could induce them to take concerted action upon any considerable scale.
broadcast
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From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
cannot
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From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
circulated
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common
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concerted
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conservatism
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considerable
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From this reading To these I attached small importance, having too much faith in the common sense and in the conservatism of my fellow-countrymen to believe that the Dumpling could induce them to take concerted action upon any considerable scale.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To these I attached small importance, having too much faith in the common sense and in the conservatism of my fellow-countrymen to believe that the Dumpling could induce them to take concerted action upon any considerable scale.
criminal
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From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
delivered
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From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
doing
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From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
Dumpling
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
failing
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From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
faith
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From this reading To these I attached small importance, having too much faith in the common sense and in the conservatism of my fellow-countrymen to believe that the Dumpling could induce them to take concerted action upon any considerable scale.
fellow-countrymen
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From this reading To these I attached small importance, having too much faith in the common sense and in the conservatism of my fellow-countrymen to believe that the Dumpling could induce them to take concerted action upon any considerable scale.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
gatherings
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From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT INSURRECTION BEGINS.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading To these I attached small importance, having too much faith in the common sense and in the conservatism of my fellow-countrymen to believe that the Dumpling could induce them to take concerted action upon any considerable scale.
held
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From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
how
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From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
importance
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From this reading To these I attached small importance, having too much faith in the common sense and in the conservatism of my fellow-countrymen to believe that the Dumpling could induce them to take concerted action upon any considerable scale.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To these I attached small importance, having too much faith in the common sense and in the conservatism of my fellow-countrymen to believe that the Dumpling could induce them to take concerted action upon any considerable scale.
induce
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From this reading To these I attached small importance, having too much faith in the common sense and in the conservatism of my fellow-countrymen to believe that the Dumpling could induce them to take concerted action upon any considerable scale.
inevitably
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inflammatory
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From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
innumerable
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From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
insidiously
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From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
instead
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From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
INSURRECTION
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From this reading THE GREAT INSURRECTION BEGINS.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
knew
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From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
late
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From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
learned
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From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
literature
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From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
London
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From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
Looking
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From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
mass
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From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
means
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From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
meeting
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From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
meetings
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From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
much
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From this reading To these I attached small importance, having too much faith in the common sense and in the conservatism of my fellow-countrymen to believe that the Dumpling could induce them to take concerted action upon any considerable scale.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To these I attached small importance, having too much faith in the common sense and in the conservatism of my fellow-countrymen to believe that the Dumpling could induce them to take concerted action upon any considerable scale.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
Nash's
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nearly
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negligence
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From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
night
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From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
now
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From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
organisers
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From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
police
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From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
prince
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From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
realise
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From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
scale
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From this reading To these I attached small importance, having too much faith in the common sense and in the conservatism of my fellow-countrymen to believe that the Dumpling could induce them to take concerted action upon any considerable scale.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
sense
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From this reading To these I attached small importance, having too much faith in the common sense and in the conservatism of my fellow-countrymen to believe that the Dumpling could induce them to take concerted action upon any considerable scale.
seriously
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From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I have since learned that secret meetings were held nearly every night; but instead of one mass meeting, which must inevitably have attracted the attention of the police, the Dumpling, a prince of organisers, had arranged for innumerable small gatherings in every part of London.
small
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From this reading To these I attached small importance, having too much faith in the common sense and in the conservatism of my fellow-countrymen to believe that the Dumpling could induce them to take concerted action upon any considerable scale.
speeches
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From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
surprise
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From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT INSURRECTION BEGINS.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To these I attached small importance, having too much faith in the common sense and in the conservatism of my fellow-countrymen to believe that the Dumpling could induce them to take concerted action upon any considerable scale.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To these I attached small importance, having too much faith in the common sense and in the conservatism of my fellow-countrymen to believe that the Dumpling could induce them to take concerted action upon any considerable scale.
thoroughly
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From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
too
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From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
warning
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From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nash's warning--though I was by no means disposed to take it seriously--had not been altogether a surprise to me, for I knew already that inflammatory speeches were being delivered, inflammatory literature circulated broadcast.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
work
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From this reading Looking back now upon the time of which I am writing, I cannot altogether acquit myself of criminal negligence for failing to realise--until it was too late to take action--how insidiously and how thoroughly the Dumpling was doing his work.
writing
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