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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 This gave me a maddening month, in the course of which several things took place.
acted
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From this reading One of these, the last, I may as well immediately mention, was that I acted on Vereker’s advice: I renounced my ridiculous attempt.
advice
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From this reading One of these, the last, I may as well immediately mention, was that I acted on Vereker’s advice: I renounced my ridiculous attempt.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all I had always, as he had himself noted, liked him; and what now occurred was simply that my new intelligence and vain preoccupation damaged my liking.
all
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From this reading RETURNING to town I feverishly collected them all; I picked out each in its order and held it up to the light.
always
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From this reading After all I had always, as he had himself noted, liked him; and what now occurred was simply that my new intelligence and vain preoccupation damaged my liking.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RETURNING to town I feverishly collected them all; I picked out each in its order and held it up to the light.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One of these, the last, I may as well immediately mention, was that I acted on Vereker’s advice: I renounced my ridiculous attempt.
attempt
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From this reading One of these, the last, I may as well immediately mention, was that I acted on Vereker’s advice: I renounced my ridiculous attempt.
business
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From this reading I could really make nothing of the business; it proved a dead loss.
collected
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From this reading RETURNING to town I feverishly collected them all; I picked out each in its order and held it up to the light.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could really make nothing of the business; it proved a dead loss.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This gave me a maddening month, in the course of which several things took place.
damaged
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From this reading After all I had always, as he had himself noted, liked him; and what now occurred was simply that my new intelligence and vain preoccupation damaged my liking.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could really make nothing of the business; it proved a dead loss.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading RETURNING to town I feverishly collected them all; I picked out each in its order and held it up to the light.
feverishly
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From this reading RETURNING to town I feverishly collected them all; I picked out each in its order and held it up to the light.
gave
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From this reading This gave me a maddening month, in the course of which several things took place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After all I had always, as he had himself noted, liked him; and what now occurred was simply that my new intelligence and vain preoccupation damaged my liking.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After all I had always, as he had himself noted, liked him; and what now occurred was simply that my new intelligence and vain preoccupation damaged my liking.
held
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From this reading RETURNING to town I feverishly collected them all; I picked out each in its order and held it up to the light.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After all I had always, as he had himself noted, liked him; and what now occurred was simply that my new intelligence and vain preoccupation damaged my liking.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After all I had always, as he had himself noted, liked him; and what now occurred was simply that my new intelligence and vain preoccupation damaged my liking.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading RETURNING to town I feverishly collected them all; I picked out each in its order and held it up to the light.
immediately
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From this reading One of these, the last, I may as well immediately mention, was that I acted on Vereker’s advice: I renounced my ridiculous attempt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RETURNING to town I feverishly collected them all; I picked out each in its order and held it up to the light.
intelligence
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From this reading After all I had always, as he had himself noted, liked him; and what now occurred was simply that my new intelligence and vain preoccupation damaged my liking.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading RETURNING to town I feverishly collected them all; I picked out each in its order and held it up to the light.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading RETURNING to town I feverishly collected them all; I picked out each in its order and held it up to the light.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of these, the last, I may as well immediately mention, was that I acted on Vereker’s advice: I renounced my ridiculous attempt.
light
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From this reading RETURNING to town I feverishly collected them all; I picked out each in its order and held it up to the light.
liked
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From this reading After all I had always, as he had himself noted, liked him; and what now occurred was simply that my new intelligence and vain preoccupation damaged my liking.
liking
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From this reading After all I had always, as he had himself noted, liked him; and what now occurred was simply that my new intelligence and vain preoccupation damaged my liking.
loss
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From this reading I could really make nothing of the business; it proved a dead loss.
maddening
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From this reading This gave me a maddening month, in the course of which several things took place.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could really make nothing of the business; it proved a dead loss.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading One of these, the last, I may as well immediately mention, was that I acted on Vereker’s advice: I renounced my ridiculous attempt.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This gave me a maddening month, in the course of which several things took place.
mention
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From this reading One of these, the last, I may as well immediately mention, was that I acted on Vereker’s advice: I renounced my ridiculous attempt.
month
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From this reading This gave me a maddening month, in the course of which several things took place.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One of these, the last, I may as well immediately mention, was that I acted on Vereker’s advice: I renounced my ridiculous attempt.
new
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From this reading After all I had always, as he had himself noted, liked him; and what now occurred was simply that my new intelligence and vain preoccupation damaged my liking.
noted
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From this reading After all I had always, as he had himself noted, liked him; and what now occurred was simply that my new intelligence and vain preoccupation damaged my liking.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I could really make nothing of the business; it proved a dead loss.
now
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From this reading After all I had always, as he had himself noted, liked him; and what now occurred was simply that my new intelligence and vain preoccupation damaged my liking.
occurred
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From this reading After all I had always, as he had himself noted, liked him; and what now occurred was simply that my new intelligence and vain preoccupation damaged my liking.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This gave me a maddening month, in the course of which several things took place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One of these, the last, I may as well immediately mention, was that I acted on Vereker’s advice: I renounced my ridiculous attempt.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of these, the last, I may as well immediately mention, was that I acted on Vereker’s advice: I renounced my ridiculous attempt.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RETURNING to town I feverishly collected them all; I picked out each in its order and held it up to the light.
out
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From this reading RETURNING to town I feverishly collected them all; I picked out each in its order and held it up to the light.
picked
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From this reading RETURNING to town I feverishly collected them all; I picked out each in its order and held it up to the light.
place
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From this reading This gave me a maddening month, in the course of which several things took place.
preoccupation
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From this reading After all I had always, as he had himself noted, liked him; and what now occurred was simply that my new intelligence and vain preoccupation damaged my liking.
proved
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From this reading I could really make nothing of the business; it proved a dead loss.
really
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From this reading I could really make nothing of the business; it proved a dead loss.
renounced
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From this reading One of these, the last, I may as well immediately mention, was that I acted on Vereker’s advice: I renounced my ridiculous attempt.
RETURNING
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From this reading RETURNING to town I feverishly collected them all; I picked out each in its order and held it up to the light.
ridiculous
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From this reading One of these, the last, I may as well immediately mention, was that I acted on Vereker’s advice: I renounced my ridiculous attempt.
several
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From this reading This gave me a maddening month, in the course of which several things took place.
simply
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From this reading After all I had always, as he had himself noted, liked him; and what now occurred was simply that my new intelligence and vain preoccupation damaged my liking.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of these, the last, I may as well immediately mention, was that I acted on Vereker’s advice: I renounced my ridiculous attempt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RETURNING to town I feverishly collected them all; I picked out each in its order and held it up to the light.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading RETURNING to town I feverishly collected them all; I picked out each in its order and held it up to the light.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One of these, the last, I may as well immediately mention, was that I acted on Vereker’s advice: I renounced my ridiculous attempt.
things
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From this reading This gave me a maddening month, in the course of which several things took place.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This gave me a maddening month, in the course of which several things took place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RETURNING to town I feverishly collected them all; I picked out each in its order and held it up to the light.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This gave me a maddening month, in the course of which several things took place.
town
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From this reading RETURNING to town I feverishly collected them all; I picked out each in its order and held it up to the light.
up
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From this reading RETURNING to town I feverishly collected them all; I picked out each in its order and held it up to the light.
vain
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From this reading After all I had always, as he had himself noted, liked him; and what now occurred was simply that my new intelligence and vain preoccupation damaged my liking.
Vereker's
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From this reading One of these, the last, I may as well immediately mention, was that I acted on Vereker’s advice: I renounced my ridiculous attempt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of these, the last, I may as well immediately mention, was that I acted on Vereker’s advice: I renounced my ridiculous attempt.
well
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From this reading One of these, the last, I may as well immediately mention, was that I acted on Vereker’s advice: I renounced my ridiculous attempt.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After all I had always, as he had himself noted, liked him; and what now occurred was simply that my new intelligence and vain preoccupation damaged my liking.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This gave me a maddening month, in the course of which several things took place.
