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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 I only know I was determined to bring light out of darkness in a way that would compromise nobody, possibly not even myself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A crowd in the ------ Street house was necessary to the quiet escape of Mrs. Ransome and her daughter; so a crowd we must have, and how have a crowd without giving a grand party?
bring
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From this reading I only know I was determined to bring light out of darkness in a way that would compromise nobody, possibly not even myself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to do this I must dazzle him into giving me a great pleasure.
CANNOT
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From this reading I CANNOT enter into the feelings of this dreadful time.
compromise
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crowd
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From this reading A crowd in the ------ Street house was necessary to the quiet escape of Mrs. Ransome and her daughter; so a crowd we must have, and how have a crowd without giving a grand party?
darkness
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From this reading I only know I was determined to bring light out of darkness in a way that would compromise nobody, possibly not even myself.
daughter
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From this reading A crowd in the ------ Street house was necessary to the quiet escape of Mrs. Ransome and her daughter; so a crowd we must have, and how have a crowd without giving a grand party?
dazzle
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From this reading But to do this I must dazzle him into giving me a great pleasure.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading I only know I was determined to bring light out of darkness in a way that would compromise nobody, possibly not even myself.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know if I loved or hated the man I had undertaken to save.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading I CANNOT enter into the feelings of this dreadful time.
enter
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From this reading I CANNOT enter into the feelings of this dreadful time.
escape
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From this reading A crowd in the ------ Street house was necessary to the quiet escape of Mrs. Ransome and her daughter; so a crowd we must have, and how have a crowd without giving a grand party?
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I only know I was determined to bring light out of darkness in a way that would compromise nobody, possibly not even myself.
feelings
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From this reading I CANNOT enter into the feelings of this dreadful time.
giving
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From this reading But to do this I must dazzle him into giving me a great pleasure.
grand
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From this reading A crowd in the ------ Street house was necessary to the quiet escape of Mrs. Ransome and her daughter; so a crowd we must have, and how have a crowd without giving a grand party?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to do this I must dazzle him into giving me a great pleasure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I do not know if I loved or hated the man I had undertaken to save.
hated
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From this reading I do not know if I loved or hated the man I had undertaken to save.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A crowd in the ------ Street house was necessary to the quiet escape of Mrs. Ransome and her daughter; so a crowd we must have, and how have a crowd without giving a grand party?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A crowd in the ------ Street house was necessary to the quiet escape of Mrs. Ransome and her daughter; so a crowd we must have, and how have a crowd without giving a grand party?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But to do this I must dazzle him into giving me a great pleasure.
house
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From this reading A crowd in the ------ Street house was necessary to the quiet escape of Mrs. Ransome and her daughter; so a crowd we must have, and how have a crowd without giving a grand party?
how
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From this reading A crowd in the ------ Street house was necessary to the quiet escape of Mrs. Ransome and her daughter; so a crowd we must have, and how have a crowd without giving a grand party?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I CANNOT enter into the feelings of this dreadful time.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I do not know if I loved or hated the man I had undertaken to save.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I only know I was determined to bring light out of darkness in a way that would compromise nobody, possibly not even myself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I CANNOT enter into the feelings of this dreadful time.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not know if I loved or hated the man I had undertaken to save.
light
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From this reading I only know I was determined to bring light out of darkness in a way that would compromise nobody, possibly not even myself.
loved
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From this reading I do not know if I loved or hated the man I had undertaken to save.
man
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From this reading I do not know if I loved or hated the man I had undertaken to save.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But to do this I must dazzle him into giving me a great pleasure.
Mrs
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From this reading A crowd in the ------ Street house was necessary to the quiet escape of Mrs. Ransome and her daughter; so a crowd we must have, and how have a crowd without giving a grand party?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But to do this I must dazzle him into giving me a great pleasure.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I only know I was determined to bring light out of darkness in a way that would compromise nobody, possibly not even myself.
necessary
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From this reading A crowd in the ------ Street house was necessary to the quiet escape of Mrs. Ransome and her daughter; so a crowd we must have, and how have a crowd without giving a grand party?
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading I only know I was determined to bring light out of darkness in a way that would compromise nobody, possibly not even myself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not know if I loved or hated the man I had undertaken to save.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I CANNOT enter into the feelings of this dreadful time.
only
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From this reading I only know I was determined to bring light out of darkness in a way that would compromise nobody, possibly not even myself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I do not know if I loved or hated the man I had undertaken to save.
out
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From this reading I only know I was determined to bring light out of darkness in a way that would compromise nobody, possibly not even myself.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A crowd in the ------ Street house was necessary to the quiet escape of Mrs. Ransome and her daughter; so a crowd we must have, and how have a crowd without giving a grand party?
pleasure
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From this reading But to do this I must dazzle him into giving me a great pleasure.
possibly
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From this reading I only know I was determined to bring light out of darkness in a way that would compromise nobody, possibly not even myself.
quiet
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From this reading A crowd in the ------ Street house was necessary to the quiet escape of Mrs. Ransome and her daughter; so a crowd we must have, and how have a crowd without giving a grand party?
Ransome
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From this reading A crowd in the ------ Street house was necessary to the quiet escape of Mrs. Ransome and her daughter; so a crowd we must have, and how have a crowd without giving a grand party?
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading I do not know if I loved or hated the man I had undertaken to save.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A crowd in the ------ Street house was necessary to the quiet escape of Mrs. Ransome and her daughter; so a crowd we must have, and how have a crowd without giving a grand party?
Street
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From this reading A crowd in the ------ Street house was necessary to the quiet escape of Mrs. Ransome and her daughter; so a crowd we must have, and how have a crowd without giving a grand party?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I only know I was determined to bring light out of darkness in a way that would compromise nobody, possibly not even myself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I CANNOT enter into the feelings of this dreadful time.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I CANNOT enter into the feelings of this dreadful time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I CANNOT enter into the feelings of this dreadful time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do not know if I loved or hated the man I had undertaken to save.
undertaken
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From this reading I do not know if I loved or hated the man I had undertaken to save.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I only know I was determined to bring light out of darkness in a way that would compromise nobody, possibly not even myself.
way
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From this reading I only know I was determined to bring light out of darkness in a way that would compromise nobody, possibly not even myself.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A crowd in the ------ Street house was necessary to the quiet escape of Mrs. Ransome and her daughter; so a crowd we must have, and how have a crowd without giving a grand party?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A crowd in the ------ Street house was necessary to the quiet escape of Mrs. Ransome and her daughter; so a crowd we must have, and how have a crowd without giving a grand party?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I only know I was determined to bring light out of darkness in a way that would compromise nobody, possibly not even myself.
