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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 You think a little, I hope, of the faithful forsaken on whose powers of evocation, as well as of attachment, you impose such a strain.
absence
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From this reading I try to see you all, in what I fear is your absence of habits, as you live, grouped around what I also fear is in no sense the domestic hearth.
addressed
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From this reading Please tell your wife, with my love, that all this is constantly addressed to her also.
all
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From this reading Please tell your wife, with my love, that all this is constantly addressed to her also.
also
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From this reading Please tell your wife, with my love, that all this is constantly addressed to her also.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wish I could send a man from Fortnum and Mason's out to you with a chunk of _mortadella_.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I try to see you all, in what I fear is your absence of habits, as you live, grouped around what I also fear is in no sense the domestic hearth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I try to see you all, in what I fear is your absence of habits, as you live, grouped around what I also fear is in no sense the domestic hearth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Where do you go when you want to be "cosy"?--or what at least do you _do_?
attachment
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From this reading You think a little, I hope, of the faithful forsaken on whose powers of evocation, as well as of attachment, you impose such a strain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Where do you go when you want to be "cosy"?--or what at least do you _do_?
chunk
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From this reading I wish I could send a man from Fortnum and Mason's out to you with a chunk of _mortadella_.
constantly
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From this reading Please tell your wife, with my love, that all this is constantly addressed to her also.
cosy
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From this reading Where do you go when you want to be "cosy"?--or what at least do you _do_?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wish I could send a man from Fortnum and Mason's out to you with a chunk of _mortadella_.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Where do you go when you want to be "cosy"?--or what at least do you _do_?
domestic
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From this reading I try to see you all, in what I fear is your absence of habits, as you live, grouped around what I also fear is in no sense the domestic hearth.
evocation
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From this reading You think a little, I hope, of the faithful forsaken on whose powers of evocation, as well as of attachment, you impose such a strain.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You think a little, I hope, of the faithful forsaken on whose powers of evocation, as well as of attachment, you impose such a strain.
fear
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From this reading I try to see you all, in what I fear is your absence of habits, as you live, grouped around what I also fear is in no sense the domestic hearth.
forsaken
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From this reading You think a little, I hope, of the faithful forsaken on whose powers of evocation, as well as of attachment, you impose such a strain.
Fortnum
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From this reading I wish I could send a man from Fortnum and Mason's out to you with a chunk of _mortadella_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I wish I could send a man from Fortnum and Mason's out to you with a chunk of _mortadella_.
go
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From this reading Where do you go when you want to be "cosy"?--or what at least do you _do_?
grouped
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From this reading I try to see you all, in what I fear is your absence of habits, as you live, grouped around what I also fear is in no sense the domestic hearth.
habits
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From this reading I try to see you all, in what I fear is your absence of habits, as you live, grouped around what I also fear is in no sense the domestic hearth.
hearth
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From this reading I try to see you all, in what I fear is your absence of habits, as you live, grouped around what I also fear is in no sense the domestic hearth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Please tell your wife, with my love, that all this is constantly addressed to her also.
hope
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From this reading You think a little, I hope, of the faithful forsaken on whose powers of evocation, as well as of attachment, you impose such a strain.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I try to see you all, in what I fear is your absence of habits, as you live, grouped around what I also fear is in no sense the domestic hearth.
impose
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From this reading You think a little, I hope, of the faithful forsaken on whose powers of evocation, as well as of attachment, you impose such a strain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I try to see you all, in what I fear is your absence of habits, as you live, grouped around what I also fear is in no sense the domestic hearth.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Please tell your wife, with my love, that all this is constantly addressed to her also.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where do you go when you want to be "cosy"?--or what at least do you _do_?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You think a little, I hope, of the faithful forsaken on whose powers of evocation, as well as of attachment, you impose such a strain.
live
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From this reading I try to see you all, in what I fear is your absence of habits, as you live, grouped around what I also fear is in no sense the domestic hearth.
love
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From this reading Please tell your wife, with my love, that all this is constantly addressed to her also.
man
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From this reading I wish I could send a man from Fortnum and Mason's out to you with a chunk of _mortadella_.
Mason's
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From this reading I wish I could send a man from Fortnum and Mason's out to you with a chunk of _mortadella_.
mortadella
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From this reading I wish I could send a man from Fortnum and Mason's out to you with a chunk of _mortadella_.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Please tell your wife, with my love, that all this is constantly addressed to her also.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I try to see you all, in what I fear is your absence of habits, as you live, grouped around what I also fear is in no sense the domestic hearth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I try to see you all, in what I fear is your absence of habits, as you live, grouped around what I also fear is in no sense the domestic hearth.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You think a little, I hope, of the faithful forsaken on whose powers of evocation, as well as of attachment, you impose such a strain.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Where do you go when you want to be "cosy"?--or what at least do you _do_?
out
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From this reading I wish I could send a man from Fortnum and Mason's out to you with a chunk of _mortadella_.
Please
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From this reading Please tell your wife, with my love, that all this is constantly addressed to her also.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You think a little, I hope, of the faithful forsaken on whose powers of evocation, as well as of attachment, you impose such a strain.
see
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From this reading I try to see you all, in what I fear is your absence of habits, as you live, grouped around what I also fear is in no sense the domestic hearth.
send
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From this reading I wish I could send a man from Fortnum and Mason's out to you with a chunk of _mortadella_.
sense
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From this reading I try to see you all, in what I fear is your absence of habits, as you live, grouped around what I also fear is in no sense the domestic hearth.
strain
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From this reading You think a little, I hope, of the faithful forsaken on whose powers of evocation, as well as of attachment, you impose such a strain.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You think a little, I hope, of the faithful forsaken on whose powers of evocation, as well as of attachment, you impose such a strain.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Please tell your wife, with my love, that all this is constantly addressed to her also.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Please tell your wife, with my love, that all this is constantly addressed to her also.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I try to see you all, in what I fear is your absence of habits, as you live, grouped around what I also fear is in no sense the domestic hearth.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You think a little, I hope, of the faithful forsaken on whose powers of evocation, as well as of attachment, you impose such a strain.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Please tell your wife, with my love, that all this is constantly addressed to her also.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Please tell your wife, with my love, that all this is constantly addressed to her also.
try
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From this reading I try to see you all, in what I fear is your absence of habits, as you live, grouped around what I also fear is in no sense the domestic hearth.
want
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From this reading Where do you go when you want to be "cosy"?--or what at least do you _do_?
well
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From this reading You think a little, I hope, of the faithful forsaken on whose powers of evocation, as well as of attachment, you impose such a strain.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I try to see you all, in what I fear is your absence of habits, as you live, grouped around what I also fear is in no sense the domestic hearth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Where do you go when you want to be "cosy"?--or what at least do you _do_?
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where do you go when you want to be "cosy"?--or what at least do you _do_?
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading You think a little, I hope, of the faithful forsaken on whose powers of evocation, as well as of attachment, you impose such a strain.
wife
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From this reading Please tell your wife, with my love, that all this is constantly addressed to her also.
wish
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From this reading I wish I could send a man from Fortnum and Mason's out to you with a chunk of _mortadella_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Please tell your wife, with my love, that all this is constantly addressed to her also.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I try to see you all, in what I fear is your absence of habits, as you live, grouped around what I also fear is in no sense the domestic hearth.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Please tell your wife, with my love, that all this is constantly addressed to her also.
