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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 "He is a Perfectly Impossible Person" My friend's fear or hope was not destined to be realized.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The contents were as follows:-- "ENMORE PARK, W.
attention
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From this reading You have ventured to use the word 'speculation' with regard to my statement upon the subject of Darwinism, and I would call your attention to the fact that such a word in such a connection is offensive to a degree.
aware
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From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
barbed-wire
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From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He is a Perfectly Impossible Person" My friend's fear or hope was not destined to be realized.
call
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From this reading You have ventured to use the word 'speculation' with regard to my statement upon the subject of Darwinism, and I would call your attention to the fact that such a word in such a connection is offensive to a degree.
called
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From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
claim
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From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
connection
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From this reading You have ventured to use the word 'speculation' with regard to my statement upon the subject of Darwinism, and I would call your attention to the fact that such a word in such a connection is offensive to a degree.
contents
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From this reading The contents were as follows:-- "ENMORE PARK, W.
Darwinism
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From this reading You have ventured to use the word 'speculation' with regard to my statement upon the subject of Darwinism, and I would call your attention to the fact that such a word in such a connection is offensive to a degree.
degree
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From this reading You have ventured to use the word 'speculation' with regard to my statement upon the subject of Darwinism, and I would call your attention to the fact that such a word in such a connection is offensive to a degree.
dependent
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From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
destined
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From this reading "He is a Perfectly Impossible Person" My friend's fear or hope was not destined to be realized.
duly
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From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
else
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From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
endorse
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From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
endorsement
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From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
ENMORE
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From this reading The contents were as follows:-- "ENMORE PARK, W.
envelope
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From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
fact
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From this reading You have ventured to use the word 'speculation' with regard to my statement upon the subject of Darwinism, and I would call your attention to the fact that such a word in such a connection is offensive to a degree.
fear
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From this reading "He is a Perfectly Impossible Person" My friend's fear or hope was not destined to be realized.
follows
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From this reading The contents were as follows:-- "ENMORE PARK, W.
friend's
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From this reading "He is a Perfectly Impossible Person" My friend's fear or hope was not destined to be realized.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
handwriting
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From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is a Perfectly Impossible Person" My friend's fear or hope was not destined to be realized.
hope
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From this reading "He is a Perfectly Impossible Person" My friend's fear or hope was not destined to be realized.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
Impossible
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From this reading "He is a Perfectly Impossible Person" My friend's fear or hope was not destined to be realized.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is a Perfectly Impossible Person" My friend's fear or hope was not destined to be realized.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
Kensington
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From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
letter
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From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
like
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From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "He is a Perfectly Impossible Person" My friend's fear or hope was not destined to be realized.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He is a Perfectly Impossible Person" My friend's fear or hope was not destined to be realized.
note
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From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You have ventured to use the word 'speculation' with regard to my statement upon the subject of Darwinism, and I would call your attention to the fact that such a word in such a connection is offensive to a degree.
offensive
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From this reading You have ventured to use the word 'speculation' with regard to my statement upon the subject of Darwinism, and I would call your attention to the fact that such a word in such a connection is offensive to a degree.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "He is a Perfectly Impossible Person" My friend's fear or hope was not destined to be realized.
PARK
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From this reading The contents were as follows:-- "ENMORE PARK, W.
Perfectly
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From this reading "He is a Perfectly Impossible Person" My friend's fear or hope was not destined to be realized.
Person
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From this reading "He is a Perfectly Impossible Person" My friend's fear or hope was not destined to be realized.
postmark
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From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
railing
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From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
realized
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From this reading "He is a Perfectly Impossible Person" My friend's fear or hope was not destined to be realized.
received
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From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
regard
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From this reading You have ventured to use the word 'speculation' with regard to my statement upon the subject of Darwinism, and I would call your attention to the fact that such a word in such a connection is offensive to a degree.
scrawled
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From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
SIR
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From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
speculation
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From this reading You have ventured to use the word 'speculation' with regard to my statement upon the subject of Darwinism, and I would call your attention to the fact that such a word in such a connection is offensive to a degree.
statement
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From this reading You have ventured to use the word 'speculation' with regard to my statement upon the subject of Darwinism, and I would call your attention to the fact that such a word in such a connection is offensive to a degree.
subject
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From this reading You have ventured to use the word 'speculation' with regard to my statement upon the subject of Darwinism, and I would call your attention to the fact that such a word in such a connection is offensive to a degree.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You have ventured to use the word 'speculation' with regard to my statement upon the subject of Darwinism, and I would call your attention to the fact that such a word in such a connection is offensive to a degree.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
there
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From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He is a Perfectly Impossible Person" My friend's fear or hope was not destined to be realized.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
use
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From this reading You have ventured to use the word 'speculation' with regard to my statement upon the subject of Darwinism, and I would call your attention to the fact that such a word in such a connection is offensive to a degree.
ventured
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From this reading You have ventured to use the word 'speculation' with regard to my statement upon the subject of Darwinism, and I would call your attention to the fact that such a word in such a connection is offensive to a degree.
views
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From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
W
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From this reading The contents were as follows:-- "ENMORE PARK, W.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is a Perfectly Impossible Person" My friend's fear or hope was not destined to be realized.
Wednesday
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From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The contents were as follows:-- "ENMORE PARK, W.
West
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From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I called on Wednesday there was a letter with the West Kensington postmark upon it, and my name scrawled across the envelope in a handwriting which looked like a barbed-wire railing.
word
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From this reading You have ventured to use the word 'speculation' with regard to my statement upon the subject of Darwinism, and I would call your attention to the fact that such a word in such a connection is offensive to a degree.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You have ventured to use the word 'speculation' with regard to my statement upon the subject of Darwinism, and I would call your attention to the fact that such a word in such a connection is offensive to a degree.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
