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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 But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
all
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From this reading At first I could see nothing but checkmate to all my plans.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a devil of a mess, however; and it cost me no end of an effort to pull myself together by the time the Baron came back and himself took me to the doctors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VON ERSTEIN Baron von Gratzen was away some minutes; and exceedingly unpleasant minutes they were for me.
any
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From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first I could see nothing but checkmate to all my plans.
away
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From this reading VON ERSTEIN Baron von Gratzen was away some minutes; and exceedingly unpleasant minutes they were for me.
back
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From this reading It was a devil of a mess, however; and it cost me no end of an effort to pull myself together by the time the Baron came back and himself took me to the doctors.
Baron
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From this reading VON ERSTEIN Baron von Gratzen was away some minutes; and exceedingly unpleasant minutes they were for me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first I could see nothing but checkmate to all my plans.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
came
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From this reading It was a devil of a mess, however; and it cost me no end of an effort to pull myself together by the time the Baron came back and himself took me to the doctors.
certain
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From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
checkmate
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From this reading At first I could see nothing but checkmate to all my plans.
cost
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From this reading It was a devil of a mess, however; and it cost me no end of an effort to pull myself together by the time the Baron came back and himself took me to the doctors.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At first I could see nothing but checkmate to all my plans.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
days
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From this reading But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
delay
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From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
devil
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From this reading It was a devil of a mess, however; and it cost me no end of an effort to pull myself together by the time the Baron came back and himself took me to the doctors.
doctors
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From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
effort
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From this reading It was a devil of a mess, however; and it cost me no end of an effort to pull myself together by the time the Baron came back and himself took me to the doctors.
end
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From this reading It was a devil of a mess, however; and it cost me no end of an effort to pull myself together by the time the Baron came back and himself took me to the doctors.
enough
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From this reading But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
ERSTEIN
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From this reading VON ERSTEIN Baron von Gratzen was away some minutes; and exceedingly unpleasant minutes they were for me.
exceedingly
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From this reading VON ERSTEIN Baron von Gratzen was away some minutes; and exceedingly unpleasant minutes they were for me.
field
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From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
fighting
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From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first I could see nothing but checkmate to all my plans.
fit
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From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading VON ERSTEIN Baron von Gratzen was away some minutes; and exceedingly unpleasant minutes they were for me.
Germany
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From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
get
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From this reading But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
give
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From this reading But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
Gratzen
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From this reading VON ERSTEIN Baron von Gratzen was away some minutes; and exceedingly unpleasant minutes they were for me.
happen
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From this reading But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was a devil of a mess, however; and it cost me no end of an effort to pull myself together by the time the Baron came back and himself took me to the doctors.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was a devil of a mess, however; and it cost me no end of an effort to pull myself together by the time the Baron came back and himself took me to the doctors.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At first I could see nothing but checkmate to all my plans.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
just
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From this reading But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
line
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From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
many
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From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading VON ERSTEIN Baron von Gratzen was away some minutes; and exceedingly unpleasant minutes they were for me.
men
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From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
mess
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From this reading It was a devil of a mess, however; and it cost me no end of an effort to pull myself together by the time the Baron came back and himself took me to the doctors.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
minutes
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From this reading VON ERSTEIN Baron von Gratzen was away some minutes; and exceedingly unpleasant minutes they were for me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At first I could see nothing but checkmate to all my plans.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was a devil of a mess, however; and it cost me no end of an effort to pull myself together by the time the Baron came back and himself took me to the doctors.
needed
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From this reading But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was a devil of a mess, however; and it cost me no end of an effort to pull myself together by the time the Baron came back and himself took me to the doctors.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At first I could see nothing but checkmate to all my plans.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
off
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From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
only
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From this reading But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
packed
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From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
papers
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From this reading But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
pass
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From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
plans
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From this reading At first I could see nothing but checkmate to all my plans.
possible
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From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
pull
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From this reading It was a devil of a mess, however; and it cost me no end of an effort to pull myself together by the time the Baron came back and himself took me to the doctors.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
ready
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From this reading But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
see
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From this reading At first I could see nothing but checkmate to all my plans.
service
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From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
some
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From this reading VON ERSTEIN Baron von Gratzen was away some minutes; and exceedingly unpleasant minutes they were for me.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
then
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From this reading But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading VON ERSTEIN Baron von Gratzen was away some minutes; and exceedingly unpleasant minutes they were for me.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At first I could see nothing but checkmate to all my plans.
together
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From this reading It was a devil of a mess, however; and it cost me no end of an effort to pull myself together by the time the Baron came back and himself took me to the doctors.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a devil of a mess, however; and it cost me no end of an effort to pull myself together by the time the Baron came back and himself took me to the doctors.
unpleasant
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From this reading VON ERSTEIN Baron von Gratzen was away some minutes; and exceedingly unpleasant minutes they were for me.
VON
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From this reading VON ERSTEIN Baron von Gratzen was away some minutes; and exceedingly unpleasant minutes they were for me.
wanted
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From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VON ERSTEIN Baron von Gratzen was away some minutes; and exceedingly unpleasant minutes they were for me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading VON ERSTEIN Baron von Gratzen was away some minutes; and exceedingly unpleasant minutes they were for me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But then I needed only a delay of a couple of days--the papers would be ready by then--and it was still possible that something might happen which would give me just enough time to get away.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That the doctors would pass me as fit for service in the field was beyond question; and, as Germany wanted as many men as possible in the fighting line, I was certain to be packed off without any delay.
