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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 It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
advantage
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From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
all
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From this reading I like the quiet of this season; the glowing chimney-corner, in the midst of the December mirk, makes me think, as I sit by it, of all sorts of things.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
Ambrose
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
amuse
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From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
back
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
brown
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From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I like the quiet of this season; the glowing chimney-corner, in the midst of the December mirk, makes me think, as I sit by it, of all sorts of things.
came
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
carefully
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From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
chimney-corner
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From this reading I like the quiet of this season; the glowing chimney-corner, in the midst of the December mirk, makes me think, as I sit by it, of all sorts of things.
cleverly
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From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
compatriot
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
concerned
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From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
days
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From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
December
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From this reading I like the quiet of this season; the glowing chimney-corner, in the midst of the December mirk, makes me think, as I sit by it, of all sorts of things.
development
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From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
Doubleton
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
DUTYnounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading THE PATH OF DUTY.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
fire
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From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
fog
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From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
gay
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From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
glad
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I like the quiet of this season; the glowing chimney-corner, in the midst of the December mirk, makes me think, as I sit by it, of all sorts of things.
happened
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From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
inasmuch
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
inquiring
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
interesting
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
less
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From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
like
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From this reading I like the quiet of this season; the glowing chimney-corner, in the midst of the December mirk, makes me think, as I sit by it, of all sorts of things.
London
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From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
made
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
madly
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From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
makes
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From this reading I like the quiet of this season; the glowing chimney-corner, in the midst of the December mirk, makes me think, as I sit by it, of all sorts of things.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
midst
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From this reading I like the quiet of this season; the glowing chimney-corner, in the midst of the December mirk, makes me think, as I sit by it, of all sorts of things.
mirk
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From this reading I like the quiet of this season; the glowing chimney-corner, in the midst of the December mirk, makes me think, as I sit by it, of all sorts of things.
more
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From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
night
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PATH OF DUTY.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
other
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
out
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
PATH
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From this reading THE PATH OF DUTY.
plenty
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From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
possible
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From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
quiet
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From this reading I like the quiet of this season; the glowing chimney-corner, in the midst of the December mirk, makes me think, as I sit by it, of all sorts of things.
really
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
red
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From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
regular
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From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
said
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
season
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From this reading I like the quiet of this season; the glowing chimney-corner, in the midst of the December mirk, makes me think, as I sit by it, of all sorts of things.
see
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
sit
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From this reading I like the quiet of this season; the glowing chimney-corner, in the midst of the December mirk, makes me think, as I sit by it, of all sorts of things.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
sorts
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From this reading I like the quiet of this season; the glowing chimney-corner, in the midst of the December mirk, makes me think, as I sit by it, of all sorts of things.
story
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
telling
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From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
Tester
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PATH OF DUTY.
Then
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From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
things
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From this reading I like the quiet of this season; the glowing chimney-corner, in the midst of the December mirk, makes me think, as I sit by it, of all sorts of things.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I like the quiet of this season; the glowing chimney-corner, in the midst of the December mirk, makes me think, as I sit by it, of all sorts of things.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I like the quiet of this season; the glowing chimney-corner, in the midst of the December mirk, makes me think, as I sit by it, of all sorts of things.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
too
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
town
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
undertake
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
winter
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From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It _is_ a story, with a regular development, and for telling it I have the advantage that I happened to know about it from the first, and was more or less in the confidence of every one concerned.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Then it will amuse me to write it, and I shall do so as carefully and as cleverly as possible The first winter days in London are not madly gay, so that I have plenty of time; and if the fog is brown outside, the fire is red within.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
wouldn't
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
write
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From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am glad I said to you the other night at Doubleton, inquiring--too inquiring--compatriot, that I wouldn’t undertake to tell you the story (about Ambrose Tester), but would write it out for you; inasmuch as, thinking it over since I came back to town, I see that it may really be made interesting.
