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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 remarked to me a few minutes since that you didn't recover yourself in a flash.
accept
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From this reading "Ah, that's my affair," I returned, "and if I accept the consequences I don't quite see what you've to say to it.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only my fall," I added, "is an inevitable shock.
affair
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From this reading "Ah, that's my affair," I returned, "and if I accept the consequences I don't quite see what you've to say to it.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, that's my affair," I returned, "and if I accept the consequences I don't quite see what you've to say to it.
all
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From this reading I differ from you, you see, in that _I_ do; I take my collapse all at once.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Only my fall," I added, "is an inevitable shock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ah, that's my affair," I returned, "and if I accept the consequences I don't quite see what you've to say to it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That I do accept them--so far as I make them out as not too intolerable and you as not intending them to be--that I do accept them is what I've been trying to signify to you.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I differ from you, you see, in that _I_ do; I take my collapse all at once.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That I do accept them--so far as I make them out as not too intolerable and you as not intending them to be--that I do accept them is what I've been trying to signify to you.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That I do accept them--so far as I make them out as not too intolerable and you as not intending them to be--that I do accept them is what I've been trying to signify to you.
collapse
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From this reading I differ from you, you see, in that _I_ do; I take my collapse all at once.
consequences
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From this reading "Ah, that's my affair," I returned, "and if I accept the consequences I don't quite see what you've to say to it.
didn't
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From this reading You remarked to me a few minutes since that you didn't recover yourself in a flash.
differ
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From this reading I differ from you, you see, in that _I_ do; I take my collapse all at once.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading That I do accept them--so far as I make them out as not too intolerable and you as not intending them to be--that I do accept them is what I've been trying to signify to you.
don't
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From this reading "Ah, that's my affair," I returned, "and if I accept the consequences I don't quite see what you've to say to it.
fall
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From this reading Only my fall," I added, "is an inevitable shock.
far
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From this reading That I do accept them--so far as I make them out as not too intolerable and you as not intending them to be--that I do accept them is what I've been trying to signify to you.
few
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From this reading You remarked to me a few minutes since that you didn't recover yourself in a flash.
flash
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From this reading You remarked to me a few minutes since that you didn't recover yourself in a flash.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I differ from you, you see, in that _I_ do; I take my collapse all at once.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ah, that's my affair," I returned, "and if I accept the consequences I don't quite see what you've to say to it.
I've
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From this reading That I do accept them--so far as I make them out as not too intolerable and you as not intending them to be--that I do accept them is what I've been trying to signify to you.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Ah, that's my affair," I returned, "and if I accept the consequences I don't quite see what you've to say to it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You remarked to me a few minutes since that you didn't recover yourself in a flash.
inevitable
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From this reading Only my fall," I added, "is an inevitable shock.
intending
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From this reading That I do accept them--so far as I make them out as not too intolerable and you as not intending them to be--that I do accept them is what I've been trying to signify to you.
intolerable
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From this reading That I do accept them--so far as I make them out as not too intolerable and you as not intending them to be--that I do accept them is what I've been trying to signify to you.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That I do accept them--so far as I make them out as not too intolerable and you as not intending them to be--that I do accept them is what I've been trying to signify to you.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ah, that's my affair," I returned, "and if I accept the consequences I don't quite see what you've to say to it.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That I do accept them--so far as I make them out as not too intolerable and you as not intending them to be--that I do accept them is what I've been trying to signify to you.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You remarked to me a few minutes since that you didn't recover yourself in a flash.
minutes
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From this reading You remarked to me a few minutes since that you didn't recover yourself in a flash.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Ah, that's my affair," I returned, "and if I accept the consequences I don't quite see what you've to say to it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That I do accept them--so far as I make them out as not too intolerable and you as not intending them to be--that I do accept them is what I've been trying to signify to you.
once
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From this reading I differ from you, you see, in that _I_ do; I take my collapse all at once.
Only
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From this reading Only my fall," I added, "is an inevitable shock.
out
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From this reading That I do accept them--so far as I make them out as not too intolerable and you as not intending them to be--that I do accept them is what I've been trying to signify to you.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah, that's my affair," I returned, "and if I accept the consequences I don't quite see what you've to say to it.
recover
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From this reading You remarked to me a few minutes since that you didn't recover yourself in a flash.
remarked
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From this reading You remarked to me a few minutes since that you didn't recover yourself in a flash.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Ah, that's my affair," I returned, "and if I accept the consequences I don't quite see what you've to say to it.
say
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From this reading "Ah, that's my affair," I returned, "and if I accept the consequences I don't quite see what you've to say to it.
see
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From this reading "Ah, that's my affair," I returned, "and if I accept the consequences I don't quite see what you've to say to it.
shock
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From this reading Only my fall," I added, "is an inevitable shock.
signify
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From this reading That I do accept them--so far as I make them out as not too intolerable and you as not intending them to be--that I do accept them is what I've been trying to signify to you.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading You remarked to me a few minutes since that you didn't recover yourself in a flash.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That I do accept them--so far as I make them out as not too intolerable and you as not intending them to be--that I do accept them is what I've been trying to signify to you.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I differ from you, you see, in that _I_ do; I take my collapse all at once.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That I do accept them--so far as I make them out as not too intolerable and you as not intending them to be--that I do accept them is what I've been trying to signify to you.
that's
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From this reading "Ah, that's my affair," I returned, "and if I accept the consequences I don't quite see what you've to say to it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ah, that's my affair," I returned, "and if I accept the consequences I don't quite see what you've to say to it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That I do accept them--so far as I make them out as not too intolerable and you as not intending them to be--that I do accept them is what I've been trying to signify to you.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah, that's my affair," I returned, "and if I accept the consequences I don't quite see what you've to say to it.
too
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From this reading That I do accept them--so far as I make them out as not too intolerable and you as not intending them to be--that I do accept them is what I've been trying to signify to you.
trying
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From this reading That I do accept them--so far as I make them out as not too intolerable and you as not intending them to be--that I do accept them is what I've been trying to signify to you.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Ah, that's my affair," I returned, "and if I accept the consequences I don't quite see what you've to say to it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That I do accept them--so far as I make them out as not too intolerable and you as not intending them to be--that I do accept them is what I've been trying to signify to you.
you've
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From this reading "Ah, that's my affair," I returned, "and if I accept the consequences I don't quite see what you've to say to it.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You remarked to me a few minutes since that you didn't recover yourself in a flash.
