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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If I felt the least regret about it I should not carry out my intention.
affairs
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From this reading I had just passed my seventeenth birthday, when one morning my father called me into his library and told me the true position of his affairs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
all
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From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading * * * * * That last sentence was mere sentiment, for I am not sorry to die.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
analysis
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From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
any
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From this reading The circumstances that surrounded me, did not, at any rate, tend to soften or improve my character.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The circumstances that surrounded me, did not, at any rate, tend to soften or improve my character.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
birthday
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From this reading I had just passed my seventeenth birthday, when one morning my father called me into his library and told me the true position of his affairs.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
called
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From this reading I had just passed my seventeenth birthday, when one morning my father called me into his library and told me the true position of his affairs.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
carry
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From this reading If I felt the least regret about it I should not carry out my intention.
character
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From this reading The circumstances that surrounded me, did not, at any rate, tend to soften or improve my character.
circumstances
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From this reading The circumstances that surrounded me, did not, at any rate, tend to soften or improve my character.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The circumstances that surrounded me, did not, at any rate, tend to soften or improve my character.
die
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From this reading * * * * * That last sentence was mere sentiment, for I am not sorry to die.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
education
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evil
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From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
excuses
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father
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From this reading I had just passed my seventeenth birthday, when one morning my father called me into his library and told me the true position of his affairs.
felt
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From this reading If I felt the least regret about it I should not carry out my intention.
find
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From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading * * * * * That last sentence was mere sentiment, for I am not sorry to die.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had just passed my seventeenth birthday, when one morning my father called me into his library and told me the true position of his affairs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading * * * * * That last sentence was mere sentiment, for I am not sorry to die.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I felt the least regret about it I should not carry out my intention.
improve
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From this reading The circumstances that surrounded me, did not, at any rate, tend to soften or improve my character.
indeed
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From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
intention
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From this reading If I felt the least regret about it I should not carry out my intention.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I had just passed my seventeenth birthday, when one morning my father called me into his library and told me the true position of his affairs.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If I felt the least regret about it I should not carry out my intention.
just
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From this reading I had just passed my seventeenth birthday, when one morning my father called me into his library and told me the true position of his affairs.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * That last sentence was mere sentiment, for I am not sorry to die.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I felt the least regret about it I should not carry out my intention.
library
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From this reading I had just passed my seventeenth birthday, when one morning my father called me into his library and told me the true position of his affairs.
made
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makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
mere
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From this reading * * * * * That last sentence was mere sentiment, for I am not sorry to die.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had just passed my seventeenth birthday, when one morning my father called me into his library and told me the true position of his affairs.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If I felt the least regret about it I should not carry out my intention.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
narrative
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From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading * * * * * That last sentence was mere sentiment, for I am not sorry to die.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I had just passed my seventeenth birthday, when one morning my father called me into his library and told me the true position of his affairs.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
out
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From this reading If I felt the least regret about it I should not carry out my intention.
particular
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From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had just passed my seventeenth birthday, when one morning my father called me into his library and told me the true position of his affairs.
position
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From this reading I had just passed my seventeenth birthday, when one morning my father called me into his library and told me the true position of his affairs.
rate
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From this reading The circumstances that surrounded me, did not, at any rate, tend to soften or improve my character.
regret
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From this reading If I felt the least regret about it I should not carry out my intention.
resume
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sentence
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From this reading * * * * * That last sentence was mere sentiment, for I am not sorry to die.
sentiment
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From this reading * * * * * That last sentence was mere sentiment, for I am not sorry to die.
seventeenth
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From this reading I had just passed my seventeenth birthday, when one morning my father called me into his library and told me the true position of his affairs.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I felt the least regret about it I should not carry out my intention.
soften
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From this reading The circumstances that surrounded me, did not, at any rate, tend to soften or improve my character.
sorry
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From this reading * * * * * That last sentence was mere sentiment, for I am not sorry to die.
surrounded
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From this reading The circumstances that surrounded me, did not, at any rate, tend to soften or improve my character.
tend
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From this reading The circumstances that surrounded me, did not, at any rate, tend to soften or improve my character.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading * * * * * That last sentence was mere sentiment, for I am not sorry to die.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I felt the least regret about it I should not carry out my intention.
there
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From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * That last sentence was mere sentiment, for I am not sorry to die.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had just passed my seventeenth birthday, when one morning my father called me into his library and told me the true position of his affairs.
training
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From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
true
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From this reading I had just passed my seventeenth birthday, when one morning my father called me into his library and told me the true position of his affairs.
trying
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From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * That last sentence was mere sentiment, for I am not sorry to die.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I had just passed my seventeenth birthday, when one morning my father called me into his library and told me the true position of his affairs.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I must resume my narrative,--for it is an analysis I am trying to make of myself, to find out if I can whether there are no excuses to be found for my particular disposition,--whether it is not after all, the education and training I have had that have made me what I am, or whether indeed I was born evil from the first.
