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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 In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
absolute
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From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
amounted
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From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I re-wrote the thing from beginning to end.
biting
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From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
came
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From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
certainly
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From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
composition
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From this reading What a time I had while I was in the throes of composition! and what a time everyone else had who came within a mile of me!
conclusion
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From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
consent
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From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
contained
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From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
else
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From this reading What a time I had while I was in the throes of composition! and what a time everyone else had who came within a mile of me!
end
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From this reading I re-wrote the thing from beginning to end.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading What a time I had while I was in the throes of composition! and what a time everyone else had who came within a mile of me!
eyes
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From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
felt
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From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I re-wrote the thing from beginning to end.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
like
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From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
made
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From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What a time I had while I was in the throes of composition! and what a time everyone else had who came within a mile of me!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
mile
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From this reading What a time I had while I was in the throes of composition! and what a time everyone else had who came within a mile of me!
moment
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From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
play
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From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
re-wrote
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From this reading I re-wrote the thing from beginning to end.
read
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From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
rubbish
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From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
scarcely
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From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
seductive
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From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
single
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From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
speak
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From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
speaking
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From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
tacit
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From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
terms
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From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I re-wrote the thing from beginning to end.
throes
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From this reading What a time I had while I was in the throes of composition! and what a time everyone else had who came within a mile of me!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What a time I had while I was in the throes of composition! and what a time everyone else had who came within a mile of me!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
tried
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From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
very
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From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
weak
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From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading What a time I had while I was in the throes of composition! and what a time everyone else had who came within a mile of me!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading What a time I had while I was in the throes of composition! and what a time everyone else had who came within a mile of me!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
yielded
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From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
