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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 the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
absurd
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From this reading The most absurd part of it was that he had been so very nearly confident.
almost
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From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There's one thing which I should take it as a very great favour if you would tell me; have you said--what you have done, because--there's someone else?
ask
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From this reading I know I've no right to ask such a question, but--I can't help it."
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading There's one thing which I should take it as a very great favour if you would tell me; have you said--what you have done, because--there's someone else?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The most absurd part of it was that he had been so very nearly confident.
blow
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From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
can't
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From this reading I know I've no right to ask such a question, but--I can't help it."
confident
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From this reading The most absurd part of it was that he had been so very nearly confident.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Major Harold Reith looked as if he could not; a more woe-begone looking gentleman of six-feet-two one could hardly expect to find.
Don't
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From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's one thing which I should take it as a very great favour if you would tell me; have you said--what you have done, because--there's someone else?
else
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From this reading There's one thing which I should take it as a very great favour if you would tell me; have you said--what you have done, because--there's someone else?
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading Major Harold Reith looked as if he could not; a more woe-begone looking gentleman of six-feet-two one could hardly expect to find.
favour
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From this reading There's one thing which I should take it as a very great favour if you would tell me; have you said--what you have done, because--there's someone else?
fight
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From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
find
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From this reading Major Harold Reith looked as if he could not; a more woe-begone looking gentleman of six-feet-two one could hardly expect to find.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Major Harold Reith looked as if he could not; a more woe-begone looking gentleman of six-feet-two one could hardly expect to find.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's one thing which I should take it as a very great favour if you would tell me; have you said--what you have done, because--there's someone else?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The most absurd part of it was that he had been so very nearly confident.
hardly
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From this reading Major Harold Reith looked as if he could not; a more woe-begone looking gentleman of six-feet-two one could hardly expect to find.
Harold
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From this reading Major Harold Reith looked as if he could not; a more woe-begone looking gentleman of six-feet-two one could hardly expect to find.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There's one thing which I should take it as a very great favour if you would tell me; have you said--what you have done, because--there's someone else?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Major Harold Reith looked as if he could not; a more woe-begone looking gentleman of six-feet-two one could hardly expect to find.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know I've no right to ask such a question, but--I can't help it."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
I've
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From this reading I know I've no right to ask such a question, but--I can't help it."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There's one thing which I should take it as a very great favour if you would tell me; have you said--what you have done, because--there's someone else?
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
knocks
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From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know I've no right to ask such a question, but--I can't help it."
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Major Harold Reith looked as if he could not; a more woe-begone looking gentleman of six-feet-two one could hardly expect to find.
looking
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From this reading Major Harold Reith looked as if he could not; a more woe-begone looking gentleman of six-feet-two one could hardly expect to find.
Major
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From this reading Major Harold Reith looked as if he could not; a more woe-begone looking gentleman of six-feet-two one could hardly expect to find.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
more
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From this reading Major Harold Reith looked as if he could not; a more woe-begone looking gentleman of six-feet-two one could hardly expect to find.
most
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From this reading The most absurd part of it was that he had been so very nearly confident.
nearly
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From this reading The most absurd part of it was that he had been so very nearly confident.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I know I've no right to ask such a question, but--I can't help it."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Major Harold Reith looked as if he could not; a more woe-begone looking gentleman of six-feet-two one could hardly expect to find.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There's one thing which I should take it as a very great favour if you would tell me; have you said--what you have done, because--there's someone else?
out
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From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The most absurd part of it was that he had been so very nearly confident.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I know I've no right to ask such a question, but--I can't help it."
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
Reith
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From this reading Major Harold Reith looked as if he could not; a more woe-begone looking gentleman of six-feet-two one could hardly expect to find.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know I've no right to ask such a question, but--I can't help it."
said
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From this reading There's one thing which I should take it as a very great favour if you would tell me; have you said--what you have done, because--there's someone else?
severe
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From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There's one thing which I should take it as a very great favour if you would tell me; have you said--what you have done, because--there's someone else?
six-feet-two
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From this reading Major Harold Reith looked as if he could not; a more woe-begone looking gentleman of six-feet-two one could hardly expect to find.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The most absurd part of it was that he had been so very nearly confident.
some
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From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading There's one thing which I should take it as a very great favour if you would tell me; have you said--what you have done, because--there's someone else?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I know I've no right to ask such a question, but--I can't help it."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's one thing which I should take it as a very great favour if you would tell me; have you said--what you have done, because--there's someone else?
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
there's
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From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's one thing which I should take it as a very great favour if you would tell me; have you said--what you have done, because--there's someone else?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
very
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From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The most absurd part of it was that he had been so very nearly confident.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There's one thing which I should take it as a very great favour if you would tell me; have you said--what you have done, because--there's someone else?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There's one thing which I should take it as a very great favour if you would tell me; have you said--what you have done, because--there's someone else?
woe-begone
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From this reading Major Harold Reith looked as if he could not; a more woe-begone looking gentleman of six-feet-two one could hardly expect to find.
Wood
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From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There's one thing which I should take it as a very great favour if you would tell me; have you said--what you have done, because--there's someone else?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the Wood "I Don't think I need tell you that this is a very severe blow to me; it almost knocks me out, but not quite; there's some fight still left in me.
