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able
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From this reading You meet them in all countries; but on the continent of Europe, they are able to resent your merriment practically by clapping you into gaol and perhaps keeping you there.
absurdity
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From this reading My first inclination was to burst out laughing at the egregious absurdity of the blunder, but I restrained myself.
all
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From this reading You meet them in all countries; but on the continent of Europe, they are able to resent your merriment practically by clapping you into gaol and perhaps keeping you there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You meet them in all countries; but on the continent of Europe, they are able to resent your merriment practically by clapping you into gaol and perhaps keeping you there.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are certain classes of officials at whom it is extremely dangerous to laugh.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My first inclination was to burst out laughing at the egregious absurdity of the blunder, but I restrained myself.
blunder
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From this reading My first inclination was to burst out laughing at the egregious absurdity of the blunder, but I restrained myself.
burst
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From this reading My first inclination was to burst out laughing at the egregious absurdity of the blunder, but I restrained myself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My first inclination was to burst out laughing at the egregious absurdity of the blunder, but I restrained myself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You meet them in all countries; but on the continent of Europe, they are able to resent your merriment practically by clapping you into gaol and perhaps keeping you there.
carrying
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From this reading But I was carrying too many responsibilities.
certain
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From this reading There are certain classes of officials at whom it is extremely dangerous to laugh.
clapping
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From this reading You meet them in all countries; but on the continent of Europe, they are able to resent your merriment practically by clapping you into gaol and perhaps keeping you there.
classes
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From this reading There are certain classes of officials at whom it is extremely dangerous to laugh.
continent
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From this reading You meet them in all countries; but on the continent of Europe, they are able to resent your merriment practically by clapping you into gaol and perhaps keeping you there.
countries
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dangerous
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From this reading There are certain classes of officials at whom it is extremely dangerous to laugh.
deepest
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From this reading Had I had no one but myself to think for, I would have had my laugh, if the next minute had seen me in the deepest dungeon in Petersburg.
dungeon
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From this reading Had I had no one but myself to think for, I would have had my laugh, if the next minute had seen me in the deepest dungeon in Petersburg.
egregious
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From this reading My first inclination was to burst out laughing at the egregious absurdity of the blunder, but I restrained myself.
Europe
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From this reading You meet them in all countries; but on the continent of Europe, they are able to resent your merriment practically by clapping you into gaol and perhaps keeping you there.
extremely
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From this reading There are certain classes of officials at whom it is extremely dangerous to laugh.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first inclination was to burst out laughing at the egregious absurdity of the blunder, but I restrained myself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had I had no one but myself to think for, I would have had my laugh, if the next minute had seen me in the deepest dungeon in Petersburg.
gaol
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From this reading You meet them in all countries; but on the continent of Europe, they are able to resent your merriment practically by clapping you into gaol and perhaps keeping you there.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had I had no one but myself to think for, I would have had my laugh, if the next minute had seen me in the deepest dungeon in Petersburg.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had I had no one but myself to think for, I would have had my laugh, if the next minute had seen me in the deepest dungeon in Petersburg.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My first inclination was to burst out laughing at the egregious absurdity of the blunder, but I restrained myself.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Had I had no one but myself to think for, I would have had my laugh, if the next minute had seen me in the deepest dungeon in Petersburg.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had I had no one but myself to think for, I would have had my laugh, if the next minute had seen me in the deepest dungeon in Petersburg.
inclination
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From this reading My first inclination was to burst out laughing at the egregious absurdity of the blunder, but I restrained myself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You meet them in all countries; but on the continent of Europe, they are able to resent your merriment practically by clapping you into gaol and perhaps keeping you there.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There are certain classes of officials at whom it is extremely dangerous to laugh.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There are certain classes of officials at whom it is extremely dangerous to laugh.
keeping
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From this reading You meet them in all countries; but on the continent of Europe, they are able to resent your merriment practically by clapping you into gaol and perhaps keeping you there.
laugh
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From this reading Had I had no one but myself to think for, I would have had my laugh, if the next minute had seen me in the deepest dungeon in Petersburg.
laughing
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From this reading My first inclination was to burst out laughing at the egregious absurdity of the blunder, but I restrained myself.
many
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From this reading But I was carrying too many responsibilities.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had I had no one but myself to think for, I would have had my laugh, if the next minute had seen me in the deepest dungeon in Petersburg.
meet
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From this reading You meet them in all countries; but on the continent of Europe, they are able to resent your merriment practically by clapping you into gaol and perhaps keeping you there.
merriment
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From this reading You meet them in all countries; but on the continent of Europe, they are able to resent your merriment practically by clapping you into gaol and perhaps keeping you there.
minute
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From this reading Had I had no one but myself to think for, I would have had my laugh, if the next minute had seen me in the deepest dungeon in Petersburg.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My first inclination was to burst out laughing at the egregious absurdity of the blunder, but I restrained myself.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading My first inclination was to burst out laughing at the egregious absurdity of the blunder, but I restrained myself.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had I had no one but myself to think for, I would have had my laugh, if the next minute had seen me in the deepest dungeon in Petersburg.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Had I had no one but myself to think for, I would have had my laugh, if the next minute had seen me in the deepest dungeon in Petersburg.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My first inclination was to burst out laughing at the egregious absurdity of the blunder, but I restrained myself.
officials
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From this reading There are certain classes of officials at whom it is extremely dangerous to laugh.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You meet them in all countries; but on the continent of Europe, they are able to resent your merriment practically by clapping you into gaol and perhaps keeping you there.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Had I had no one but myself to think for, I would have had my laugh, if the next minute had seen me in the deepest dungeon in Petersburg.
out
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From this reading My first inclination was to burst out laughing at the egregious absurdity of the blunder, but I restrained myself.
perhaps
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From this reading You meet them in all countries; but on the continent of Europe, they are able to resent your merriment practically by clapping you into gaol and perhaps keeping you there.
Petersburg
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From this reading Had I had no one but myself to think for, I would have had my laugh, if the next minute had seen me in the deepest dungeon in Petersburg.
practically
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From this reading You meet them in all countries; but on the continent of Europe, they are able to resent your merriment practically by clapping you into gaol and perhaps keeping you there.
resent
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From this reading You meet them in all countries; but on the continent of Europe, they are able to resent your merriment practically by clapping you into gaol and perhaps keeping you there.
responsibilities
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From this reading But I was carrying too many responsibilities.
restrained
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From this reading My first inclination was to burst out laughing at the egregious absurdity of the blunder, but I restrained myself.
seen
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From this reading Had I had no one but myself to think for, I would have had my laugh, if the next minute had seen me in the deepest dungeon in Petersburg.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My first inclination was to burst out laughing at the egregious absurdity of the blunder, but I restrained myself.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You meet them in all countries; but on the continent of Europe, they are able to resent your merriment practically by clapping you into gaol and perhaps keeping you there.
There
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From this reading There are certain classes of officials at whom it is extremely dangerous to laugh.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You meet them in all countries; but on the continent of Europe, they are able to resent your merriment practically by clapping you into gaol and perhaps keeping you there.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had I had no one but myself to think for, I would have had my laugh, if the next minute had seen me in the deepest dungeon in Petersburg.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My first inclination was to burst out laughing at the egregious absurdity of the blunder, but I restrained myself.
too
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From this reading But I was carrying too many responsibilities.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My first inclination was to burst out laughing at the egregious absurdity of the blunder, but I restrained myself.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There are certain classes of officials at whom it is extremely dangerous to laugh.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had I had no one but myself to think for, I would have had my laugh, if the next minute had seen me in the deepest dungeon in Petersburg.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You meet them in all countries; but on the continent of Europe, they are able to resent your merriment practically by clapping you into gaol and perhaps keeping you there.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You meet them in all countries; but on the continent of Europe, they are able to resent your merriment practically by clapping you into gaol and perhaps keeping you there.
