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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 I was suddenly filled with the fever of composing arguments to change a decision that appeared to me to be the result of a monstrous caprice and delusion; writing them out, as they occurred to me, in snatches on the backs of envelopes--her envelopes.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
almost
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From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was already three o'clock when I reached my room, and the mail left at four.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was suddenly filled with the fever of composing arguments to change a decision that appeared to me to be the result of a monstrous caprice and delusion; writing them out, as they occurred to me, in snatches on the backs of envelopes--her envelopes.
appeared
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argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
arguments
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Was it, as she said, weakness, lack of courage to take life when it was offered her?....
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
backs
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was suddenly filled with the fever of composing arguments to change a decision that appeared to me to be the result of a monstrous caprice and delusion; writing them out, as they occurred to me, in snatches on the backs of envelopes--her envelopes.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I began to copy and revise my scrawl, glancing from time to time at my watch, which I had laid on the table.
blurred
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From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
caprice
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change
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climbing
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composing
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composition
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copy
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courage
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decision
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delusion
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draft
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From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
easing
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effort
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envelopes
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faces
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From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
fences
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fever
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filled
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finished
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
four
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From this reading It was already three o'clock when I reached my room, and the mail left at four.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I began to copy and revise my scrawl, glancing from time to time at my watch, which I had laid on the table.
glancing
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From this reading I began to copy and revise my scrawl, glancing from time to time at my watch, which I had laid on the table.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I began to copy and revise my scrawl, glancing from time to time at my watch, which I had laid on the table.
halting
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From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Was it, as she said, weakness, lack of courage to take life when it was offered her?....
hotel
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From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was suddenly filled with the fever of composing arguments to change a decision that appeared to me to be the result of a monstrous caprice and delusion; writing them out, as they occurred to me, in snatches on the backs of envelopes--her envelopes.
illegible
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was suddenly filled with the fever of composing arguments to change a decision that appeared to me to be the result of a monstrous caprice and delusion; writing them out, as they occurred to me, in snatches on the backs of envelopes--her envelopes.
interlined
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From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it, as she said, weakness, lack of courage to take life when it was offered her?....
lack
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laid
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leapingnounUS /ˈleaping/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was already three o'clock when I reached my room, and the mail left at four.
letter
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From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was it, as she said, weakness, lack of courage to take life when it was offered her?....
mail
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From this reading It was already three o'clock when I reached my room, and the mail left at four.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
making
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was suddenly filled with the fever of composing arguments to change a decision that appeared to me to be the result of a monstrous caprice and delusion; writing them out, as they occurred to me, in snatches on the backs of envelopes--her envelopes.
monstrous
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
now
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o'clock
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From this reading It was already three o'clock when I reached my room, and the mail left at four.
occurred
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was it, as she said, weakness, lack of courage to take life when it was offered her?....
offered
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From this reading Was it, as she said, weakness, lack of courage to take life when it was offered her?....
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was suddenly filled with the fever of composing arguments to change a decision that appeared to me to be the result of a monstrous caprice and delusion; writing them out, as they occurred to me, in snatches on the backs of envelopes--her envelopes.
out
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place
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proceeded
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proper
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reached
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From this reading It was already three o'clock when I reached my room, and the mail left at four.
reenforcing
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From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
result
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revise
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From this reading I began to copy and revise my scrawl, glancing from time to time at my watch, which I had laid on the table.
rock
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From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
room
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said
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From this reading Was it, as she said, weakness, lack of courage to take life when it was offered her?....
scrawl
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From this reading I began to copy and revise my scrawl, glancing from time to time at my watch, which I had laid on the table.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was it, as she said, weakness, lack of courage to take life when it was offered her?....
sheets
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From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
snatchesplural nounUS /snætʃɪz/
short, incomplete pieces of speech or writing
From this reading I was suddenly filled with the fever of composing arguments to change a decision that appeared to me to be the result of a monstrous caprice and delusion; writing them out, as they occurred to me, in snatches on the backs of envelopes--her envelopes.
some
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From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
started
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streams
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From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was suddenly filled with the fever of composing arguments to change a decision that appeared to me to be the result of a monstrous caprice and delusion; writing them out, as they occurred to me, in snatches on the backs of envelopes--her envelopes.
table
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From this reading I began to copy and revise my scrawl, glancing from time to time at my watch, which I had laid on the table.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was it, as she said, weakness, lack of courage to take life when it was offered her?....
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was suddenly filled with the fever of composing arguments to change a decision that appeared to me to be the result of a monstrous caprice and delusion; writing them out, as they occurred to me, in snatches on the backs of envelopes--her envelopes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was suddenly filled with the fever of composing arguments to change a decision that appeared to me to be the result of a monstrous caprice and delusion; writing them out, as they occurred to me, in snatches on the backs of envelopes--her envelopes.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I was suddenly filled with the fever of composing arguments to change a decision that appeared to me to be the result of a monstrous caprice and delusion; writing them out, as they occurred to me, in snatches on the backs of envelopes--her envelopes.
Then
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From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was suddenly filled with the fever of composing arguments to change a decision that appeared to me to be the result of a monstrous caprice and delusion; writing them out, as they occurred to me, in snatches on the backs of envelopes--her envelopes.
three
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From this reading It was already three o'clock when I reached my room, and the mail left at four.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I began to copy and revise my scrawl, glancing from time to time at my watch, which I had laid on the table.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was it, as she said, weakness, lack of courage to take life when it was offered her?....
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it, as she said, weakness, lack of courage to take life when it was offered her?....
watch
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From this reading I began to copy and revise my scrawl, glancing from time to time at my watch, which I had laid on the table.
way
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From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading Was it, as she said, weakness, lack of courage to take life when it was offered her?....
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Was it, as she said, weakness, lack of courage to take life when it was offered her?....
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I began to copy and revise my scrawl, glancing from time to time at my watch, which I had laid on the table.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was suddenly filled with the fever of composing arguments to change a decision that appeared to me to be the result of a monstrous caprice and delusion; writing them out, as they occurred to me, in snatches on the backs of envelopes--her envelopes.
woods
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From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
write
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From this reading Then I proceeded to make the draft of a letter, the effort required for composition easing me until the draft was finished; when I started for the hotel, climbing fences, leaping streams, making my way across rock faces and through woods; halting now and then as some reenforcing argument occurred to me to write it into my draft at the proper place until the sheets were interlined and blurred and almost illegible.
writing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was suddenly filled with the fever of composing arguments to change a decision that appeared to me to be the result of a monstrous caprice and delusion; writing them out, as they occurred to me, in snatches on the backs of envelopes--her envelopes.
