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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 Please let me hear from you, releasing me from the obligation, at your earliest convenience, as I am about to leave town for a fortnight’s rest.
able
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From this reading Nor can I at this writing say with any degree of certainty when I shall be able to finish the story.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Please let me hear from you, releasing me from the obligation, at your earliest convenience, as I am about to leave town for a fortnight’s rest.
agreement
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From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Please let me hear from you, releasing me from the obligation, at your earliest convenience, as I am about to leave town for a fortnight’s rest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
any
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From this reading Nor can I at this writing say with any degree of certainty when I shall be able to finish the story.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Please let me hear from you, releasing me from the obligation, at your earliest convenience, as I am about to leave town for a fortnight’s rest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nor can I at this writing say with any degree of certainty when I shall be able to finish the story.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nor can I at this writing say with any degree of certainty when I shall be able to finish the story.
beg
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From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “I find myself utterly unable to complete the work in the stipulated time,” he wrote, “for reasons entirely beyond my control.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Nor can I at this writing say with any degree of certainty when I shall be able to finish the story.
carry
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From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
certainty
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From this reading Nor can I at this writing say with any degree of certainty when I shall be able to finish the story.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I could send you something long enough to cover the required space—words come easy enough for that—but the result would be unsatisfactory to you and injurious to me were I to do so.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I find myself utterly unable to complete the work in the stipulated time,” he wrote, “for reasons entirely beyond my control.
conscientious
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From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
constant
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From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
contract
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From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
control
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From this reading “I find myself utterly unable to complete the work in the stipulated time,” he wrote, “for reasons entirely beyond my control.
convenience
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From this reading Please let me hear from you, releasing me from the obligation, at your earliest convenience, as I am about to leave town for a fortnight’s rest.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Of course I could send you something long enough to cover the required space—words come easy enough for that—but the result would be unsatisfactory to you and injurious to me were I to do so.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I could send you something long enough to cover the required space—words come easy enough for that—but the result would be unsatisfactory to you and injurious to me were I to do so.
cover
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From this reading Of course I could send you something long enough to cover the required space—words come easy enough for that—but the result would be unsatisfactory to you and injurious to me were I to do so.
degree
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From this reading Nor can I at this writing say with any degree of certainty when I shall be able to finish the story.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Of course I could send you something long enough to cover the required space—words come easy enough for that—but the result would be unsatisfactory to you and injurious to me were I to do so.
earliest
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From this reading Please let me hear from you, releasing me from the obligation, at your earliest convenience, as I am about to leave town for a fortnight’s rest.
easy
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From this reading Of course I could send you something long enough to cover the required space—words come easy enough for that—but the result would be unsatisfactory to you and injurious to me were I to do so.
effort
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From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
enough
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From this reading Of course I could send you something long enough to cover the required space—words come easy enough for that—but the result would be unsatisfactory to you and injurious to me were I to do so.
entered
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From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I find myself utterly unable to complete the work in the stipulated time,” he wrote, “for reasons entirely beyond my control.
find
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From this reading “I find myself utterly unable to complete the work in the stipulated time,” he wrote, “for reasons entirely beyond my control.
finish
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From this reading Nor can I at this writing say with any degree of certainty when I shall be able to finish the story.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I find myself utterly unable to complete the work in the stipulated time,” he wrote, “for reasons entirely beyond my control.
fortnight's
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From this reading Please let me hear from you, releasing me from the obligation, at your earliest convenience, as I am about to leave town for a fortnight’s rest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Please let me hear from you, releasing me from the obligation, at your earliest convenience, as I am about to leave town for a fortnight’s rest.
fruitlessly
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From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I find myself utterly unable to complete the work in the stipulated time,” he wrote, “for reasons entirely beyond my control.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Please let me hear from you, releasing me from the obligation, at your earliest convenience, as I am about to leave town for a fortnight’s rest.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I find myself utterly unable to complete the work in the stipulated time,” he wrote, “for reasons entirely beyond my control.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I find myself utterly unable to complete the work in the stipulated time,” he wrote, “for reasons entirely beyond my control.
injurious
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From this reading Of course I could send you something long enough to cover the required space—words come easy enough for that—but the result would be unsatisfactory to you and injurious to me were I to do so.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
leave
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From this reading Please let me hear from you, releasing me from the obligation, at your earliest convenience, as I am about to leave town for a fortnight’s rest.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Please let me hear from you, releasing me from the obligation, at your earliest convenience, as I am about to leave town for a fortnight’s rest.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I could send you something long enough to cover the required space—words come easy enough for that—but the result would be unsatisfactory to you and injurious to me were I to do so.
made
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From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I find myself utterly unable to complete the work in the stipulated time,” he wrote, “for reasons entirely beyond my control.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I find myself utterly unable to complete the work in the stipulated time,” he wrote, “for reasons entirely beyond my control.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor can I at this writing say with any degree of certainty when I shall be able to finish the story.
obligation
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From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nor can I at this writing say with any degree of certainty when I shall be able to finish the story.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
out
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From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
Please
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From this reading Please let me hear from you, releasing me from the obligation, at your earliest convenience, as I am about to leave town for a fortnight’s rest.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I find myself utterly unable to complete the work in the stipulated time,” he wrote, “for reasons entirely beyond my control.
releasing
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From this reading Please let me hear from you, releasing me from the obligation, at your earliest convenience, as I am about to leave town for a fortnight’s rest.
relieve
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From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I could send you something long enough to cover the required space—words come easy enough for that—but the result would be unsatisfactory to you and injurious to me were I to do so.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Please let me hear from you, releasing me from the obligation, at your earliest convenience, as I am about to leave town for a fortnight’s rest.
result
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From this reading Of course I could send you something long enough to cover the required space—words come easy enough for that—but the result would be unsatisfactory to you and injurious to me were I to do so.
say
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From this reading Nor can I at this writing say with any degree of certainty when I shall be able to finish the story.
send
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From this reading Of course I could send you something long enough to cover the required space—words come easy enough for that—but the result would be unsatisfactory to you and injurious to me were I to do so.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Nor can I at this writing say with any degree of certainty when I shall be able to finish the story.
signing
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From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of course I could send you something long enough to cover the required space—words come easy enough for that—but the result would be unsatisfactory to you and injurious to me were I to do so.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Of course I could send you something long enough to cover the required space—words come easy enough for that—but the result would be unsatisfactory to you and injurious to me were I to do so.
space
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From this reading Of course I could send you something long enough to cover the required space—words come easy enough for that—but the result would be unsatisfactory to you and injurious to me were I to do so.
stipulated
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From this reading “I find myself utterly unable to complete the work in the stipulated time,” he wrote, “for reasons entirely beyond my control.
story
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From this reading Nor can I at this writing say with any degree of certainty when I shall be able to finish the story.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I find myself utterly unable to complete the work in the stipulated time,” he wrote, “for reasons entirely beyond my control.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nor can I at this writing say with any degree of certainty when I shall be able to finish the story.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I find myself utterly unable to complete the work in the stipulated time,” he wrote, “for reasons entirely beyond my control.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I find myself utterly unable to complete the work in the stipulated time,” he wrote, “for reasons entirely beyond my control.
town
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From this reading Please let me hear from you, releasing me from the obligation, at your earliest convenience, as I am about to leave town for a fortnight’s rest.
unable
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From this reading “I find myself utterly unable to complete the work in the stipulated time,” he wrote, “for reasons entirely beyond my control.
unsatisfactory
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From this reading Of course I could send you something long enough to cover the required space—words come easy enough for that—but the result would be unsatisfactory to you and injurious to me were I to do so.
utterly
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From this reading “I find myself utterly unable to complete the work in the stipulated time,” he wrote, “for reasons entirely beyond my control.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course I could send you something long enough to cover the required space—words come easy enough for that—but the result would be unsatisfactory to you and injurious to me were I to do so.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Nor can I at this writing say with any degree of certainty when I shall be able to finish the story.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nor can I at this writing say with any degree of certainty when I shall be able to finish the story.
words
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From this reading Of course I could send you something long enough to cover the required space—words come easy enough for that—but the result would be unsatisfactory to you and injurious to me were I to do so.
work
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From this reading “I find myself utterly unable to complete the work in the stipulated time,” he wrote, “for reasons entirely beyond my control.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Of course I could send you something long enough to cover the required space—words come easy enough for that—but the result would be unsatisfactory to you and injurious to me were I to do so.
writing
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From this reading Nor can I at this writing say with any degree of certainty when I shall be able to finish the story.
wrote
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From this reading “I find myself utterly unable to complete the work in the stipulated time,” he wrote, “for reasons entirely beyond my control.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have made constant and conscientious effort to carry out my agreement with you, but fruitlessly, and I beg that you will relieve me of the obligation into which I entered at the signing of our contract.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Please let me hear from you, releasing me from the obligation, at your earliest convenience, as I am about to leave town for a fortnight’s rest.
