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accustomed
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From this reading I ascended the stairs to the kind of loft in which I had been accustomed to pursue my studies, but in which I had not set foot since my alarm for Lilian had suspended my labours.
adjoined
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From this reading To my surprise, Margrave was not in the room in which I had left him, nor in that which adjoined it.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
alarm
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From this reading I ascended the stairs to the kind of loft in which I had been accustomed to pursue my studies, but in which I had not set foot since my alarm for Lilian had suspended my labours.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
Ambitious
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From this reading There I saw Margrave quietly seated before the manuscript of my Ambitious Work, which lay open on the rude table, just as I had left it, in the midst of its concluding summary.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There I saw Margrave quietly seated before the manuscript of my Ambitious Work, which lay open on the rude table, just as I had left it, in the midst of its concluding summary.
ascended
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From this reading I ascended the stairs to the kind of loft in which I had been accustomed to pursue my studies, but in which I had not set foot since my alarm for Lilian had suspended my labours.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I ascended the stairs to the kind of loft in which I had been accustomed to pursue my studies, but in which I had not set foot since my alarm for Lilian had suspended my labours.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I re-entered the but.
compose
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From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
concluding
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From this reading There I saw Margrave quietly seated before the manuscript of my Ambitious Work, which lay open on the rude table, just as I had left it, in the midst of its concluding summary.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
debate
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From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
doubts
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From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
face
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From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I ascended the stairs to the kind of loft in which I had been accustomed to pursue my studies, but in which I had not set foot since my alarm for Lilian had suspended my labours.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I ascended the stairs to the kind of loft in which I had been accustomed to pursue my studies, but in which I had not set foot since my alarm for Lilian had suspended my labours.
forest
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From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To my surprise, Margrave was not in the room in which I had left him, nor in that which adjoined it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To my surprise, Margrave was not in the room in which I had left him, nor in that which adjoined it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To my surprise, Margrave was not in the room in which I had left him, nor in that which adjoined it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There I saw Margrave quietly seated before the manuscript of my Ambitious Work, which lay open on the rude table, just as I had left it, in the midst of its concluding summary.
just
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From this reading There I saw Margrave quietly seated before the manuscript of my Ambitious Work, which lay open on the rude table, just as I had left it, in the midst of its concluding summary.
kind
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From this reading I ascended the stairs to the kind of loft in which I had been accustomed to pursue my studies, but in which I had not set foot since my alarm for Lilian had suspended my labours.
labours
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From this reading I ascended the stairs to the kind of loft in which I had been accustomed to pursue my studies, but in which I had not set foot since my alarm for Lilian had suspended my labours.
lay
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From this reading There I saw Margrave quietly seated before the manuscript of my Ambitious Work, which lay open on the rude table, just as I had left it, in the midst of its concluding summary.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To my surprise, Margrave was not in the room in which I had left him, nor in that which adjoined it.
Lilian
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From this reading I ascended the stairs to the kind of loft in which I had been accustomed to pursue my studies, but in which I had not set foot since my alarm for Lilian had suspended my labours.
loft
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From this reading I ascended the stairs to the kind of loft in which I had been accustomed to pursue my studies, but in which I had not set foot since my alarm for Lilian had suspended my labours.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading There I saw Margrave quietly seated before the manuscript of my Ambitious Work, which lay open on the rude table, just as I had left it, in the midst of its concluding summary.
Margrave
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From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
midst
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From this reading There I saw Margrave quietly seated before the manuscript of my Ambitious Work, which lay open on the rude table, just as I had left it, in the midst of its concluding summary.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
nerve
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From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
noon
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From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading To my surprise, Margrave was not in the room in which I had left him, nor in that which adjoined it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To my surprise, Margrave was not in the room in which I had left him, nor in that which adjoined it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I ascended the stairs to the kind of loft in which I had been accustomed to pursue my studies, but in which I had not set foot since my alarm for Lilian had suspended my labours.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There I saw Margrave quietly seated before the manuscript of my Ambitious Work, which lay open on the rude table, just as I had left it, in the midst of its concluding summary.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There I saw Margrave quietly seated before the manuscript of my Ambitious Work, which lay open on the rude table, just as I had left it, in the midst of its concluding summary.
purpose
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From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
pursue
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From this reading I ascended the stairs to the kind of loft in which I had been accustomed to pursue my studies, but in which I had not set foot since my alarm for Lilian had suspended my labours.
quietly
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From this reading There I saw Margrave quietly seated before the manuscript of my Ambitious Work, which lay open on the rude table, just as I had left it, in the midst of its concluding summary.
re-entered
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From this reading I re-entered the but.
room
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From this reading To my surprise, Margrave was not in the room in which I had left him, nor in that which adjoined it.
rude
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From this reading There I saw Margrave quietly seated before the manuscript of my Ambitious Work, which lay open on the rude table, just as I had left it, in the midst of its concluding summary.
saw
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From this reading There I saw Margrave quietly seated before the manuscript of my Ambitious Work, which lay open on the rude table, just as I had left it, in the midst of its concluding summary.
seated
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From this reading There I saw Margrave quietly seated before the manuscript of my Ambitious Work, which lay open on the rude table, just as I had left it, in the midst of its concluding summary.
set
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From this reading I ascended the stairs to the kind of loft in which I had been accustomed to pursue my studies, but in which I had not set foot since my alarm for Lilian had suspended my labours.
shape
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From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I ascended the stairs to the kind of loft in which I had been accustomed to pursue my studies, but in which I had not set foot since my alarm for Lilian had suspended my labours.
stairs
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From this reading I ascended the stairs to the kind of loft in which I had been accustomed to pursue my studies, but in which I had not set foot since my alarm for Lilian had suspended my labours.
strayed
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From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
strove
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From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
studies
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From this reading I ascended the stairs to the kind of loft in which I had been accustomed to pursue my studies, but in which I had not set foot since my alarm for Lilian had suspended my labours.
summary
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From this reading There I saw Margrave quietly seated before the manuscript of my Ambitious Work, which lay open on the rude table, just as I had left it, in the midst of its concluding summary.
surprise
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From this reading To my surprise, Margrave was not in the room in which I had left him, nor in that which adjoined it.
suspended
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From this reading I ascended the stairs to the kind of loft in which I had been accustomed to pursue my studies, but in which I had not set foot since my alarm for Lilian had suspended my labours.
table
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From this reading There I saw Margrave quietly seated before the manuscript of my Ambitious Work, which lay open on the rude table, just as I had left it, in the midst of its concluding summary.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To my surprise, Margrave was not in the room in which I had left him, nor in that which adjoined it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
There
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From this reading There I saw Margrave quietly seated before the manuscript of my Ambitious Work, which lay open on the rude table, just as I had left it, in the midst of its concluding summary.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To my surprise, Margrave was not in the room in which I had left him, nor in that which adjoined it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To my surprise, Margrave was not in the room in which I had left him, nor in that which adjoined it.
wild
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From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I strayed through the forest till noon, in debate with myself, and strove to shape my wild doubts into purpose, before I could nerve and compose myself again to face Margrave alone.
Work
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From this reading There I saw Margrave quietly seated before the manuscript of my Ambitious Work, which lay open on the rude table, just as I had left it, in the midst of its concluding summary.
