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afraid
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From this reading But I had risked it once already; and in this scandal-mongering place, and in my critical position, I was afraid to risk it again.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The garden was not to be thought of either, for the landlord smokes his pipe there after his supper.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I had risked it once already; and in this scandal-mongering place, and in my critical position, I was afraid to risk it again.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I had risked it once already; and in this scandal-mongering place, and in my critical position, I was afraid to risk it again.
alternative
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From this reading There was no alternative but to take him away from the town.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I led the way toward the unfinished cottages, and the country beyond.
away
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From this reading There was no alternative but to take him away from the town.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The garden was not to be thought of either, for the landlord smokes his pipe there after his supper.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been much more to my taste to have had him into the house, and have talked to him in the light of the candles.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “I led the way toward the unfinished cottages, and the country beyond.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I had risked it once already; and in this scandal-mongering place, and in my critical position, I was afraid to risk it again.
candles
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From this reading It would have been much more to my taste to have had him into the house, and have talked to him in the light of the candles.
cottages
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From this reading “I led the way toward the unfinished cottages, and the country beyond.
country
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From this reading “I led the way toward the unfinished cottages, and the country beyond.
critical
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From this reading But I had risked it once already; and in this scandal-mongering place, and in my critical position, I was afraid to risk it again.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The garden was not to be thought of either, for the landlord smokes his pipe there after his supper.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The garden was not to be thought of either, for the landlord smokes his pipe there after his supper.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was no alternative but to take him away from the town.
garden
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From this reading The garden was not to be thought of either, for the landlord smokes his pipe there after his supper.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It would have been much more to my taste to have had him into the house, and have talked to him in the light of the candles.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been much more to my taste to have had him into the house, and have talked to him in the light of the candles.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would have been much more to my taste to have had him into the house, and have talked to him in the light of the candles.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The garden was not to be thought of either, for the landlord smokes his pipe there after his supper.
house
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From this reading It would have been much more to my taste to have had him into the house, and have talked to him in the light of the candles.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I led the way toward the unfinished cottages, and the country beyond.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would have been much more to my taste to have had him into the house, and have talked to him in the light of the candles.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It would have been much more to my taste to have had him into the house, and have talked to him in the light of the candles.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have been much more to my taste to have had him into the house, and have talked to him in the light of the candles.
landlord
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From this reading The garden was not to be thought of either, for the landlord smokes his pipe there after his supper.
led
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From this reading “I led the way toward the unfinished cottages, and the country beyond.
light
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From this reading It would have been much more to my taste to have had him into the house, and have talked to him in the light of the candles.
more
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From this reading It would have been much more to my taste to have had him into the house, and have talked to him in the light of the candles.
much
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From this reading It would have been much more to my taste to have had him into the house, and have talked to him in the light of the candles.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It would have been much more to my taste to have had him into the house, and have talked to him in the light of the candles.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no alternative but to take him away from the town.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The garden was not to be thought of either, for the landlord smokes his pipe there after his supper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would have been much more to my taste to have had him into the house, and have talked to him in the light of the candles.
once
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From this reading But I had risked it once already; and in this scandal-mongering place, and in my critical position, I was afraid to risk it again.
pipe
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From this reading The garden was not to be thought of either, for the landlord smokes his pipe there after his supper.
place
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From this reading But I had risked it once already; and in this scandal-mongering place, and in my critical position, I was afraid to risk it again.
position
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From this reading But I had risked it once already; and in this scandal-mongering place, and in my critical position, I was afraid to risk it again.
risk
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From this reading But I had risked it once already; and in this scandal-mongering place, and in my critical position, I was afraid to risk it again.
risked
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From this reading But I had risked it once already; and in this scandal-mongering place, and in my critical position, I was afraid to risk it again.
scandal-mongering
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From this reading But I had risked it once already; and in this scandal-mongering place, and in my critical position, I was afraid to risk it again.
smokes
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From this reading The garden was not to be thought of either, for the landlord smokes his pipe there after his supper.
supper
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From this reading The garden was not to be thought of either, for the landlord smokes his pipe there after his supper.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no alternative but to take him away from the town.
talked
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From this reading It would have been much more to my taste to have had him into the house, and have talked to him in the light of the candles.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading It would have been much more to my taste to have had him into the house, and have talked to him in the light of the candles.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I led the way toward the unfinished cottages, and the country beyond.
there
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From this reading The garden was not to be thought of either, for the landlord smokes his pipe there after his supper.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But I had risked it once already; and in this scandal-mongering place, and in my critical position, I was afraid to risk it again.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The garden was not to be thought of either, for the landlord smokes his pipe there after his supper.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would have been much more to my taste to have had him into the house, and have talked to him in the light of the candles.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “I led the way toward the unfinished cottages, and the country beyond.
town
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From this reading There was no alternative but to take him away from the town.
unfinished
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From this reading “I led the way toward the unfinished cottages, and the country beyond.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I had risked it once already; and in this scandal-mongering place, and in my critical position, I was afraid to risk it again.
way
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From this reading “I led the way toward the unfinished cottages, and the country beyond.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been much more to my taste to have had him into the house, and have talked to him in the light of the candles.
