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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 DANGER FROM A FRESH SOURCE.
acted
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From this reading Whatever happened, this was my own quarrel, and I had so acted as to secure the sympathy of all who knew the facts.
all
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From this reading Whatever happened, this was my own quarrel, and I had so acted as to secure the sympathy of all who knew the facts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whatever happened, this was my own quarrel, and I had so acted as to secure the sympathy of all who knew the facts.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Whatever happened, this was my own quarrel, and I had so acted as to secure the sympathy of all who knew the facts.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The quarrel had been fixed on me in public in a manner peculiarly disgraceful to both my opponents, and if they killed me, it would be murder.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The quarrel had been fixed on me in public in a manner peculiarly disgraceful to both my opponents, and if they killed me, it would be murder.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The quarrel had been fixed on me in public in a manner peculiarly disgraceful to both my opponents, and if they killed me, it would be murder.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If on the other hand I could kill either or both, the world would be the sweeter and purer for their riddance.
DANGER
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From this reading DANGER FROM A FRESH SOURCE.
disgraceful
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From this reading The quarrel had been fixed on me in public in a manner peculiarly disgraceful to both my opponents, and if they killed me, it would be murder.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading If on the other hand I could kill either or both, the world would be the sweeter and purer for their riddance.
exhilaration
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From this reading I walked home with a feeling of rare exhilaration.
facts
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From this reading Whatever happened, this was my own quarrel, and I had so acted as to secure the sympathy of all who knew the facts.
feeling
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From this reading I walked home with a feeling of rare exhilaration.
fixed
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From this reading The quarrel had been fixed on me in public in a manner peculiarly disgraceful to both my opponents, and if they killed me, it would be murder.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If on the other hand I could kill either or both, the world would be the sweeter and purer for their riddance.
FRESH
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From this reading DANGER FROM A FRESH SOURCE.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DANGER FROM A FRESH SOURCE.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whatever happened, this was my own quarrel, and I had so acted as to secure the sympathy of all who knew the facts.
hand
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From this reading If on the other hand I could kill either or both, the world would be the sweeter and purer for their riddance.
happened
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From this reading Whatever happened, this was my own quarrel, and I had so acted as to secure the sympathy of all who knew the facts.
home
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From this reading I walked home with a feeling of rare exhilaration.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I walked home with a feeling of rare exhilaration.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The quarrel had been fixed on me in public in a manner peculiarly disgraceful to both my opponents, and if they killed me, it would be murder.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The quarrel had been fixed on me in public in a manner peculiarly disgraceful to both my opponents, and if they killed me, it would be murder.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The quarrel had been fixed on me in public in a manner peculiarly disgraceful to both my opponents, and if they killed me, it would be murder.
kill
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From this reading If on the other hand I could kill either or both, the world would be the sweeter and purer for their riddance.
killed
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From this reading The quarrel had been fixed on me in public in a manner peculiarly disgraceful to both my opponents, and if they killed me, it would be murder.
knew
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From this reading Whatever happened, this was my own quarrel, and I had so acted as to secure the sympathy of all who knew the facts.
manner
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From this reading The quarrel had been fixed on me in public in a manner peculiarly disgraceful to both my opponents, and if they killed me, it would be murder.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The quarrel had been fixed on me in public in a manner peculiarly disgraceful to both my opponents, and if they killed me, it would be murder.
murder
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From this reading The quarrel had been fixed on me in public in a manner peculiarly disgraceful to both my opponents, and if they killed me, it would be murder.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Whatever happened, this was my own quarrel, and I had so acted as to secure the sympathy of all who knew the facts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I walked home with a feeling of rare exhilaration.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The quarrel had been fixed on me in public in a manner peculiarly disgraceful to both my opponents, and if they killed me, it would be murder.
opponents
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From this reading The quarrel had been fixed on me in public in a manner peculiarly disgraceful to both my opponents, and if they killed me, it would be murder.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If on the other hand I could kill either or both, the world would be the sweeter and purer for their riddance.
other
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From this reading If on the other hand I could kill either or both, the world would be the sweeter and purer for their riddance.
own
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From this reading Whatever happened, this was my own quarrel, and I had so acted as to secure the sympathy of all who knew the facts.
peculiarly
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From this reading The quarrel had been fixed on me in public in a manner peculiarly disgraceful to both my opponents, and if they killed me, it would be murder.
public
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From this reading The quarrel had been fixed on me in public in a manner peculiarly disgraceful to both my opponents, and if they killed me, it would be murder.
purer
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From this reading If on the other hand I could kill either or both, the world would be the sweeter and purer for their riddance.
quarrel
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From this reading Whatever happened, this was my own quarrel, and I had so acted as to secure the sympathy of all who knew the facts.
rare
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From this reading I walked home with a feeling of rare exhilaration.
riddance
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From this reading If on the other hand I could kill either or both, the world would be the sweeter and purer for their riddance.
secure
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From this reading Whatever happened, this was my own quarrel, and I had so acted as to secure the sympathy of all who knew the facts.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Whatever happened, this was my own quarrel, and I had so acted as to secure the sympathy of all who knew the facts.
SOURCE
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From this reading DANGER FROM A FRESH SOURCE.
sweeter
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From this reading If on the other hand I could kill either or both, the world would be the sweeter and purer for their riddance.
sympathy
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From this reading Whatever happened, this was my own quarrel, and I had so acted as to secure the sympathy of all who knew the facts.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whatever happened, this was my own quarrel, and I had so acted as to secure the sympathy of all who knew the facts.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If on the other hand I could kill either or both, the world would be the sweeter and purer for their riddance.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The quarrel had been fixed on me in public in a manner peculiarly disgraceful to both my opponents, and if they killed me, it would be murder.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whatever happened, this was my own quarrel, and I had so acted as to secure the sympathy of all who knew the facts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whatever happened, this was my own quarrel, and I had so acted as to secure the sympathy of all who knew the facts.
walked
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From this reading I walked home with a feeling of rare exhilaration.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whatever happened, this was my own quarrel, and I had so acted as to secure the sympathy of all who knew the facts.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever happened, this was my own quarrel, and I had so acted as to secure the sympathy of all who knew the facts.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Whatever happened, this was my own quarrel, and I had so acted as to secure the sympathy of all who knew the facts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I walked home with a feeling of rare exhilaration.
world
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From this reading If on the other hand I could kill either or both, the world would be the sweeter and purer for their riddance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The quarrel had been fixed on me in public in a manner peculiarly disgraceful to both my opponents, and if they killed me, it would be murder.
