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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 went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
ABDUCTION
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From this reading OLGA'S ABDUCTION.
almost
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From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
any
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From this reading For the moment I was powerless to think of any possible means of relief.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
chain
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From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
coiled
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From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
complete
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From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
Devinsky
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From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
dragged
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From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
effort
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From this reading I must rouse myself to some sort of effort for her sake.
events
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From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment I was powerless to think of any possible means of relief.
frame
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From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
helplessness
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From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I must rouse myself to some sort of effort for her sake.
home
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From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
improved
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From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
just
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From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
ludicrous
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From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
means
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From this reading For the moment I was powerless to think of any possible means of relief.
meeting
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From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
moment
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From this reading For the moment I was powerless to think of any possible means of relief.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must rouse myself to some sort of effort for her sake.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
near
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From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
old
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From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
Olga
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From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
OLGA'S
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From this reading OLGA'S ABDUCTION.
opponent
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From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
possible
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From this reading For the moment I was powerless to think of any possible means of relief.
powerless
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From this reading For the moment I was powerless to think of any possible means of relief.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading For the moment I was powerless to think of any possible means of relief.
rooms
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From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
round
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From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
rouse
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From this reading I must rouse myself to some sort of effort for her sake.
sake
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From this reading I must rouse myself to some sort of effort for her sake.
singular
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From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
some
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From this reading I must rouse myself to some sort of effort for her sake.
sort
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From this reading I must rouse myself to some sort of effort for her sake.
temper
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From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the moment I was powerless to think of any possible means of relief.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
think
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From this reading For the moment I was powerless to think of any possible means of relief.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the moment I was powerless to think of any possible means of relief.
unenviable
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From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
very
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From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
went
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From this reading I went home in a very unenviable frame of mind, and my temper was not improved by my meeting my old opponent, Devinsky, near my rooms.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My helplessness was so complete as to be almost ludicrous: and if it had not been for Olga, I would have just let myself be dragged along by the singular chain of events which had coiled themselves round me.
