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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
adequate
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From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
admitted
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From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
all
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From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This, of course, was when the war was finished and Mr. Spokesly, with the rest of the Merchant Service, had slipped back into that obscure neglect from which they had temporarily emerged.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
back
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From this reading This, of course, was when the war was finished and Mr. Spokesly, with the rest of the Merchant Service, had slipped back into that obscure neglect from which they had temporarily emerged.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If there were, he remarked, we should be different.
bother
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From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This, of course, was when the war was finished and Mr. Spokesly, with the rest of the Merchant Service, had slipped back into that obscure neglect from which they had temporarily emerged.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If there were, he remarked, we should be different.
disbelieved
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From this reading Mr. Spokesly once said in so many words that he disbelieved utterly in premonition.
emerged
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From this reading This, of course, was when the war was finished and Mr. Spokesly, with the rest of the Merchant Service, had slipped back into that obscure neglect from which they had temporarily emerged.
events
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From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
experience
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From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
finished
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From this reading This, of course, was when the war was finished and Mr. Spokesly, with the rest of the Merchant Service, had slipped back into that obscure neglect from which they had temporarily emerged.
freely
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From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This, of course, was when the war was finished and Mr. Spokesly, with the rest of the Merchant Service, had slipped back into that obscure neglect from which they had temporarily emerged.
future
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From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
get
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From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
gotten
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From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This, of course, was when the war was finished and Mr. Spokesly, with the rest of the Merchant Service, had slipped back into that obscure neglect from which they had temporarily emerged.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Spokesly once said in so many words that he disbelieved utterly in premonition.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there were, he remarked, we should be different.
impending
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From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Spokesly once said in so many words that he disbelieved utterly in premonition.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This, of course, was when the war was finished and Mr. Spokesly, with the rest of the Merchant Service, had slipped back into that obscure neglect from which they had temporarily emerged.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was, he said, nothing in it.
many
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From this reading Mr. Spokesly once said in so many words that he disbelieved utterly in premonition.
MerchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading This, of course, was when the war was finished and Mr. Spokesly, with the rest of the Merchant Service, had slipped back into that obscure neglect from which they had temporarily emerged.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Spokesly once said in so many words that he disbelieved utterly in premonition.
neglect
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From this reading This, of course, was when the war was finished and Mr. Spokesly, with the rest of the Merchant Service, had slipped back into that obscure neglect from which they had temporarily emerged.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was, he said, nothing in it.
obscure
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From this reading This, of course, was when the war was finished and Mr. Spokesly, with the rest of the Merchant Service, had slipped back into that obscure neglect from which they had temporarily emerged.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
old
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From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
once
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From this reading Mr. Spokesly once said in so many words that he disbelieved utterly in premonition.
premonition
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From this reading Mr. Spokesly once said in so many words that he disbelieved utterly in premonition.
pressed
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From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
read
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From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
remarked
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From this reading If there were, he remarked, we should be different.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This, of course, was when the war was finished and Mr. Spokesly, with the rest of the Merchant Service, had slipped back into that obscure neglect from which they had temporarily emerged.
said
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From this reading Mr. Spokesly once said in so many words that he disbelieved utterly in premonition.
Service
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From this reading This, of course, was when the war was finished and Mr. Spokesly, with the rest of the Merchant Service, had slipped back into that obscure neglect from which they had temporarily emerged.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If there were, he remarked, we should be different.
signs
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From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
slipped
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From this reading This, of course, was when the war was finished and Mr. Spokesly, with the rest of the Merchant Service, had slipped back into that obscure neglect from which they had temporarily emerged.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr. Spokesly once said in so many words that he disbelieved utterly in premonition.
Spokesly
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From this reading Mr. Spokesly once said in so many words that he disbelieved utterly in premonition.
temporarily
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From this reading This, of course, was when the war was finished and Mr. Spokesly, with the rest of the Merchant Service, had slipped back into that obscure neglect from which they had temporarily emerged.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Spokesly once said in so many words that he disbelieved utterly in premonition.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
There
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From this reading There was, he said, nothing in it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This, of course, was when the war was finished and Mr. Spokesly, with the rest of the Merchant Service, had slipped back into that obscure neglect from which they had temporarily emerged.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, of course, was when the war was finished and Mr. Spokesly, with the rest of the Merchant Service, had slipped back into that obscure neglect from which they had temporarily emerged.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
too
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From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
utterly
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From this reading Mr. Spokesly once said in so many words that he disbelieved utterly in premonition.
war
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From this reading This, of course, was when the war was finished and Mr. Spokesly, with the rest of the Merchant Service, had slipped back into that obscure neglect from which they had temporarily emerged.
warning
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From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was, he said, nothing in it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If there were, he remarked, we should be different.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If there were, he remarked, we should be different.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When pressed, he admitted freely that if we could read the signs we might get adequate warning of impending events; but by the time we have gotten the experience we are too old to bother about the future at all.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This, of course, was when the war was finished and Mr. Spokesly, with the rest of the Merchant Service, had slipped back into that obscure neglect from which they had temporarily emerged.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This, of course, was when the war was finished and Mr. Spokesly, with the rest of the Merchant Service, had slipped back into that obscure neglect from which they had temporarily emerged.
words
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From this reading Mr. Spokesly once said in so many words that he disbelieved utterly in premonition.
