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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 A certain impatience seized me; an impatience of the circumstances and position in which I found myself privately, and of the ominous state and position of affairs in public.
affairs
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From this reading A certain impatience seized me; an impatience of the circumstances and position in which I found myself privately, and of the ominous state and position of affairs in public.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A certain impatience seized me; an impatience of the circumstances and position in which I found myself privately, and of the ominous state and position of affairs in public.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A certain impatience seized me; an impatience of the circumstances and position in which I found myself privately, and of the ominous state and position of affairs in public.
apart
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From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Or else it was my seeing Mr. Thorold at his drill.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The horizon black with clouds, the grumble of the storm, and yet the portentous waiting and quiet which go before the storm's burst.
black
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From this reading The horizon black with clouds, the grumble of the storm, and yet the portentous waiting and quiet which go before the storm's burst.
burst
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From this reading The horizon black with clouds, the grumble of the storm, and yet the portentous waiting and quiet which go before the storm's burst.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
certain
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From this reading A certain impatience seized me; an impatience of the circumstances and position in which I found myself privately, and of the ominous state and position of affairs in public.
circumstances
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From this reading A certain impatience seized me; an impatience of the circumstances and position in which I found myself privately, and of the ominous state and position of affairs in public.
clouds
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From this reading The horizon black with clouds, the grumble of the storm, and yet the portentous waiting and quiet which go before the storm's burst.
drill
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From this reading Or else it was my seeing Mr. Thorold at his drill.
else
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From this reading Or else it was my seeing Mr. Thorold at his drill.
Fairbairn
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From this reading IN THE FIRE My ride with Major Fairbairn made me unsettled.
FIRE
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From this reading IN THE FIRE My ride with Major Fairbairn made me unsettled.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A certain impatience seized me; an impatience of the circumstances and position in which I found myself privately, and of the ominous state and position of affairs in public.
go
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From this reading The horizon black with clouds, the grumble of the storm, and yet the portentous waiting and quiet which go before the storm's burst.
grumble
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From this reading The horizon black with clouds, the grumble of the storm, and yet the portentous waiting and quiet which go before the storm's burst.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Or else it was my seeing Mr. Thorold at his drill.
horizon
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From this reading The horizon black with clouds, the grumble of the storm, and yet the portentous waiting and quiet which go before the storm's burst.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A certain impatience seized me; an impatience of the circumstances and position in which I found myself privately, and of the ominous state and position of affairs in public.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
impatience
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From this reading A certain impatience seized me; an impatience of the circumstances and position in which I found myself privately, and of the ominous state and position of affairs in public.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE FIRE My ride with Major Fairbairn made me unsettled.
irked
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From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Or else it was my seeing Mr. Thorold at his drill.
knowing
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From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
lie
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From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
made
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From this reading IN THE FIRE My ride with Major Fairbairn made me unsettled.
Major
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From this reading IN THE FIRE My ride with Major Fairbairn made me unsettled.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN THE FIRE My ride with Major Fairbairn made me unsettled.
Mr
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From this reading Or else it was my seeing Mr. Thorold at his drill.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN THE FIRE My ride with Major Fairbairn made me unsettled.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading A certain impatience seized me; an impatience of the circumstances and position in which I found myself privately, and of the ominous state and position of affairs in public.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A certain impatience seized me; an impatience of the circumstances and position in which I found myself privately, and of the ominous state and position of affairs in public.
ominous
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From this reading A certain impatience seized me; an impatience of the circumstances and position in which I found myself privately, and of the ominous state and position of affairs in public.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or else it was my seeing Mr. Thorold at his drill.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
portentous
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From this reading The horizon black with clouds, the grumble of the storm, and yet the portentous waiting and quiet which go before the storm's burst.
position
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From this reading A certain impatience seized me; an impatience of the circumstances and position in which I found myself privately, and of the ominous state and position of affairs in public.
privately
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From this reading A certain impatience seized me; an impatience of the circumstances and position in which I found myself privately, and of the ominous state and position of affairs in public.
public
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From this reading A certain impatience seized me; an impatience of the circumstances and position in which I found myself privately, and of the ominous state and position of affairs in public.
quiet
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From this reading The horizon black with clouds, the grumble of the storm, and yet the portentous waiting and quiet which go before the storm's burst.
ride
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From this reading IN THE FIRE My ride with Major Fairbairn made me unsettled.
see
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From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
seeing
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From this reading Or else it was my seeing Mr. Thorold at his drill.
seen
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From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
seized
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From this reading A certain impatience seized me; an impatience of the circumstances and position in which I found myself privately, and of the ominous state and position of affairs in public.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
state
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From this reading A certain impatience seized me; an impatience of the circumstances and position in which I found myself privately, and of the ominous state and position of affairs in public.
storm
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From this reading The horizon black with clouds, the grumble of the storm, and yet the portentous waiting and quiet which go before the storm's burst.
storm's
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From this reading The horizon black with clouds, the grumble of the storm, and yet the portentous waiting and quiet which go before the storm's burst.
telling
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From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE FIRE My ride with Major Fairbairn made me unsettled.
Thorold
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From this reading Or else it was my seeing Mr. Thorold at his drill.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
united
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From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
unsettled
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From this reading IN THE FIRE My ride with Major Fairbairn made me unsettled.
waiting
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From this reading The horizon black with clouds, the grumble of the storm, and yet the portentous waiting and quiet which go before the storm's burst.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Or else it was my seeing Mr. Thorold at his drill.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A certain impatience seized me; an impatience of the circumstances and position in which I found myself privately, and of the ominous state and position of affairs in public.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN THE FIRE My ride with Major Fairbairn made me unsettled.
world
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From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
yesterday
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From this reading It irked me to see Mr. Thorold as I had seen him yesterday; knowing ourselves united, but standing apart as if it were not so, and telling a lie to the world.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The horizon black with clouds, the grumble of the storm, and yet the portentous waiting and quiet which go before the storm's burst.
