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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 was therefore anxious, as soon as possible, to conclude the rite of a second or public nuptials, and I purposed leaving the country within a week afterwards.
absence
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From this reading My little lawyer assured me that my suit would go on quite as well in my absence, and whenever my presence was necessary he would be sure to inform me of it.
afterwards
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From this reading I was therefore anxious, as soon as possible, to conclude the rite of a second or public nuptials, and I purposed leaving the country within a week afterwards.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.--CONJECTURE AND ANTICIPATION.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.--CONJECTURE AND ANTICIPATION.
ANTICIPATION
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.--CONJECTURE AND ANTICIPATION.
anxious
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From this reading I was therefore anxious, as soon as possible, to conclude the rite of a second or public nuptials, and I purposed leaving the country within a week afterwards.
appeared
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From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
appointed
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From this reading THE day for the public solemnization of our marriage was at length appointed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was therefore anxious, as soon as possible, to conclude the rite of a second or public nuptials, and I purposed leaving the country within a week afterwards.
assured
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From this reading My little lawyer assured me that my suit would go on quite as well in my absence, and whenever my presence was necessary he would be sure to inform me of it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE day for the public solemnization of our marriage was at length appointed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My little lawyer assured me that my suit would go on quite as well in my absence, and whenever my presence was necessary he would be sure to inform me of it.
conclude
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From this reading I was therefore anxious, as soon as possible, to conclude the rite of a second or public nuptials, and I purposed leaving the country within a week afterwards.
CONJECTURE
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.--CONJECTURE AND ANTICIPATION.
country
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From this reading I was therefore anxious, as soon as possible, to conclude the rite of a second or public nuptials, and I purposed leaving the country within a week afterwards.
court
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From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
day
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From this reading THE day for the public solemnization of our marriage was at length appointed.
fact
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From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE day for the public solemnization of our marriage was at length appointed.
foreign
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From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
future
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From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
go
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From this reading My little lawyer assured me that my suit would go on quite as well in my absence, and whenever my presence was necessary he would be sure to inform me of it.
greatest
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From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My little lawyer assured me that my suit would go on quite as well in my absence, and whenever my presence was necessary he would be sure to inform me of it.
held
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From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was therefore anxious, as soon as possible, to conclude the rite of a second or public nuptials, and I purposed leaving the country within a week afterwards.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
inform
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From this reading My little lawyer assured me that my suit would go on quite as well in my absence, and whenever my presence was necessary he would be sure to inform me of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My little lawyer assured me that my suit would go on quite as well in my absence, and whenever my presence was necessary he would be sure to inform me of it.
lawyer
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From this reading My little lawyer assured me that my suit would go on quite as well in my absence, and whenever my presence was necessary he would be sure to inform me of it.
leaving
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From this reading I was therefore anxious, as soon as possible, to conclude the rite of a second or public nuptials, and I purposed leaving the country within a week afterwards.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading THE day for the public solemnization of our marriage was at length appointed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My little lawyer assured me that my suit would go on quite as well in my absence, and whenever my presence was necessary he would be sure to inform me of it.
marriage
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From this reading THE day for the public solemnization of our marriage was at length appointed.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
MEETING
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.--CONJECTURE AND ANTICIPATION.
most
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From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
necessary
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From this reading My little lawyer assured me that my suit would go on quite as well in my absence, and whenever my presence was necessary he would be sure to inform me of it.
nuptials
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From this reading I was therefore anxious, as soon as possible, to conclude the rite of a second or public nuptials, and I purposed leaving the country within a week afterwards.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE day for the public solemnization of our marriage was at length appointed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My little lawyer assured me that my suit would go on quite as well in my absence, and whenever my presence was necessary he would be sure to inform me of it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was therefore anxious, as soon as possible, to conclude the rite of a second or public nuptials, and I purposed leaving the country within a week afterwards.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE day for the public solemnization of our marriage was at length appointed.
out
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From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
plan
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From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
possible
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From this reading I was therefore anxious, as soon as possible, to conclude the rite of a second or public nuptials, and I purposed leaving the country within a week afterwards.
presence
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From this reading My little lawyer assured me that my suit would go on quite as well in my absence, and whenever my presence was necessary he would be sure to inform me of it.
proffer
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From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
promising
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From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
public
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From this reading THE day for the public solemnization of our marriage was at length appointed.
purposed
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From this reading I was therefore anxious, as soon as possible, to conclude the rite of a second or public nuptials, and I purposed leaving the country within a week afterwards.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My little lawyer assured me that my suit would go on quite as well in my absence, and whenever my presence was necessary he would be sure to inform me of it.
rite
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From this reading I was therefore anxious, as soon as possible, to conclude the rite of a second or public nuptials, and I purposed leaving the country within a week afterwards.
Russia
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From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
second
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From this reading I was therefore anxious, as soon as possible, to conclude the rite of a second or public nuptials, and I purposed leaving the country within a week afterwards.
services
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From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
solemnization
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From this reading THE day for the public solemnization of our marriage was at length appointed.
some
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From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
soon
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From this reading I was therefore anxious, as soon as possible, to conclude the rite of a second or public nuptials, and I purposed leaving the country within a week afterwards.
suit
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From this reading My little lawyer assured me that my suit would go on quite as well in my absence, and whenever my presence was necessary he would be sure to inform me of it.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My little lawyer assured me that my suit would go on quite as well in my absence, and whenever my presence was necessary he would be sure to inform me of it.
temptation
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From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE day for the public solemnization of our marriage was at length appointed.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I was therefore anxious, as soon as possible, to conclude the rite of a second or public nuptials, and I purposed leaving the country within a week afterwards.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In fact, the plan for the future that appeared to me most promising was to proffer my services to some foreign court, and that of Russia held out to me the greatest temptation.
UNEXPECTED
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.--CONJECTURE AND ANTICIPATION.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE day for the public solemnization of our marriage was at length appointed.
week
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From this reading I was therefore anxious, as soon as possible, to conclude the rite of a second or public nuptials, and I purposed leaving the country within a week afterwards.
well
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From this reading My little lawyer assured me that my suit would go on quite as well in my absence, and whenever my presence was necessary he would be sure to inform me of it.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading My little lawyer assured me that my suit would go on quite as well in my absence, and whenever my presence was necessary he would be sure to inform me of it.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I was therefore anxious, as soon as possible, to conclude the rite of a second or public nuptials, and I purposed leaving the country within a week afterwards.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My little lawyer assured me that my suit would go on quite as well in my absence, and whenever my presence was necessary he would be sure to inform me of it.
