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Double Trouble
Double Trouble

Chapter I

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DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!
In our hours of ease, Our cloud-dispeller, tempering storm to breeze!
But when our dual selves the pot sets bubbling, Our cares providing, and our doubles troubling!
--_Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M._ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery comet of femininity .
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Double Trouble

Chapter I

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!
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In our hours of ease, Our cloud-dispeller, tempering storm to breeze!
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But when our dual selves the pot sets bubbling, Our cares providing, and our doubles troubling!
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--_Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M._ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery comet of femininity .
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Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Bubbling noun US /ˈbubbling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “But when our dual selves the pot sets bubbling, Our cares providing, and our doubles troubling!”

Descent noun US /dɪˈsent/

An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.

From this reading “--_Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M._ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery comet of femininity .”

DOUBLE noun US /double/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!”

Secret noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “--_Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M._ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery comet of femininity .”

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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 --_Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M._ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery comet of femininity .

Aladdin

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From this reading DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!

America

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From this reading DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading But when our dual selves the pot sets bubbling, Our cares providing, and our doubles troubling!

Author

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From this reading DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!

aware

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From this reading --_Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M._ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery comet of femininity .

breeze

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From this reading In our hours of ease, Our cloud-dispeller, tempering storm to breeze!

bubblingnounUS /ˈbubbling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading But when our dual selves the pot sets bubbling, Our cares providing, and our doubles troubling!

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But when our dual selves the pot sets bubbling, Our cares providing, and our doubles troubling!

C

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From this reading --_Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M._ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery comet of femininity .

cares

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From this reading But when our dual selves the pot sets bubbling, Our cares providing, and our doubles troubling!

cloud-dispeller

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From this reading In our hours of ease, Our cloud-dispeller, tempering storm to breeze!

Co

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From this reading DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!

comet

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From this reading --_Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M._ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery comet of femininity .

descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/

An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.

From this reading --_Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M._ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery comet of femininity .

DOUBLE

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From this reading DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!

doubles

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From this reading But when our dual selves the pot sets bubbling, Our cares providing, and our doubles troubling!

dual

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From this reading But when our dual selves the pot sets bubbling, Our cares providing, and our doubles troubling!

ease

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From this reading In our hours of ease, Our cloud-dispeller, tempering storm to breeze!

EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!

Fairyland

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From this reading DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!

femininity

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From this reading --_Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M._ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery comet of femininity .

fiery

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From this reading --_Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M._ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery comet of femininity .

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading --_Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M._ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery comet of femininity .

Hero

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From this reading DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading --_Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M._ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery comet of femininity .

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!

hours

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From this reading In our hours of ease, Our cloud-dispeller, tempering storm to breeze!

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!

Instantly

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From this reading --_Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M._ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery comet of femininity .

M

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From this reading --_Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M._ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery comet of femininity .

O

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From this reading --_Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M._ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery comet of femininity .

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!

OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading In our hours of ease, Our cloud-dispeller, tempering storm to breeze!

Own

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From this reading DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!

Pervasive

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From this reading DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!

pot

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From this reading But when our dual selves the pot sets bubbling, Our cares providing, and our doubles troubling!

providing

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From this reading But when our dual selves the pot sets bubbling, Our cares providing, and our doubles troubling!

Ritual

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From this reading --_Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M._ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery comet of femininity .

SecretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading --_Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M._ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery comet of femininity .

selves

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From this reading But when our dual selves the pot sets bubbling, Our cares providing, and our doubles troubling!

sets

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From this reading But when our dual selves the pot sets bubbling, Our cares providing, and our doubles troubling!

storm

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From this reading In our hours of ease, Our cloud-dispeller, tempering storm to breeze!

tempering

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From this reading In our hours of ease, Our cloud-dispeller, tempering storm to breeze!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In our hours of ease, Our cloud-dispeller, tempering storm to breeze!

TROUBLE

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From this reading DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!

troubling

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From this reading But when our dual selves the pot sets bubbling, Our cares providing, and our doubles troubling!

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading --_Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M._ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery comet of femininity .

Villain

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From this reading DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading --_Secret Ritual of the A.O.C.M._ Instantly he was aware of the descent upon him of a fiery comet of femininity .

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading But when our dual selves the pot sets bubbling, Our cares providing, and our doubles troubling!

Woman

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From this reading DOUBLE TROUBLE Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Author of Aladdin & Co., In the Fairyland of America Pervasive Woman!