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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 All of these opportunities I am willing to dispose of at a reduced rate to anyone still sceptical of the reality of the spirit world.
admit
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From this reading V. The Sorrows of a Summer Guest Let me admit, as I start to write, that the whole thing is my own fault.
agency
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From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
All
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From this reading All of these opportunities I am willing to dispose of at a reduced rate to anyone still sceptical of the reality of the spirit world.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading All of these opportunities I am willing to dispose of at a reduced rate to anyone still sceptical of the reality of the spirit world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
any
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From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading All of these opportunities I am willing to dispose of at a reduced rate to anyone still sceptical of the reality of the spirit world.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading V. The Sorrows of a Summer Guest Let me admit, as I start to write, that the whole thing is my own fault.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
available
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From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should never have come.
contracted
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From this reading Fear of trespassing on their time prevented me from questioning each of them up to the full limit of the period contracted for.
credit
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From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
dispose
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From this reading All of these opportunities I am willing to dispose of at a reduced rate to anyone still sceptical of the reality of the spirit world.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Fear of trespassing on their time prevented me from questioning each of them up to the full limit of the period contracted for.
fault
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From this reading V. The Sorrows of a Summer Guest Let me admit, as I start to write, that the whole thing is my own fault.
Fear
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From this reading Fear of trespassing on their time prevented me from questioning each of them up to the full limit of the period contracted for.
five
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From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fear of trespassing on their time prevented me from questioning each of them up to the full limit of the period contracted for.
Franklin
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From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fear of trespassing on their time prevented me from questioning each of them up to the full limit of the period contracted for.
full
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From this reading Fear of trespassing on their time prevented me from questioning each of them up to the full limit of the period contracted for.
Great-grandfather
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From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
Guest
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From this reading V. The Sorrows of a Summer Guest Let me admit, as I start to write, that the whole thing is my own fault.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading V. The Sorrows of a Summer Guest Let me admit, as I start to write, that the whole thing is my own fault.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading V. The Sorrows of a Summer Guest Let me admit, as I start to write, that the whole thing is my own fault.
limit
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From this reading Fear of trespassing on their time prevented me from questioning each of them up to the full limit of the period contracted for.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fear of trespassing on their time prevented me from questioning each of them up to the full limit of the period contracted for.
minutes
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From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
Napoleon
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From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should never have come.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fear of trespassing on their time prevented me from questioning each of them up to the full limit of the period contracted for.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fear of trespassing on their time prevented me from questioning each of them up to the full limit of the period contracted for.
opportunities
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From this reading All of these opportunities I am willing to dispose of at a reduced rate to anyone still sceptical of the reality of the spirit world.
own
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From this reading V. The Sorrows of a Summer Guest Let me admit, as I start to write, that the whole thing is my own fault.
period
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From this reading Fear of trespassing on their time prevented me from questioning each of them up to the full limit of the period contracted for.
prevented
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From this reading Fear of trespassing on their time prevented me from questioning each of them up to the full limit of the period contracted for.
questioning
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From this reading Fear of trespassing on their time prevented me from questioning each of them up to the full limit of the period contracted for.
rate
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From this reading All of these opportunities I am willing to dispose of at a reduced rate to anyone still sceptical of the reality of the spirit world.
reality
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From this reading All of these opportunities I am willing to dispose of at a reduced rate to anyone still sceptical of the reality of the spirit world.
reduced
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From this reading All of these opportunities I am willing to dispose of at a reduced rate to anyone still sceptical of the reality of the spirit world.
say
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From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
sceptical
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From this reading All of these opportunities I am willing to dispose of at a reduced rate to anyone still sceptical of the reality of the spirit world.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should never have come.
similarly
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From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
Sorrows
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From this reading V. The Sorrows of a Summer Guest Let me admit, as I start to write, that the whole thing is my own fault.
spirit
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From this reading All of these opportunities I am willing to dispose of at a reduced rate to anyone still sceptical of the reality of the spirit world.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading V. The Sorrows of a Summer Guest Let me admit, as I start to write, that the whole thing is my own fault.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
Summer
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From this reading V. The Sorrows of a Summer Guest Let me admit, as I start to write, that the whole thing is my own fault.
talk
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From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
ten
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From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fear of trespassing on their time prevented me from questioning each of them up to the full limit of the period contracted for.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fear of trespassing on their time prevented me from questioning each of them up to the full limit of the period contracted for.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Fear of trespassing on their time prevented me from questioning each of them up to the full limit of the period contracted for.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All of these opportunities I am willing to dispose of at a reduced rate to anyone still sceptical of the reality of the spirit world.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading V. The Sorrows of a Summer Guest Let me admit, as I start to write, that the whole thing is my own fault.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fear of trespassing on their time prevented me from questioning each of them up to the full limit of the period contracted for.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fear of trespassing on their time prevented me from questioning each of them up to the full limit of the period contracted for.
trespassing
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From this reading Fear of trespassing on their time prevented me from questioning each of them up to the full limit of the period contracted for.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
unexpired
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From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
up
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From this reading Fear of trespassing on their time prevented me from questioning each of them up to the full limit of the period contracted for.
V
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From this reading V. The Sorrows of a Summer Guest Let me admit, as I start to write, that the whole thing is my own fault.
Washington
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From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
whole
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From this reading V. The Sorrows of a Summer Guest Let me admit, as I start to write, that the whole thing is my own fault.
willing
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From this reading All of these opportunities I am willing to dispose of at a reduced rate to anyone still sceptical of the reality of the spirit world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I understand that I have still to my credit at the agency five minutes’ talk with Napoleon, available at any time, and similarly five minutes each with Franklin and Washington, to say nothing of ten minutes’ unexpired time with Great-grandfather.
world
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From this reading All of these opportunities I am willing to dispose of at a reduced rate to anyone still sceptical of the reality of the spirit world.
write
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From this reading V. The Sorrows of a Summer Guest Let me admit, as I start to write, that the whole thing is my own fault.
