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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'm starting out now to tell the bitter, agonizing truth about myself, but before I am through I shall probably be lying at the rate of a mile a minute and cracking myself up something awful!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading G_oat_-F_eathers_ No human being ever tells the whole truth about himself.
agonizing
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From this reading I'm starting out now to tell the bitter, agonizing truth about myself, but before I am through I shall probably be lying at the rate of a mile a minute and cracking myself up something awful!
all
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From this reading We seem to be born liars in that particular, all of us, and I am no different.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading We seem to be born liars in that particular, all of us, and I am no different.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We seem to be born liars in that particular, all of us, and I am no different.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The truth is, I ought to be making as much money as Robert W. Chambers, and winning prizes of honor like Ernest Poole, and I'm not.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I'm starting out now to tell the bitter, agonizing truth about myself, but before I am through I shall probably be lying at the rate of a mile a minute and cracking myself up something awful!
awful
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We seem to be born liars in that particular, all of us, and I am no different.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I'm starting out now to tell the bitter, agonizing truth about myself, but before I am through I shall probably be lying at the rate of a mile a minute and cracking myself up something awful!
begins
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From this reading A man can tell only so much truth; then he begins to wabble.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading G_oat_-F_eathers_ No human being ever tells the whole truth about himself.
bitter
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bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We seem to be born liars in that particular, all of us, and I am no different.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I'm starting out now to tell the bitter, agonizing truth about myself, but before I am through I shall probably be lying at the rate of a mile a minute and cracking myself up something awful!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A man can tell only so much truth; then he begins to wabble.
Chambers
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From this reading The truth is, I ought to be making as much money as Robert W. Chambers, and winning prizes of honor like Ernest Poole, and I'm not.
cracking
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differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We seem to be born liars in that particular, all of us, and I am no different.
eathers
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From this reading G_oat_-F_eathers_ No human being ever tells the whole truth about himself.
Ernest
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From this reading The truth is, I ought to be making as much money as Robert W. Chambers, and winning prizes of honor like Ernest Poole, and I'm not.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading G_oat_-F_eathers_ No human being ever tells the whole truth about himself.
F
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From this reading G_oat_-F_eathers_ No human being ever tells the whole truth about himself.
G
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From this reading G_oat_-F_eathers_ No human being ever tells the whole truth about himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A man can tell only so much truth; then he begins to wabble.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading G_oat_-F_eathers_ No human being ever tells the whole truth about himself.
honor
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From this reading The truth is, I ought to be making as much money as Robert W. Chambers, and winning prizes of honor like Ernest Poole, and I'm not.
human
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From this reading G_oat_-F_eathers_ No human being ever tells the whole truth about himself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We seem to be born liars in that particular, all of us, and I am no different.
I'm
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We seem to be born liars in that particular, all of us, and I am no different.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The truth is, I ought to be making as much money as Robert W. Chambers, and winning prizes of honor like Ernest Poole, and I'm not.
liars
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From this reading We seem to be born liars in that particular, all of us, and I am no different.
like
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From this reading The truth is, I ought to be making as much money as Robert W. Chambers, and winning prizes of honor like Ernest Poole, and I'm not.
lying
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making
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man
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mile
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minute
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money
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From this reading The truth is, I ought to be making as much money as Robert W. Chambers, and winning prizes of honor like Ernest Poole, and I'm not.
much
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myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I'm starting out now to tell the bitter, agonizing truth about myself, but before I am through I shall probably be lying at the rate of a mile a minute and cracking myself up something awful!
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading G_oat_-F_eathers_ No human being ever tells the whole truth about himself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The truth is, I ought to be making as much money as Robert W. Chambers, and winning prizes of honor like Ernest Poole, and I'm not.
now
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From this reading I'm starting out now to tell the bitter, agonizing truth about myself, but before I am through I shall probably be lying at the rate of a mile a minute and cracking myself up something awful!
oat
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From this reading G_oat_-F_eathers_ No human being ever tells the whole truth about himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We seem to be born liars in that particular, all of us, and I am no different.
only
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From this reading A man can tell only so much truth; then he begins to wabble.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading The truth is, I ought to be making as much money as Robert W. Chambers, and winning prizes of honor like Ernest Poole, and I'm not.
out
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particular
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Poole
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From this reading The truth is, I ought to be making as much money as Robert W. Chambers, and winning prizes of honor like Ernest Poole, and I'm not.
prizes
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probably
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From this reading I'm starting out now to tell the bitter, agonizing truth about myself, but before I am through I shall probably be lying at the rate of a mile a minute and cracking myself up something awful!
rate
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From this reading I'm starting out now to tell the bitter, agonizing truth about myself, but before I am through I shall probably be lying at the rate of a mile a minute and cracking myself up something awful!
Robert
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From this reading The truth is, I ought to be making as much money as Robert W. Chambers, and winning prizes of honor like Ernest Poole, and I'm not.
seem
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From this reading We seem to be born liars in that particular, all of us, and I am no different.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I'm starting out now to tell the bitter, agonizing truth about myself, but before I am through I shall probably be lying at the rate of a mile a minute and cracking myself up something awful!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A man can tell only so much truth; then he begins to wabble.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I'm starting out now to tell the bitter, agonizing truth about myself, but before I am through I shall probably be lying at the rate of a mile a minute and cracking myself up something awful!
starting
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From this reading I'm starting out now to tell the bitter, agonizing truth about myself, but before I am through I shall probably be lying at the rate of a mile a minute and cracking myself up something awful!
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm starting out now to tell the bitter, agonizing truth about myself, but before I am through I shall probably be lying at the rate of a mile a minute and cracking myself up something awful!
tells
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From this reading G_oat_-F_eathers_ No human being ever tells the whole truth about himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We seem to be born liars in that particular, all of us, and I am no different.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading G_oat_-F_eathers_ No human being ever tells the whole truth about himself.
then
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From this reading A man can tell only so much truth; then he begins to wabble.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I'm starting out now to tell the bitter, agonizing truth about myself, but before I am through I shall probably be lying at the rate of a mile a minute and cracking myself up something awful!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We seem to be born liars in that particular, all of us, and I am no different.
truth
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From this reading G_oat_-F_eathers_ No human being ever tells the whole truth about himself.
up
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From this reading I'm starting out now to tell the bitter, agonizing truth about myself, but before I am through I shall probably be lying at the rate of a mile a minute and cracking myself up something awful!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We seem to be born liars in that particular, all of us, and I am no different.
W
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From this reading The truth is, I ought to be making as much money as Robert W. Chambers, and winning prizes of honor like Ernest Poole, and I'm not.
wabble
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From this reading A man can tell only so much truth; then he begins to wabble.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We seem to be born liars in that particular, all of us, and I am no different.
whole
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From this reading G_oat_-F_eathers_ No human being ever tells the whole truth about himself.
winning
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From this reading The truth is, I ought to be making as much money as Robert W. Chambers, and winning prizes of honor like Ernest Poole, and I'm not.
