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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 But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
abashed
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From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
act
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From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
any
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From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
associated
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From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
baby
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From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
belief
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From this reading If I had never seen that pencilled scrap of paper, I should have had no belief in Brunow's story.
believing
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From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
bolster
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From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
Brunow
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From this reading I have met in my lifetime two or three men like Brunow, who lie without temptation, and who do not feel disgraced when detected.
Brunow's
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From this reading If I had never seen that pencilled scrap of paper, I should have had no belief in Brunow's story.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
cannot
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From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
catch
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From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
detected
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From this reading I have met in my lifetime two or three men like Brunow, who lie without temptation, and who do not feel disgraced when detected.
disagreeable
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From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
discovered
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From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
disgraced
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From this reading I have met in my lifetime two or three men like Brunow, who lie without temptation, and who do not feel disgraced when detected.
dishonesty
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From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I have met in my lifetime two or three men like Brunow, who lie without temptation, and who do not feel disgraced when detected.
dog
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From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
enough
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From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
eyes
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From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
fairly
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From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
feel
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From this reading I have met in my lifetime two or three men like Brunow, who lie without temptation, and who do not feel disgraced when detected.
finger
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From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
grace
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From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If I had never seen that pencilled scrap of paper, I should have had no belief in Brunow's story.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
haunted
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From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I had never seen that pencilled scrap of paper, I should have had no belief in Brunow's story.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I had never seen that pencilled scrap of paper, I should have had no belief in Brunow's story.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I had never seen that pencilled scrap of paper, I should have had no belief in Brunow's story.
importance
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From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If I had never seen that pencilled scrap of paper, I should have had no belief in Brunow's story.
inventions
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From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
irresponsible
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From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
kleptomania
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From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
known
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From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
lie
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From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
lifetime
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From this reading I have met in my lifetime two or three men like Brunow, who lie without temptation, and who do not feel disgraced when detected.
like
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From this reading I have met in my lifetime two or three men like Brunow, who lie without temptation, and who do not feel disgraced when detected.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
men
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From this reading I have met in my lifetime two or three men like Brunow, who lie without temptation, and who do not feel disgraced when detected.
met
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From this reading I have met in my lifetime two or three men like Brunow, who lie without temptation, and who do not feel disgraced when detected.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
Miss
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From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have met in my lifetime two or three men like Brunow, who lie without temptation, and who do not feel disgraced when detected.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I had never seen that pencilled scrap of paper, I should have had no belief in Brunow's story.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If I had never seen that pencilled scrap of paper, I should have had no belief in Brunow's story.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have met in my lifetime two or three men like Brunow, who lie without temptation, and who do not feel disgraced when detected.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I had never seen that pencilled scrap of paper, I should have had no belief in Brunow's story.
once
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From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
paper
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From this reading If I had never seen that pencilled scrap of paper, I should have had no belief in Brunow's story.
pencilled
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From this reading If I had never seen that pencilled scrap of paper, I should have had no belief in Brunow's story.
people
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From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
romancer
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From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
Rossano
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From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
scrap
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From this reading If I had never seen that pencilled scrap of paper, I should have had no belief in Brunow's story.
seen
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From this reading If I had never seen that pencilled scrap of paper, I should have had no belief in Brunow's story.
shame
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From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I had never seen that pencilled scrap of paper, I should have had no belief in Brunow's story.
show
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From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
stealing
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From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
story
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From this reading If I had never seen that pencilled scrap of paper, I should have had no belief in Brunow's story.
stuck
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From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
suffer
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From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
taught
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From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
temptation
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From this reading I have met in my lifetime two or three men like Brunow, who lie without temptation, and who do not feel disgraced when detected.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If I had never seen that pencilled scrap of paper, I should have had no belief in Brunow's story.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
three
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From this reading I have met in my lifetime two or three men like Brunow, who lie without temptation, and who do not feel disgraced when detected.
tips
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From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
trouble
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From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
two
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From this reading I have met in my lifetime two or three men like Brunow, who lie without temptation, and who do not feel disgraced when detected.
up
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From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
very
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From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
way
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From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But though he was a romancer to his finger tips, and as irresponsible as a baby, I had never known him to take the least trouble to bolster up any of his inventions, or to show the least shame when he was discovered in a lie.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For once I could not help believing him, and his story stuck in my mind in a very disagreeable way, for Miss Rossano fairly haunted me, and anything which was associated with her had an importance in my eyes.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I have met in my lifetime two or three men like Brunow, who lie without temptation, and who do not feel disgraced when detected.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am told that people who suffer from kleptomania cannot be taught to be ashamed of stealing, though even a dog has grace enough to be abashed if you catch him in an act of dishonesty.
