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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 A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
achieved
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From this reading My child, whether boy or girl, would be the next heir, and whatever happened, I had achieved my purpose.
affair
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From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
anxiety
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From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
awoke
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From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My child, whether boy or girl, would be the next heir, and whatever happened, I had achieved my purpose.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
boy
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From this reading My child, whether boy or girl, would be the next heir, and whatever happened, I had achieved my purpose.
child
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From this reading My child, whether boy or girl, would be the next heir, and whatever happened, I had achieved my purpose.
court
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From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did so sooner than I expected.
dignified
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From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
Earl
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From this reading I was Earl Gascoyne.
emerge
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From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
end
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From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
expected
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From this reading I did so sooner than I expected.
find
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From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
Gascoyne
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From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
girl
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From this reading My child, whether boy or girl, would be the next heir, and whatever happened, I had achieved my purpose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
happened
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From this reading My child, whether boy or girl, would be the next heir, and whatever happened, I had achieved my purpose.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
heart
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From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading My child, whether boy or girl, would be the next heir, and whatever happened, I had achieved my purpose.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
larger
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From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
life
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From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
littleness
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From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
longed
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From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
Lord
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From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
magistrate's
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From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
morning
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From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
never
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From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
next
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From this reading My child, whether boy or girl, would be the next heir, and whatever happened, I had achieved my purpose.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My child, whether boy or girl, would be the next heir, and whatever happened, I had achieved my purpose.
place
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From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
platform
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From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
prison
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From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
purpose
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From this reading My child, whether boy or girl, would be the next heir, and whatever happened, I had achieved my purpose.
realised
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From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I did so sooner than I expected.
sooner
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From this reading I did so sooner than I expected.
sordid
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From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
strain
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From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
strong
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From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
succumbed
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From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I did so sooner than I expected.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A magistrate’s court is not a dignified place, and I had longed for its sordid littleness to have an end that I might emerge on to a larger platform.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was Earl Gascoyne.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading My child, whether boy or girl, would be the next heir, and whatever happened, I had achieved my purpose.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading My child, whether boy or girl, would be the next heir, and whatever happened, I had achieved my purpose.
whole
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From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Lord Gascoyne, whose heart had never been strong, succumbed under the strain and anxiety of the whole affair, and I awoke one morning in prison to find the dream of my life realised.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My child, whether boy or girl, would be the next heir, and whatever happened, I had achieved my purpose.
