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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 am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
acquaintance
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From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the way in which I found it out (and several other things at the same time) is part of the desert trip.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Looking over the desert pages, I'm tempted to give them as they stand:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the way in which I found it out (and several other things at the same time) is part of the desert trip.
attention
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY BEGUN I found out why Monny paid no attention to my buried letter.
BEGUN
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY BEGUN I found out why Monny paid no attention to my buried letter.
Black
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From this reading _Black Friday_: Morning.
bowing
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From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
buried
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY BEGUN I found out why Monny paid no attention to my buried letter.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the way in which I found it out (and several other things at the same time) is part of the desert trip.
consolation
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From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
DESERT
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY BEGUN I found out why Monny paid no attention to my buried letter.
diaries
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From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
DIARY
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY BEGUN I found out why Monny paid no attention to my buried letter.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
Egypt
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From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
feelings
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From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DESERT DIARY BEGUN I found out why Monny paid no attention to my buried letter.
Friday
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From this reading _Black Friday_: Morning.
give
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From this reading Looking over the desert pages, I'm tempted to give them as they stand:
helped
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From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE DESERT DIARY BEGUN I found out why Monny paid no attention to my buried letter.
I'm
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From this reading Looking over the desert pages, I'm tempted to give them as they stand:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the way in which I found it out (and several other things at the same time) is part of the desert trip.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the way in which I found it out (and several other things at the same time) is part of the desert trip.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the way in which I found it out (and several other things at the same time) is part of the desert trip.
keep
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From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
lectures
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From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
letter
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY BEGUN I found out why Monny paid no attention to my buried letter.
Looking
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From this reading Looking over the desert pages, I'm tempted to give them as they stand:
man
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From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
Monny
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY BEGUN I found out why Monny paid no attention to my buried letter.
MorningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Black Friday_: Morning.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE DESERT DIARY BEGUN I found out why Monny paid no attention to my buried letter.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE DESERT DIARY BEGUN I found out why Monny paid no attention to my buried letter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
notebook
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From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the way in which I found it out (and several other things at the same time) is part of the desert trip.
other
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From this reading But the way in which I found it out (and several other things at the same time) is part of the desert trip.
out
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY BEGUN I found out why Monny paid no attention to my buried letter.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Looking over the desert pages, I'm tempted to give them as they stand:
pages
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From this reading Looking over the desert pages, I'm tempted to give them as they stand:
paid
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY BEGUN I found out why Monny paid no attention to my buried letter.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the way in which I found it out (and several other things at the same time) is part of the desert trip.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the way in which I found it out (and several other things at the same time) is part of the desert trip.
several
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From this reading But the way in which I found it out (and several other things at the same time) is part of the desert trip.
soul
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From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
stand
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From this reading Looking over the desert pages, I'm tempted to give them as they stand:
tempted
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From this reading Looking over the desert pages, I'm tempted to give them as they stand:
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DESERT DIARY BEGUN I found out why Monny paid no attention to my buried letter.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Looking over the desert pages, I'm tempted to give them as they stand:
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looking over the desert pages, I'm tempted to give them as they stand:
things
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From this reading But the way in which I found it out (and several other things at the same time) is part of the desert trip.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the way in which I found it out (and several other things at the same time) is part of the desert trip.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DESERT DIARY BEGUN I found out why Monny paid no attention to my buried letter.
trip
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From this reading But the way in which I found it out (and several other things at the same time) is part of the desert trip.
turns
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From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
up
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From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
way
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From this reading But the way in which I found it out (and several other things at the same time) is part of the desert trip.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the way in which I found it out (and several other things at the same time) is part of the desert trip.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
why
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From this reading THE DESERT DIARY BEGUN I found out why Monny paid no attention to my buried letter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am not a man whose soul turns to diaries for consolation; but I did keep up a bowing acquaintance with a notebook in Egypt--it helped me with my lectures--and in the desert it relieved my feelings.
