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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 Jacob, on the following morning, received a pencilled epistle from Sybil which brought him little satisfaction.
advice
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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
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allowed
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always
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From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no orthodox commencement, and it was written on sheets of paper torn apparently from a block:
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
apparently
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From this reading There was no orthodox commencement, and it was written on sheets of paper torn apparently from a block:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I suppose, as a matter of fact, I haven't the slightest reason in harbouring ill-will against you for refusing to put your money into the business which my father had allowed to become derelict.
asking
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From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
away
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becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
become
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
block
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From this reading There was no orthodox commencement, and it was written on sheets of paper torn apparently from a block:
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jacob, on the following morning, received a pencilled epistle from Sybil which brought him little satisfaction.
business
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
commencement
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conclusion
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From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
contact
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From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
controversies
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From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
derelict
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Devonshire
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From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
dislike
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From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
epistle
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From this reading Jacob, on the following morning, received a pencilled epistle from Sybil which brought him little satisfaction.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
exactly
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From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
exile
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From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
fact
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father
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following
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From this reading Jacob, on the following morning, received a pencilled epistle from Sybil which brought him little satisfaction.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jacob, on the following morning, received a pencilled epistle from Sybil which brought him little satisfaction.
gave
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going
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From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am quite sure that you gave me good advice when you told me to keep away from those men who tried to rob you.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I suppose, as a matter of fact, I haven't the slightest reason in harbouring ill-will against you for refusing to put your money into the business which my father had allowed to become derelict.
harbouring
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
haven't
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jacob, on the following morning, received a pencilled epistle from Sybil which brought him little satisfaction.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
ill-will
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no orthodox commencement, and it was written on sheets of paper torn apparently from a block:
Jacob
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keep
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From this reading I am quite sure that you gave me good advice when you told me to keep away from those men who tried to rob you.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jacob, on the following morning, received a pencilled epistle from Sybil which brought him little satisfaction.
matter
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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men
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From this reading I am quite sure that you gave me good advice when you told me to keep away from those men who tried to rob you.
money
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more
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From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jacob, on the following morning, received a pencilled epistle from Sybil which brought him little satisfaction.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
nearly
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From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no orthodox commencement, and it was written on sheets of paper torn apparently from a block:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no orthodox commencement, and it was written on sheets of paper torn apparently from a block:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jacob, on the following morning, received a pencilled epistle from Sybil which brought him little satisfaction.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
orthodox
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
paper
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pencilled
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From this reading Jacob, on the following morning, received a pencilled epistle from Sybil which brought him little satisfaction.
pestilential
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From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
put
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quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am quite sure that you gave me good advice when you told me to keep away from those men who tried to rob you.
reason
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received
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refusing
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relatives
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
rob
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From this reading I am quite sure that you gave me good advice when you told me to keep away from those men who tried to rob you.
satisfaction
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From this reading Jacob, on the following morning, received a pencilled epistle from Sybil which brought him little satisfaction.
sheets
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slightest
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some
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stay
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From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose, as a matter of fact, I haven't the slightest reason in harbouring ill-will against you for refusing to put your money into the business which my father had allowed to become derelict.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am quite sure that you gave me good advice when you told me to keep away from those men who tried to rob you.
Sybil
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From this reading Jacob, on the following morning, received a pencilled epistle from Sybil which brought him little satisfaction.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jacob, on the following morning, received a pencilled epistle from Sybil which brought him little satisfaction.
There
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thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I am quite sure that you gave me good advice when you told me to keep away from those men who tried to rob you.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am quite sure that you gave me good advice when you told me to keep away from those men who tried to rob you.
torn
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From this reading There was no orthodox commencement, and it was written on sheets of paper torn apparently from a block:
tried
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From this reading I am quite sure that you gave me good advice when you told me to keep away from those men who tried to rob you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no orthodox commencement, and it was written on sheets of paper torn apparently from a block:
way
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From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I am quite sure that you gave me good advice when you told me to keep away from those men who tried to rob you.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jacob, on the following morning, received a pencilled epistle from Sybil which brought him little satisfaction.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I am quite sure that you gave me good advice when you told me to keep away from those men who tried to rob you.
why
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From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
written
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From this reading There was no orthodox commencement, and it was written on sheets of paper torn apparently from a block:
wrong
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From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have been asking myself, on my way into exile--where I am going to stay with some pestilential relatives in Devonshire--exactly why I dislike you more and more every time we come into contact with one another, and I have come to the conclusion that it is because in our controversies you are nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I suppose, as a matter of fact, I haven't the slightest reason in harbouring ill-will against you for refusing to put your money into the business which my father had allowed to become derelict.
