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all
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From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
anxiety
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From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was very excited, but it was more the exhilaration I used to feel when we were going to have some stunning marauding expeditions over No-Man's Land.
case
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From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
desire
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From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading I was very excited, but it was more the exhilaration I used to feel when we were going to have some stunning marauding expeditions over No-Man's Land.
exhilaration
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From this reading I was very excited, but it was more the exhilaration I used to feel when we were going to have some stunning marauding expeditions over No-Man's Land.
expeditions
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From this reading I was very excited, but it was more the exhilaration I used to feel when we were going to have some stunning marauding expeditions over No-Man's Land.
feel
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From this reading I was very excited, but it was more the exhilaration I used to feel when we were going to have some stunning marauding expeditions over No-Man's Land.
fiancé
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From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
go
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going
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From this reading I was very excited, but it was more the exhilaration I used to feel when we were going to have some stunning marauding expeditions over No-Man's Land.
happy
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From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was very excited, but it was more the exhilaration I used to feel when we were going to have some stunning marauding expeditions over No-Man's Land.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
how
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From this reading I wonder how long I shall go on writing in this Journal?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder how long I shall go on writing in this Journal?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I wonder how long I shall go on writing in this Journal?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
Journal
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From this reading I wonder how long I shall go on writing in this Journal?
Land
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From this reading I was very excited, but it was more the exhilaration I used to feel when we were going to have some stunning marauding expeditions over No-Man's Land.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wonder how long I shall go on writing in this Journal?
marauding
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From this reading I was very excited, but it was more the exhilaration I used to feel when we were going to have some stunning marauding expeditions over No-Man's Land.
moment
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From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
more
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From this reading I was very excited, but it was more the exhilaration I used to feel when we were going to have some stunning marauding expeditions over No-Man's Land.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
necessary
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From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
No-Man's
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From this reading I was very excited, but it was more the exhilaration I used to feel when we were going to have some stunning marauding expeditions over No-Man's Land.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
o'clock
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From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
old
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From this reading The old zest was in my veins.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I wonder how long I shall go on writing in this Journal?
once
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From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
other
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From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I was very excited, but it was more the exhilaration I used to feel when we were going to have some stunning marauding expeditions over No-Man's Land.
return
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From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I wonder how long I shall go on writing in this Journal?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
sitting-room
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From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
some
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From this reading I was very excited, but it was more the exhilaration I used to feel when we were going to have some stunning marauding expeditions over No-Man's Land.
spite
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From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
stunning
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From this reading I was very excited, but it was more the exhilaration I used to feel when we were going to have some stunning marauding expeditions over No-Man's Land.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
ten
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From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I wonder how long I shall go on writing in this Journal?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was very excited, but it was more the exhilaration I used to feel when we were going to have some stunning marauding expeditions over No-Man's Land.
used
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From this reading I was very excited, but it was more the exhilaration I used to feel when we were going to have some stunning marauding expeditions over No-Man's Land.
veins
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From this reading The old zest was in my veins.
very
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From this reading I was very excited, but it was more the exhilaration I used to feel when we were going to have some stunning marauding expeditions over No-Man's Land.
waited
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From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
waiting
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From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I was very excited, but it was more the exhilaration I used to feel when we were going to have some stunning marauding expeditions over No-Man's Land.
well
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From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was very excited, but it was more the exhilaration I used to feel when we were going to have some stunning marauding expeditions over No-Man's Land.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At ten o'clock I was waiting for her in the sitting-room, and I was thinking of that other time when I waited in anxiety, in case she did not return at all.
woman
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From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
wonder
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From this reading I wonder how long I shall go on writing in this Journal?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
writing
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From this reading I wonder how long I shall go on writing in this Journal?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I suppose once I should be happy it would not be necessary; well the moment has not yet come, in spite of my being the _fiancé_ of the woman I desire.
zest
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From this reading The old zest was in my veins.
