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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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affairs
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From this reading AS MARY SEES HERSELF As Clifford went out it seemed to him, for the moment, that his efforts thus far had resulted only in bringing him into contact with affairs far removed from his main business.
Anyhow
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articulated
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ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading What was behind Loveman’s suave statement that he knew nothing of Mary Regan?
bringing
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business
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From this reading AS MARY SEES HERSELF As Clifford went out it seemed to him, for the moment, that his efforts thus far had resulted only in bringing him into contact with affairs far removed from his main business.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the next moment experience reminded him that nothing in life was irrelevant.
Clifford
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closely
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contact
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drama
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efforts
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experience
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From this reading But the next moment experience reminded him that nothing in life was irrelevant.
far
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From this reading AS MARY SEES HERSELF As Clifford went out it seemed to him, for the moment, that his efforts thus far had resulted only in bringing him into contact with affairs far removed from his main business.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fragments
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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future
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great
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AS MARY SEES HERSELF As Clifford went out it seemed to him, for the moment, that his efforts thus far had resulted only in bringing him into contact with affairs far removed from his main business.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anyhow, he had new questions to put to himself.
HERSELFpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading AS MARY SEES HERSELF As Clifford went out it seemed to him, for the moment, that his efforts thus far had resulted only in bringing him into contact with affairs far removed from his main business.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AS MARY SEES HERSELF As Clifford went out it seemed to him, for the moment, that his efforts thus far had resulted only in bringing him into contact with affairs far removed from his main business.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Anyhow, he had new questions to put to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AS MARY SEES HERSELF As Clifford went out it seemed to him, for the moment, that his efforts thus far had resulted only in bringing him into contact with affairs far removed from his main business.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AS MARY SEES HERSELF As Clifford went out it seemed to him, for the moment, that his efforts thus far had resulted only in bringing him into contact with affairs far removed from his main business.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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irrelevant
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From this reading But the next moment experience reminded him that nothing in life was irrelevant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AS MARY SEES HERSELF As Clifford went out it seemed to him, for the moment, that his efforts thus far had resulted only in bringing him into contact with affairs far removed from his main business.
knew
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lay
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life
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Loveman's
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main
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MARY
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From this reading AS MARY SEES HERSELF As Clifford went out it seemed to him, for the moment, that his efforts thus far had resulted only in bringing him into contact with affairs far removed from his main business.
Mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Might not these seemingly unrelated fragments be revealed as closely articulated parts of a great drama of life whose working-out lay in the unvisioned future?
moment
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new
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next
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But the next moment experience reminded him that nothing in life was irrelevant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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only
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out
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parts
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put
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questions
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Regan
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reminded
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removed
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resulted
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revealed
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seemed
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seemingly
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SEES
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statement
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From this reading What was behind Loveman’s suave statement that he knew nothing of Mary Regan?
suave
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AS MARY SEES HERSELF As Clifford went out it seemed to him, for the moment, that his efforts thus far had resulted only in bringing him into contact with affairs far removed from his main business.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS MARY SEES HERSELF As Clifford went out it seemed to him, for the moment, that his efforts thus far had resulted only in bringing him into contact with affairs far removed from his main business.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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thus
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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unrelated
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unvisioned
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the next moment experience reminded him that nothing in life was irrelevant.
went
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From this reading AS MARY SEES HERSELF As Clifford went out it seemed to him, for the moment, that his efforts thus far had resulted only in bringing him into contact with affairs far removed from his main business.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was behind Loveman’s suave statement that he knew nothing of Mary Regan?
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Might not these seemingly unrelated fragments be revealed as closely articulated parts of a great drama of life whose working-out lay in the unvisioned future?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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working-out
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