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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 After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ordinarily his nerves were equal to any strain; but now he found himself fidgety, which but added to his general perturbation.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
Allen
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From this reading For her sake, as much as his own, he was indignant over the deception practiced upon Mary Allen, and resolved to punish the impostor if ever opportunity offered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
any
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From this reading Ordinarily his nerves were equal to any strain; but now he found himself fidgety, which but added to his general perturbation.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For her sake, as much as his own, he was indignant over the deception practiced upon Mary Allen, and resolved to punish the impostor if ever opportunity offered.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That, too, presented its difficulty, as his one certain chance of finding her was at her studio, and he doubted if she would be there before the late forenoon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He decided that his first move must be to warn her.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That, too, presented its difficulty, as his one certain chance of finding her was at her studio, and he doubted if she would be there before the late forenoon.
breakfast
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From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ordinarily his nerves were equal to any strain; but now he found himself fidgety, which but added to his general perturbation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
certain
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From this reading That, too, presented its difficulty, as his one certain chance of finding her was at her studio, and he doubted if she would be there before the late forenoon.
chance
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From this reading That, too, presented its difficulty, as his one certain chance of finding her was at her studio, and he doubted if she would be there before the late forenoon.
considering
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From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
dawdled
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From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
deception
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From this reading For her sake, as much as his own, he was indignant over the deception practiced upon Mary Allen, and resolved to punish the impostor if ever opportunity offered.
decided
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From this reading He decided that his first move must be to warn her.
difficulty
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From this reading That, too, presented its difficulty, as his one certain chance of finding her was at her studio, and he doubted if she would be there before the late forenoon.
disturbed
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From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
doubted
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From this reading That, too, presented its difficulty, as his one certain chance of finding her was at her studio, and he doubted if she would be there before the late forenoon.
effrontery
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From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
equal
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From this reading Ordinarily his nerves were equal to any strain; but now he found himself fidgety, which but added to his general perturbation.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For her sake, as much as his own, he was indignant over the deception practiced upon Mary Allen, and resolved to punish the impostor if ever opportunity offered.
fidgety
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From this reading Ordinarily his nerves were equal to any strain; but now he found himself fidgety, which but added to his general perturbation.
finding
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From this reading That, too, presented its difficulty, as his one certain chance of finding her was at her studio, and he doubted if she would be there before the late forenoon.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He decided that his first move must be to warn her.
fits
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From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
forenoon
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From this reading That, too, presented its difficulty, as his one certain chance of finding her was at her studio, and he doubted if she would be there before the late forenoon.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ordinarily his nerves were equal to any strain; but now he found himself fidgety, which but added to his general perturbation.
general
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From this reading Ordinarily his nerves were equal to any strain; but now he found himself fidgety, which but added to his general perturbation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For her sake, as much as his own, he was indignant over the deception practiced upon Mary Allen, and resolved to punish the impostor if ever opportunity offered.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ordinarily his nerves were equal to any strain; but now he found himself fidgety, which but added to his general perturbation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ordinarily his nerves were equal to any strain; but now he found himself fidgety, which but added to his general perturbation.
hours
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From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For her sake, as much as his own, he was indignant over the deception practiced upon Mary Allen, and resolved to punish the impostor if ever opportunity offered.
impostor
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From this reading For her sake, as much as his own, he was indignant over the deception practiced upon Mary Allen, and resolved to punish the impostor if ever opportunity offered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
indignant
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From this reading For her sake, as much as his own, he was indignant over the deception practiced upon Mary Allen, and resolved to punish the impostor if ever opportunity offered.
intervening
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From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That, too, presented its difficulty, as his one certain chance of finding her was at her studio, and he doubted if she would be there before the late forenoon.
Jim
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From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
Judge's
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From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
late
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From this reading That, too, presented its difficulty, as his one certain chance of finding her was at her studio, and he doubted if she would be there before the late forenoon.
Mary
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From this reading For her sake, as much as his own, he was indignant over the deception practiced upon Mary Allen, and resolved to punish the impostor if ever opportunity offered.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
mostly
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From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
move
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From this reading He decided that his first move must be to warn her.
much
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From this reading For her sake, as much as his own, he was indignant over the deception practiced upon Mary Allen, and resolved to punish the impostor if ever opportunity offered.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He decided that his first move must be to warn her.
nerves
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From this reading Ordinarily his nerves were equal to any strain; but now he found himself fidgety, which but added to his general perturbation.
night
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From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
now
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From this reading Ordinarily his nerves were equal to any strain; but now he found himself fidgety, which but added to his general perturbation.
occupied
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From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That, too, presented its difficulty, as his one certain chance of finding her was at her studio, and he doubted if she would be there before the late forenoon.
offered
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From this reading For her sake, as much as his own, he was indignant over the deception practiced upon Mary Allen, and resolved to punish the impostor if ever opportunity offered.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That, too, presented its difficulty, as his one certain chance of finding her was at her studio, and he doubted if she would be there before the late forenoon.
opportunity
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From this reading For her sake, as much as his own, he was indignant over the deception practiced upon Mary Allen, and resolved to punish the impostor if ever opportunity offered.
Ordinarily
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From this reading Ordinarily his nerves were equal to any strain; but now he found himself fidgety, which but added to his general perturbation.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
own
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From this reading For her sake, as much as his own, he was indignant over the deception practiced upon Mary Allen, and resolved to punish the impostor if ever opportunity offered.
perturbation
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From this reading Ordinarily his nerves were equal to any strain; but now he found himself fidgety, which but added to his general perturbation.
practiced
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From this reading For her sake, as much as his own, he was indignant over the deception practiced upon Mary Allen, and resolved to punish the impostor if ever opportunity offered.
presented
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From this reading That, too, presented its difficulty, as his one certain chance of finding her was at her studio, and he doubted if she would be there before the late forenoon.
punish
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From this reading For her sake, as much as his own, he was indignant over the deception practiced upon Mary Allen, and resolved to punish the impostor if ever opportunity offered.
rather
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From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
reflecting
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From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
resolved
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From this reading For her sake, as much as his own, he was indignant over the deception practiced upon Mary Allen, and resolved to punish the impostor if ever opportunity offered.
sake
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From this reading For her sake, as much as his own, he was indignant over the deception practiced upon Mary Allen, and resolved to punish the impostor if ever opportunity offered.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That, too, presented its difficulty, as his one certain chance of finding her was at her studio, and he doubted if she would be there before the late forenoon.
slept
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From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
starts
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From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
strain
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From this reading Ordinarily his nerves were equal to any strain; but now he found himself fidgety, which but added to his general perturbation.
studio
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From this reading That, too, presented its difficulty, as his one certain chance of finding her was at her studio, and he doubted if she would be there before the late forenoon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He decided that his first move must be to warn her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
there
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From this reading That, too, presented its difficulty, as his one certain chance of finding her was at her studio, and he doubted if she would be there before the late forenoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ordinarily his nerves were equal to any strain; but now he found himself fidgety, which but added to his general perturbation.
too
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From this reading That, too, presented its difficulty, as his one certain chance of finding her was at her studio, and he doubted if she would be there before the late forenoon.
unparalleled
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From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For her sake, as much as his own, he was indignant over the deception practiced upon Mary Allen, and resolved to punish the impostor if ever opportunity offered.
wakeful
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From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
warn
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From this reading He decided that his first move must be to warn her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For her sake, as much as his own, he was indignant over the deception practiced upon Mary Allen, and resolved to punish the impostor if ever opportunity offered.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ordinarily his nerves were equal to any strain; but now he found himself fidgety, which but added to his general perturbation.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After a rather disturbed night in which he slept by fits and starts, mostly starts, and occupied the intervening wakeful hours in considering the Judge's unparalleled effrontery, Jim dawdled over a breakfast for which he had no appetite, reflecting meanwhile what he could do.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That, too, presented its difficulty, as his one certain chance of finding her was at her studio, and he doubted if she would be there before the late forenoon.
