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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 TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
all
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From this reading They're all sleeping but me."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
any
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From this reading "I'm bound to have it out with him sooner or later, and if I'd done it at once I should at any rate have slept.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'm bound to have it out with him sooner or later, and if I'd done it at once I should at any rate have slept.
bad
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From this reading TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
baffled
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From this reading He simply could not comprehend life; the confounded thing called life baffled him by its mysterious illogicalness.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
bound
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From this reading "I'm bound to have it out with him sooner or later, and if I'd done it at once I should at any rate have slept.
breathing
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From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They're all sleeping but me."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He simply could not comprehend life; the confounded thing called life baffled him by its mysterious illogicalness.
called
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From this reading He simply could not comprehend life; the confounded thing called life baffled him by its mysterious illogicalness.
care
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From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
Charlie
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From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
comprehend
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From this reading He simply could not comprehend life; the confounded thing called life baffled him by its mysterious illogicalness.
confoundedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
annoying or confusing
From this reading He simply could not comprehend life; the confounded thing called life baffled him by its mysterious illogicalness.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He simply could not comprehend life; the confounded thing called life baffled him by its mysterious illogicalness.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
didn't
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From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm bound to have it out with him sooner or later, and if I'd done it at once I should at any rate have slept.
Eve
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From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
existence
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From this reading TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'm bound to have it out with him sooner or later, and if I'd done it at once I should at any rate have slept.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
house
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From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
I'd
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From this reading "I'm bound to have it out with him sooner or later, and if I'd done it at once I should at any rate have slept.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm bound to have it out with him sooner or later, and if I'd done it at once I should at any rate have slept.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I'm bound to have it out with him sooner or later, and if I'd done it at once I should at any rate have slept.
illogicalness
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From this reading He simply could not comprehend life; the confounded thing called life baffled him by its mysterious illogicalness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He simply could not comprehend life; the confounded thing called life baffled him by its mysterious illogicalness.
later
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From this reading "I'm bound to have it out with him sooner or later, and if I'd done it at once I should at any rate have slept.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He simply could not comprehend life; the confounded thing called life baffled him by its mysterious illogicalness.
listening
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From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They're all sleeping but me."
meaning
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From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
MIMI
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From this reading TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
months
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From this reading TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
Mr
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From this reading TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading He simply could not comprehend life; the confounded thing called life baffled him by its mysterious illogicalness.
night
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From this reading TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He simply could not comprehend life; the confounded thing called life baffled him by its mysterious illogicalness.
now
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From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
once
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From this reading "I'm bound to have it out with him sooner or later, and if I'd done it at once I should at any rate have slept.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I'm bound to have it out with him sooner or later, and if I'd done it at once I should at any rate have slept.
out
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From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
outstanding
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From this reading TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
probably
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From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
Prohack
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From this reading TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
rate
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From this reading "I'm bound to have it out with him sooner or later, and if I'd done it at once I should at any rate have slept.
regular
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From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
scores
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From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I'm bound to have it out with him sooner or later, and if I'd done it at once I should at any rate have slept.
simply
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From this reading He simply could not comprehend life; the confounded thing called life baffled him by its mysterious illogicalness.
sleeping
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From this reading They're all sleeping but me."
slept
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From this reading "I'm bound to have it out with him sooner or later, and if I'd done it at once I should at any rate have slept.
some
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From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
sooner
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From this reading "I'm bound to have it out with him sooner or later, and if I'd done it at once I should at any rate have slept.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
They're
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From this reading They're all sleeping but me."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He simply could not comprehend life; the confounded thing called life baffled him by its mysterious illogicalness.
times
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From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
tranquil
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From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
TRANSFER
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From this reading TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
very
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From this reading TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
whole
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From this reading TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
Why
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From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Why didn't I have it out with Charlie before he left?" he asked himself some scores of times while listening to the tranquil regular breathing of Eve, who of course was now sure of her house and probably had quite forgotten the meaning of care.
worst
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From this reading TRANSFER OF MIMI I Mr. Prohack passed a very bad night--the worst for months, one of the outstanding bad nights of his whole existence.
