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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 A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT I have passed a great many days in jail.
also
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From this reading It was in this prison, also, that I planned Train Villa, which was to be built in Newport.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A jail is a good place to meditate and to plan in, if only one can be patient in such a place.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A jail is a good place to meditate and to plan in, if only one can be patient in such a place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Much of my work was thought out and wrought out while living in the fifteen jails of which I have been a tenant.
built
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From this reading It was in this prison, also, that I planned Train Villa, which was to be built in Newport.
called
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From this reading It was in a jail in Dublin, called the Four Courts' Marshalsea, that a feeling of confidence that I might one day be President of the United States first came into definite form.
came
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From this reading It was in a jail in Dublin, called the Four Courts' Marshalsea, that a feeling of confidence that I might one day be President of the United States first came into definite form.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A jail is a good place to meditate and to plan in, if only one can be patient in such a place.
CANDIDATE
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From this reading A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT I have passed a great many days in jail.
confidence
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From this reading It was in a jail in Dublin, called the Four Courts' Marshalsea, that a feeling of confidence that I might one day be President of the United States first came into definite form.
Courts
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From this reading It was in a jail in Dublin, called the Four Courts' Marshalsea, that a feeling of confidence that I might one day be President of the United States first came into definite form.
day
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From this reading It was in a jail in Dublin, called the Four Courts' Marshalsea, that a feeling of confidence that I might one day be President of the United States first came into definite form.
days
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From this reading A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT I have passed a great many days in jail.
definite
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From this reading It was in a jail in Dublin, called the Four Courts' Marshalsea, that a feeling of confidence that I might one day be President of the United States first came into definite form.
Dublin
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From this reading It was in a jail in Dublin, called the Four Courts' Marshalsea, that a feeling of confidence that I might one day be President of the United States first came into definite form.
feeling
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From this reading It was in a jail in Dublin, called the Four Courts' Marshalsea, that a feeling of confidence that I might one day be President of the United States first came into definite form.
fifteen
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From this reading Much of my work was thought out and wrought out while living in the fifteen jails of which I have been a tenant.
first
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From this reading It was in a jail in Dublin, called the Four Courts' Marshalsea, that a feeling of confidence that I might one day be President of the United States first came into definite form.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT I have passed a great many days in jail.
form
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From this reading It was in a jail in Dublin, called the Four Courts' Marshalsea, that a feeling of confidence that I might one day be President of the United States first came into definite form.
Four
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From this reading It was in a jail in Dublin, called the Four Courts' Marshalsea, that a feeling of confidence that I might one day be President of the United States first came into definite form.
good
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From this reading A jail is a good place to meditate and to plan in, if only one can be patient in such a place.
great
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From this reading A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT I have passed a great many days in jail.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT I have passed a great many days in jail.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT I have passed a great many days in jail.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A jail is a good place to meditate and to plan in, if only one can be patient in such a place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT I have passed a great many days in jail.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was in a jail in Dublin, called the Four Courts' Marshalsea, that a feeling of confidence that I might one day be President of the United States first came into definite form.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A jail is a good place to meditate and to plan in, if only one can be patient in such a place.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in a jail in Dublin, called the Four Courts' Marshalsea, that a feeling of confidence that I might one day be President of the United States first came into definite form.
jail
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From this reading A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT I have passed a great many days in jail.
jails
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From this reading Much of my work was thought out and wrought out while living in the fifteen jails of which I have been a tenant.
living
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From this reading Much of my work was thought out and wrought out while living in the fifteen jails of which I have been a tenant.
many
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From this reading A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT I have passed a great many days in jail.
Marshalsea
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From this reading It was in a jail in Dublin, called the Four Courts' Marshalsea, that a feeling of confidence that I might one day be President of the United States first came into definite form.
meditate
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From this reading A jail is a good place to meditate and to plan in, if only one can be patient in such a place.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was in a jail in Dublin, called the Four Courts' Marshalsea, that a feeling of confidence that I might one day be President of the United States first came into definite form.
Much
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From this reading Much of my work was thought out and wrought out while living in the fifteen jails of which I have been a tenant.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Much of my work was thought out and wrought out while living in the fifteen jails of which I have been a tenant.
Newport
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From this reading It was in this prison, also, that I planned Train Villa, which was to be built in Newport.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Much of my work was thought out and wrought out while living in the fifteen jails of which I have been a tenant.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A jail is a good place to meditate and to plan in, if only one can be patient in such a place.
only
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From this reading A jail is a good place to meditate and to plan in, if only one can be patient in such a place.
out
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From this reading Much of my work was thought out and wrought out while living in the fifteen jails of which I have been a tenant.
passed
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From this reading A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT I have passed a great many days in jail.
patient
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From this reading A jail is a good place to meditate and to plan in, if only one can be patient in such a place.
place
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From this reading A jail is a good place to meditate and to plan in, if only one can be patient in such a place.
plan
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From this reading A jail is a good place to meditate and to plan in, if only one can be patient in such a place.
planned
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From this reading It was in this prison, also, that I planned Train Villa, which was to be built in Newport.
PRESIDENT
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From this reading A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT I have passed a great many days in jail.
prison
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From this reading It was in this prison, also, that I planned Train Villa, which was to be built in Newport.
States
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From this reading It was in a jail in Dublin, called the Four Courts' Marshalsea, that a feeling of confidence that I might one day be President of the United States first came into definite form.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A jail is a good place to meditate and to plan in, if only one can be patient in such a place.
tenant
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From this reading Much of my work was thought out and wrought out while living in the fifteen jails of which I have been a tenant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in a jail in Dublin, called the Four Courts' Marshalsea, that a feeling of confidence that I might one day be President of the United States first came into definite form.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Much of my work was thought out and wrought out while living in the fifteen jails of which I have been a tenant.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was in this prison, also, that I planned Train Villa, which was to be built in Newport.
thought
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From this reading Much of my work was thought out and wrought out while living in the fifteen jails of which I have been a tenant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A jail is a good place to meditate and to plan in, if only one can be patient in such a place.
Train
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From this reading It was in this prison, also, that I planned Train Villa, which was to be built in Newport.
United
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From this reading It was in a jail in Dublin, called the Four Courts' Marshalsea, that a feeling of confidence that I might one day be President of the United States first came into definite form.
Villa
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From this reading It was in this prison, also, that I planned Train Villa, which was to be built in Newport.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Much of my work was thought out and wrought out while living in the fifteen jails of which I have been a tenant.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Much of my work was thought out and wrought out while living in the fifteen jails of which I have been a tenant.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Much of my work was thought out and wrought out while living in the fifteen jails of which I have been a tenant.
work
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From this reading Much of my work was thought out and wrought out while living in the fifteen jails of which I have been a tenant.
wrought
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From this reading Much of my work was thought out and wrought out while living in the fifteen jails of which I have been a tenant.
