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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 Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Possibly I should not have done it but for the saloon-keeper in the afternoon and this sustained dining now; but I sent him word I should be with him directly--and I wandered into Tucson by myself!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
attorney
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From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
Barracks
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From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Possibly I should not have done it but for the saloon-keeper in the afternoon and this sustained dining now; but I sent him word I should be with him directly--and I wandered into Tucson by myself!
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
business
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From this reading With business I was sated.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Possibly I should not have done it but for the saloon-keeper in the afternoon and this sustained dining now; but I sent him word I should be with him directly--and I wandered into Tucson by myself!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Possibly I should not have done it but for the saloon-keeper in the afternoon and this sustained dining now; but I sent him word I should be with him directly--and I wandered into Tucson by myself!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
darkness
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From this reading Faithful to my last strong impression there, I went straight to the tiny hotel garden, and in that darkness lay down in a delicious and torpid triumph.
delicious
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From this reading Faithful to my last strong impression there, I went straight to the tiny hotel garden, and in that darkness lay down in a delicious and torpid triumph.
dining
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From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Possibly I should not have done it but for the saloon-keeper in the afternoon and this sustained dining now; but I sent him word I should be with him directly--and I wandered into Tucson by myself!
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Possibly I should not have done it but for the saloon-keeper in the afternoon and this sustained dining now; but I sent him word I should be with him directly--and I wandered into Tucson by myself!
down
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From this reading Faithful to my last strong impression there, I went straight to the tiny hotel garden, and in that darkness lay down in a delicious and torpid triumph.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
FaithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Faithful to my last strong impression there, I went straight to the tiny hotel garden, and in that darkness lay down in a delicious and torpid triumph.
features
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From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
garden
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From this reading Faithful to my last strong impression there, I went straight to the tiny hotel garden, and in that darkness lay down in a delicious and torpid triumph.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
hatred
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From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Possibly I should not have done it but for the saloon-keeper in the afternoon and this sustained dining now; but I sent him word I should be with him directly--and I wandered into Tucson by myself!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
hotel
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From this reading Faithful to my last strong impression there, I went straight to the tiny hotel garden, and in that darkness lay down in a delicious and torpid triumph.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With business I was sated.
imagined
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From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
impression
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From this reading Faithful to my last strong impression there, I went straight to the tiny hotel garden, and in that darkness lay down in a delicious and torpid triumph.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Possibly I should not have done it but for the saloon-keeper in the afternoon and this sustained dining now; but I sent him word I should be with him directly--and I wandered into Tucson by myself!
justice
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From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Faithful to my last strong impression there, I went straight to the tiny hotel garden, and in that darkness lay down in a delicious and torpid triumph.
lay
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From this reading Faithful to my last strong impression there, I went straight to the tiny hotel garden, and in that darkness lay down in a delicious and torpid triumph.
Lowell
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From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
mapped
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From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
met
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From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
new
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From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Possibly I should not have done it but for the saloon-keeper in the afternoon and this sustained dining now; but I sent him word I should be with him directly--and I wandered into Tucson by myself!
now
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From this reading Possibly I should not have done it but for the saloon-keeper in the afternoon and this sustained dining now; but I sent him word I should be with him directly--and I wandered into Tucson by myself!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
office
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From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
out
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From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
pestered
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From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
Pidcock
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From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
played
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From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
Possibly
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From this reading Possibly I should not have done it but for the saloon-keeper in the afternoon and this sustained dining now; but I sent him word I should be with him directly--and I wandered into Tucson by myself!
preparing
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From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
proper
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From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
rehearsing
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From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
rose
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From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
safe
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From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
saloon-keeper
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From this reading Possibly I should not have done it but for the saloon-keeper in the afternoon and this sustained dining now; but I sent him word I should be with him directly--and I wandered into Tucson by myself!
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
sated
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From this reading With business I was sated.
see
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From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
sent
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From this reading Possibly I should not have done it but for the saloon-keeper in the afternoon and this sustained dining now; but I sent him word I should be with him directly--and I wandered into Tucson by myself!
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Possibly I should not have done it but for the saloon-keeper in the afternoon and this sustained dining now; but I sent him word I should be with him directly--and I wandered into Tucson by myself!
States
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From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
straight
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From this reading Faithful to my last strong impression there, I went straight to the tiny hotel garden, and in that darkness lay down in a delicious and torpid triumph.
strong
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From this reading Faithful to my last strong impression there, I went straight to the tiny hotel garden, and in that darkness lay down in a delicious and torpid triumph.
sustained
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From this reading Possibly I should not have done it but for the saloon-keeper in the afternoon and this sustained dining now; but I sent him word I should be with him directly--and I wandered into Tucson by myself!
testimony
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From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
there
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From this reading Faithful to my last strong impression there, I went straight to the tiny hotel garden, and in that darkness lay down in a delicious and torpid triumph.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
tiny
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From this reading Faithful to my last strong impression there, I went straight to the tiny hotel garden, and in that darkness lay down in a delicious and torpid triumph.
title
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From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
torpid
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From this reading Faithful to my last strong impression there, I went straight to the tiny hotel garden, and in that darkness lay down in a delicious and torpid triumph.
trial
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From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
trick
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From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
triumph
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From this reading Faithful to my last strong impression there, I went straight to the tiny hotel garden, and in that darkness lay down in a delicious and torpid triumph.
Tucson
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From this reading Possibly I should not have done it but for the saloon-keeper in the afternoon and this sustained dining now; but I sent him word I should be with him directly--and I wandered into Tucson by myself!
United
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From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
waiting
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From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
wandered
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From this reading Possibly I should not have done it but for the saloon-keeper in the afternoon and this sustained dining now; but I sent him word I should be with him directly--and I wandered into Tucson by myself!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With business I was sated.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Pidcock and the attorney for the United States--I can remember neither his name nor the proper title of his office, for he was a nobody, and I had forgotten his features each new time that we met--had mapped out the trial to me, preparing and rehearsing me in my testimony until they had pestered me into a hatred of them both.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Faithful to my last strong impression there, I went straight to the tiny hotel garden, and in that darkness lay down in a delicious and torpid triumph.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With business I was sated.
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From this reading And when word was brought me here, dining at Lowell Barracks, where I had imagined myself safe from justice, that this same attorney was waiting to see me, I rose and I played him a trick.
