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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 “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
agreed
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From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
apart
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From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
articles
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From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Soon I should be out of the House of Bondage in which I had been a slave, at first willingly and now rebelliously, from my cradle.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Soon I should be out of the House of Bondage in which I had been a slave, at first willingly and now rebelliously, from my cradle.
Bondage
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From this reading Soon I should be out of the House of Bondage in which I had been a slave, at first willingly and now rebelliously, from my cradle.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
Cadogan
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From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
confidently
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From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
cradle
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From this reading Soon I should be out of the House of Bondage in which I had been a slave, at first willingly and now rebelliously, from my cradle.
days
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From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
dilemma
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From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
drive
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From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
engagements
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felt
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From this reading I felt peculiarly jaunty.
few
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From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
Finch
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From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
find
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From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon I should be out of the House of Bondage in which I had been a slave, at first willingly and now rebelliously, from my cradle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Soon I should be out of the House of Bondage in which I had been a slave, at first willingly and now rebelliously, from my cradle.
Gardens
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From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
ha
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From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
House
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From this reading Soon I should be out of the House of Bondage in which I had been a slave, at first willingly and now rebelliously, from my cradle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
jaunty
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From this reading I felt peculiarly jaunty.
journal
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just
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From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
keep
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From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
literary
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From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
Lola
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From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
Lord
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From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
love
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From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
matter
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From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
neared
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From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
now
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From this reading Soon I should be out of the House of Bondage in which I had been a slave, at first willingly and now rebelliously, from my cradle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
only
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From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
out
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From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
peculiarly
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From this reading I felt peculiarly jaunty.
pence
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From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
posted
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From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
pride
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From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
reactionary
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From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
rebelliously
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From this reading Soon I should be out of the House of Bondage in which I had been a slave, at first willingly and now rebelliously, from my cradle.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
revelatory
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From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
review
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From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
said
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From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Soon I should be out of the House of Bondage in which I had been a slave, at first willingly and now rebelliously, from my cradle.
slave
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From this reading Soon I should be out of the House of Bondage in which I had been a slave, at first willingly and now rebelliously, from my cradle.
Soon
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From this reading Soon I should be out of the House of Bondage in which I had been a slave, at first willingly and now rebelliously, from my cradle.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
there
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From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
two
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From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
way
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From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Soon I should be out of the House of Bondage in which I had been a slave, at first willingly and now rebelliously, from my cradle.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The Lord will find a way out of the dilemma,” said I confidently to myself as I neared Cadogan Gardens two days after the revelatory drive.
willingly
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From this reading Soon I should be out of the House of Bondage in which I had been a slave, at first willingly and now rebelliously, from my cradle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Lola is in love with me and I am in love with Lola, and there is nothing to keep us apart but my pride over a matter of a few ha'-pence.”
write
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From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
written
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From this reading I had just posted to Finch the last of the articles I had agreed to write for his reactionary review, and only a couple of articles for another journal remained to be written in order to complete my literary engagements.
