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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 Her restoration was, however, not merely an affair of weeks or months, it was a matter of years.
affair
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From this reading Her restoration was, however, not merely an affair of weeks or months, it was a matter of years.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The spark of life which was left in her, when she was extricated from among the débris of the wrecked express, was fanned again into flame.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The spark of life which was left in her, when she was extricated from among the débris of the wrecked express, was fanned again into flame.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her restoration was, however, not merely an affair of weeks or months, it was a matter of years.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Exactly how many years, for reasons which should be sufficiently obvious, I must decline to say.
bore
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From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
declinenounUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading Exactly how many years, for reasons which should be sufficiently obvious, I must decline to say.
débris
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From this reading The spark of life which was left in her, when she was extricated from among the débris of the wrecked express, was fanned again into flame.
events
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From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
Exactly
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From this reading Exactly how many years, for reasons which should be sufficiently obvious, I must decline to say.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading The spark of life which was left in her, when she was extricated from among the débris of the wrecked express, was fanned again into flame.
extricated
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From this reading The spark of life which was left in her, when she was extricated from among the débris of the wrecked express, was fanned again into flame.
fanned
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From this reading The spark of life which was left in her, when she was extricated from among the débris of the wrecked express, was fanned again into flame.
felt
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From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading The spark of life which was left in her, when she was extricated from among the débris of the wrecked express, was fanned again into flame.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Exactly how many years, for reasons which should be sufficiently obvious, I must decline to say.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The spark of life which was left in her, when she was extricated from among the débris of the wrecked express, was fanned again into flame.
giving
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From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The spark of life which was left in her, when she was extricated from among the débris of the wrecked express, was fanned again into flame.
how
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From this reading Exactly how many years, for reasons which should be sufficiently obvious, I must decline to say.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Her restoration was, however, not merely an affair of weeks or months, it was a matter of years.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The spark of life which was left in her, when she was extricated from among the débris of the wrecked express, was fanned again into flame.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
justified
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From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The spark of life which was left in her, when she was extricated from among the débris of the wrecked express, was fanned again into flame.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The spark of life which was left in her, when she was extricated from among the débris of the wrecked express, was fanned again into flame.
Lindon
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From this reading Marjorie Lindon still lives.
lives
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From this reading Marjorie Lindon still lives.
many
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From this reading Exactly how many years, for reasons which should be sufficiently obvious, I must decline to say.
Marjorie
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From this reading Marjorie Lindon still lives.
matter
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From this reading Her restoration was, however, not merely an affair of weeks or months, it was a matter of years.
merely
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From this reading Her restoration was, however, not merely an affair of weeks or months, it was a matter of years.
months
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From this reading Her restoration was, however, not merely an affair of weeks or months, it was a matter of years.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Exactly how many years, for reasons which should be sufficiently obvious, I must decline to say.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
obvious
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From this reading Exactly how many years, for reasons which should be sufficiently obvious, I must decline to say.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The spark of life which was left in her, when she was extricated from among the débris of the wrecked express, was fanned again into flame.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
publicity
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From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
rapidly
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From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Exactly how many years, for reasons which should be sufficiently obvious, I must decline to say.
restoration
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From this reading Her restoration was, however, not merely an affair of weeks or months, it was a matter of years.
say
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From this reading Exactly how many years, for reasons which should be sufficiently obvious, I must decline to say.
several
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From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The spark of life which was left in her, when she was extricated from among the débris of the wrecked express, was fanned again into flame.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
sketched
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From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
spark
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From this reading The spark of life which was left in her, when she was extricated from among the débris of the wrecked express, was fanned again into flame.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marjorie Lindon still lives.
sufficiently
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From this reading Exactly how many years, for reasons which should be sufficiently obvious, I must decline to say.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Exactly how many years, for reasons which should be sufficiently obvious, I must decline to say.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The spark of life which was left in her, when she was extricated from among the débris of the wrecked express, was fanned again into flame.
weeks
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From this reading Her restoration was, however, not merely an affair of weeks or months, it was a matter of years.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The spark of life which was left in her, when she was extricated from among the débris of the wrecked express, was fanned again into flame.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rɛkt/
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading The spark of life which was left in her, when she was extricated from among the débris of the wrecked express, was fanned again into flame.
years
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From this reading It is several years since I bore my part in the events which I have rapidly sketched,--or I should not have felt justified in giving them publicity.
