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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 I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everything in nature and in circumstances conspired to sink her into her desolate mood.
any
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From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
changeful
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From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
circumstances
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From this reading Everything in nature and in circumstances conspired to sink her into her desolate mood.
closed
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From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
conspired
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From this reading Everything in nature and in circumstances conspired to sink her into her desolate mood.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
desolate
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From this reading Everything in nature and in circumstances conspired to sink her into her desolate mood.
dismalness
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From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
earnest
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From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
enthusiast
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From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
evening
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From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything in nature and in circumstances conspired to sink her into her desolate mood.
fed
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From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
first
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From this reading In the first place it was raining.
Flossy
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From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
forlorn
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From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
imagined
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From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Everything in nature and in circumstances conspired to sink her into her desolate mood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the first place it was raining.
little
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From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
LONELINESS
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From this reading LONELINESS.
long
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From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
meetings
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From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
mood
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From this reading Everything in nature and in circumstances conspired to sink her into her desolate mood.
most
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From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
nature
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From this reading Everything in nature and in circumstances conspired to sink her into her desolate mood.
never
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From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
place
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From this reading In the first place it was raining.
raining
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From this reading In the first place it was raining.
reaction
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From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
Shipley
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From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
sink
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From this reading Everything in nature and in circumstances conspired to sink her into her desolate mood.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
some
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From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
soul
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From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
subject
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From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
SUPPOSEnounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
there
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From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
time
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From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
victim
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From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The most forlorn little victim that could be imagined was Flossy Shipley on that evening after the meetings, on which her soul had fed so long, were closed.
worker
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From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
world
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From this reading I SUPPOSE there has never been an earnest worker, an enthusiast on any subject, in this changeful world, but has been a victim at some time to the dismalness of a reaction.
