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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 AFTER EVENTS Here was a freakish thing.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER EVENTS Here was a freakish thing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can take this explanation with or without the proverbial grain of salt, as you choose.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can take this explanation with or without the proverbial grain of salt, as you choose.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
confession
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From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
dea
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From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
Destiny
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From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
drama
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From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
eleventh
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From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
EVENTS
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From this reading AFTER EVENTS Here was a freakish thing.
ex
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From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
explanation
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From this reading You can take this explanation with or without the proverbial grain of salt, as you choose.
fictional
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From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
form
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From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
freakish
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From this reading AFTER EVENTS Here was a freakish thing.
future
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From this reading Thus, as I knew the odd name of the little lady when writing I played upon its oddity, and saw in her the incarnation of the goddess who maps out the future.
goddess
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From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
grain
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From this reading You can take this explanation with or without the proverbial grain of salt, as you choose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus, as I knew the odd name of the little lady when writing I played upon its oddity, and saw in her the incarnation of the goddess who maps out the future.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AFTER EVENTS Here was a freakish thing.
hour
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From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
incarnation
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From this reading Thus, as I knew the odd name of the little lady when writing I played upon its oddity, and saw in her the incarnation of the goddess who maps out the future.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus, as I knew the odd name of the little lady when writing I played upon its oddity, and saw in her the incarnation of the goddess who maps out the future.
justice
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From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
knew
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From this reading Thus, as I knew the odd name of the little lady when writing I played upon its oddity, and saw in her the incarnation of the goddess who maps out the future.
lady
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From this reading Thus, as I knew the odd name of the little lady when writing I played upon its oddity, and saw in her the incarnation of the goddess who maps out the future.
leading
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From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus, as I knew the odd name of the little lady when writing I played upon its oddity, and saw in her the incarnation of the goddess who maps out the future.
machina
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From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
maps
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From this reading Thus, as I knew the odd name of the little lady when writing I played upon its oddity, and saw in her the incarnation of the goddess who maps out the future.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
mystery
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From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus, as I knew the odd name of the little lady when writing I played upon its oddity, and saw in her the incarnation of the goddess who maps out the future.
odd
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From this reading Thus, as I knew the odd name of the little lady when writing I played upon its oddity, and saw in her the incarnation of the goddess who maps out the future.
oddity
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From this reading Thus, as I knew the odd name of the little lady when writing I played upon its oddity, and saw in her the incarnation of the goddess who maps out the future.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus, as I knew the odd name of the little lady when writing I played upon its oddity, and saw in her the incarnation of the goddess who maps out the future.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You can take this explanation with or without the proverbial grain of salt, as you choose.
out
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From this reading Thus, as I knew the odd name of the little lady when writing I played upon its oddity, and saw in her the incarnation of the goddess who maps out the future.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
personally
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From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
played
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From this reading Thus, as I knew the odd name of the little lady when writing I played upon its oddity, and saw in her the incarnation of the goddess who maps out the future.
proverbial
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From this reading You can take this explanation with or without the proverbial grain of salt, as you choose.
salt
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From this reading You can take this explanation with or without the proverbial grain of salt, as you choose.
saw
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From this reading Thus, as I knew the odd name of the little lady when writing I played upon its oddity, and saw in her the incarnation of the goddess who maps out the future.
shrewdly
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From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
solved
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From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
soul
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From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
state
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From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
story
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From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
superintend
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From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
supposed
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From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
suspected
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From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
talked
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From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AFTER EVENTS Here was a freakish thing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
threw
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From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
Thus
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From this reading Thus, as I knew the odd name of the little lady when writing I played upon its oddity, and saw in her the incarnation of the goddess who maps out the future.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Thus, as I knew the odd name of the little lady when writing I played upon its oddity, and saw in her the incarnation of the goddess who maps out the future.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AFTER EVENTS Here was a freakish thing.
well
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From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had talked about Destiny as a _dea ex machina_, and the goddess personally had come to superintend the drama in which I was supposed--as I shrewdly suspected by this time--to take a leading part.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Thus, as I knew the odd name of the little lady when writing I played upon its oddity, and saw in her the incarnation of the goddess who maps out the future.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You can take this explanation with or without the proverbial grain of salt, as you choose.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading You can take this explanation with or without the proverbial grain of salt, as you choose.
writing
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From this reading Thus, as I knew the odd name of the little lady when writing I played upon its oddity, and saw in her the incarnation of the goddess who maps out the future.
written
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From this reading However, as open confession is good for the soul, I may as well state, and at the eleventh hour, that this story was written when the mystery was solved and justice had been done--I threw it, as it were, into a fictional form.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can take this explanation with or without the proverbial grain of salt, as you choose.
