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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 For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
accompany
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From this reading THE DECLARATION It was true enough that Clifford Marsh would have relished an invitation to accompany that party of four to Pompeii.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
all
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
Allowing
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
ambition
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From this reading Clifford had begun to nurse a daring ambition.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE DECLARATION It was true enough that Clifford Marsh would have relished an invitation to accompany that party of four to Pompeii.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But chiefly would he have welcomed the prospect of spending some hours in the society of Miss Doran, and under circumstances which would enable him to shine.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
begun
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From this reading Clifford had begun to nurse a daring ambition.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But chiefly would he have welcomed the prospect of spending some hours in the society of Miss Doran, and under circumstances which would enable him to shine.
caress
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
chiefly
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From this reading But chiefly would he have welcomed the prospect of spending some hours in the society of Miss Doran, and under circumstances which would enable him to shine.
circumstances
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From this reading But chiefly would he have welcomed the prospect of spending some hours in the society of Miss Doran, and under circumstances which would enable him to shine.
Clifford
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From this reading THE DECLARATION It was true enough that Clifford Marsh would have relished an invitation to accompany that party of four to Pompeii.
daring
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From this reading Clifford had begun to nurse a daring ambition.
days
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From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
DECLARATION
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From this reading THE DECLARATION It was true enough that Clifford Marsh would have relished an invitation to accompany that party of four to Pompeii.
difficulty
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From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
Doran
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From this reading But chiefly would he have welcomed the prospect of spending some hours in the society of Miss Doran, and under circumstances which would enable him to shine.
enable
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From this reading But chiefly would he have welcomed the prospect of spending some hours in the society of Miss Doran, and under circumstances which would enable him to shine.
enough
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From this reading THE DECLARATION It was true enough that Clifford Marsh would have relished an invitation to accompany that party of four to Pompeii.
eyes
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
fate
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
figure
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
four
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From this reading THE DECLARATION It was true enough that Clifford Marsh would have relished an invitation to accompany that party of four to Pompeii.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Clifford had begun to nurse a daring ambition.
half-belief
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
harshness
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE DECLARATION It was true enough that Clifford Marsh would have relished an invitation to accompany that party of four to Pompeii.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But chiefly would he have welcomed the prospect of spending some hours in the society of Miss Doran, and under circumstances which would enable him to shine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
hours
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From this reading But chiefly would he have welcomed the prospect of spending some hours in the society of Miss Doran, and under circumstances which would enable him to shine.
how
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
imagining
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
invitation
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From this reading THE DECLARATION It was true enough that Clifford Marsh would have relished an invitation to accompany that party of four to Pompeii.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE DECLARATION It was true enough that Clifford Marsh would have relished an invitation to accompany that party of four to Pompeii.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
made
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
making
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
Marsh
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From this reading THE DECLARATION It was true enough that Clifford Marsh would have relished an invitation to accompany that party of four to Pompeii.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
Miss
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From this reading But chiefly would he have welcomed the prospect of spending some hours in the society of Miss Doran, and under circumstances which would enable him to shine.
Mr
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From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
much
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
Musselwhite
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From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
naturally
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
noble
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
nurse
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From this reading Clifford had begun to nurse a daring ambition.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DECLARATION It was true enough that Clifford Marsh would have relished an invitation to accompany that party of four to Pompeii.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
other
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DECLARATION It was true enough that Clifford Marsh would have relished an invitation to accompany that party of four to Pompeii.
passing
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From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
people
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
Pompeii
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From this reading THE DECLARATION It was true enough that Clifford Marsh would have relished an invitation to accompany that party of four to Pompeii.
position
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From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
present
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From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
prolonged
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From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
prospect
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From this reading But chiefly would he have welcomed the prospect of spending some hours in the society of Miss Doran, and under circumstances which would enable him to shine.
really
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
regarded
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
relished
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From this reading THE DECLARATION It was true enough that Clifford Marsh would have relished an invitation to accompany that party of four to Pompeii.
resemble
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From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
shine
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From this reading But chiefly would he have welcomed the prospect of spending some hours in the society of Miss Doran, and under circumstances which would enable him to shine.
society
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From this reading But chiefly would he have welcomed the prospect of spending some hours in the society of Miss Doran, and under circumstances which would enable him to shine.
some
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From this reading But chiefly would he have welcomed the prospect of spending some hours in the society of Miss Doran, and under circumstances which would enable him to shine.
soon
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From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But chiefly would he have welcomed the prospect of spending some hours in the society of Miss Doran, and under circumstances which would enable him to shine.
spent
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
stand
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
state
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From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE DECLARATION It was true enough that Clifford Marsh would have relished an invitation to accompany that party of four to Pompeii.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DECLARATION It was true enough that Clifford Marsh would have relished an invitation to accompany that party of four to Pompeii.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
things
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From this reading For one thing, he was beginning to have a difficulty in passing his days; if the present state of things prolonged itself, his position might soon resemble that of Mr. Musselwhite.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DECLARATION It was true enough that Clifford Marsh would have relished an invitation to accompany that party of four to Pompeii.
true
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From this reading THE DECLARATION It was true enough that Clifford Marsh would have relished an invitation to accompany that party of four to Pompeii.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But chiefly would he have welcomed the prospect of spending some hours in the society of Miss Doran, and under circumstances which would enable him to shine.
vanity
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From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DECLARATION It was true enough that Clifford Marsh would have relished an invitation to accompany that party of four to Pompeii.
welcomed
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From this reading But chiefly would he have welcomed the prospect of spending some hours in the society of Miss Doran, and under circumstances which would enable him to shine.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Allowing his vanity to caress him into the half-belief that he was really making a noble stand against the harshness of fate, he naturally spent much time in imagining how other people regarded him--above all, what figure he made in the eyes of Miss Doran.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But chiefly would he have welcomed the prospect of spending some hours in the society of Miss Doran, and under circumstances which would enable him to shine.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE DECLARATION It was true enough that Clifford Marsh would have relished an invitation to accompany that party of four to Pompeii.
