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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 In that interval he parted with his watch and his surveying instruments, and made a beginning on his surplus clothing.
accelerated
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From this reading DURING the week following the day of repentance and backsliding, Jeffard's regression down the inclined plane became an accelerated rush.
all
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From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading DURING the week following the day of repentance and backsliding, Jeffard's regression down the inclined plane became an accelerated rush.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DURING the week following the day of repentance and backsliding, Jeffard's regression down the inclined plane became an accelerated rush.
apartment
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From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
bachelor's
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From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
backsliding
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From this reading DURING the week following the day of repentance and backsliding, Jeffard's regression down the inclined plane became an accelerated rush.
became
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From this reading DURING the week following the day of repentance and backsliding, Jeffard's regression down the inclined plane became an accelerated rush.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In that interval he parted with his watch and his surveying instruments, and made a beginning on his surplus clothing.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But the clothing being transmutable in smaller installments, did rather better.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
better
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From this reading But the clothing being transmutable in smaller installments, did rather better.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a measure of the velocity of the descent that the watch, with the transit and level, brought him no more than seven knife-and-fork meals and an occasional luncheon.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the clothing being transmutable in smaller installments, did rather better.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
clothing
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From this reading In that interval he parted with his watch and his surveying instruments, and made a beginning on his surplus clothing.
comers
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From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
day
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From this reading DURING the week following the day of repentance and backsliding, Jeffard's regression down the inclined plane became an accelerated rush.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading It was a measure of the velocity of the descent that the watch, with the transit and level, brought him no more than seven knife-and-fork meals and an occasional luncheon.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But the clothing being transmutable in smaller installments, did rather better.
down
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From this reading DURING the week following the day of repentance and backsliding, Jeffard's regression down the inclined plane became an accelerated rush.
dubious
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From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
DURINGprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading DURING the week following the day of repentance and backsliding, Jeffard's regression down the inclined plane became an accelerated rush.
following
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From this reading DURING the week following the day of repentance and backsliding, Jeffard's regression down the inclined plane became an accelerated rush.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In that interval he parted with his watch and his surveying instruments, and made a beginning on his surplus clothing.
hid
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From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a measure of the velocity of the descent that the watch, with the transit and level, brought him no more than seven knife-and-fork meals and an occasional luncheon.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In that interval he parted with his watch and his surveying instruments, and made a beginning on his surplus clothing.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that interval he parted with his watch and his surveying instruments, and made a beginning on his surplus clothing.
inclined
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From this reading DURING the week following the day of repentance and backsliding, Jeffard's regression down the inclined plane became an accelerated rush.
incongruous
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From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
installments
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From this reading But the clothing being transmutable in smaller installments, did rather better.
instruments
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From this reading In that interval he parted with his watch and his surveying instruments, and made a beginning on his surplus clothing.
interval
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From this reading In that interval he parted with his watch and his surveying instruments, and made a beginning on his surplus clothing.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a measure of the velocity of the descent that the watch, with the transit and level, brought him no more than seven knife-and-fork meals and an occasional luncheon.
Jeffard's
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From this reading DURING the week following the day of repentance and backsliding, Jeffard's regression down the inclined plane became an accelerated rush.
knife-and-fork
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From this reading It was a measure of the velocity of the descent that the watch, with the transit and level, brought him no more than seven knife-and-fork meals and an occasional luncheon.
Larimer
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From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
level
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From this reading It was a measure of the velocity of the descent that the watch, with the transit and level, brought him no more than seven knife-and-fork meals and an occasional luncheon.
locality
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From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
luncheon
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From this reading It was a measure of the velocity of the descent that the watch, with the transit and level, brought him no more than seven knife-and-fork meals and an occasional luncheon.
made
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From this reading In that interval he parted with his watch and his surveying instruments, and made a beginning on his surplus clothing.
meals
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From this reading It was a measure of the velocity of the descent that the watch, with the transit and level, brought him no more than seven knife-and-fork meals and an occasional luncheon.
means
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From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
measure
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From this reading It was a measure of the velocity of the descent that the watch, with the transit and level, brought him no more than seven knife-and-fork meals and an occasional luncheon.
more
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From this reading It was a measure of the velocity of the descent that the watch, with the transit and level, brought him no more than seven knife-and-fork meals and an occasional luncheon.
neighborhood
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From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was a measure of the velocity of the descent that the watch, with the transit and level, brought him no more than seven knife-and-fork meals and an occasional luncheon.
occasional
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From this reading It was a measure of the velocity of the descent that the watch, with the transit and level, brought him no more than seven knife-and-fork meals and an occasional luncheon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DURING the week following the day of repentance and backsliding, Jeffard's regression down the inclined plane became an accelerated rush.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In that interval he parted with his watch and his surveying instruments, and made a beginning on his surplus clothing.
out
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From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
parted
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From this reading In that interval he parted with his watch and his surveying instruments, and made a beginning on his surplus clothing.
philosophical
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From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
plane
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From this reading DURING the week following the day of repentance and backsliding, Jeffard's regression down the inclined plane became an accelerated rush.
rather
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From this reading But the clothing being transmutable in smaller installments, did rather better.
reached
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From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
regression
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From this reading DURING the week following the day of repentance and backsliding, Jeffard's regression down the inclined plane became an accelerated rush.
repentance
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From this reading DURING the week following the day of repentance and backsliding, Jeffard's regression down the inclined plane became an accelerated rush.
respectable
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From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
rush
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From this reading DURING the week following the day of repentance and backsliding, Jeffard's regression down the inclined plane became an accelerated rush.
seven
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From this reading It was a measure of the velocity of the descent that the watch, with the transit and level, brought him no more than seven knife-and-fork meals and an occasional luncheon.
smaller
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From this reading But the clothing being transmutable in smaller installments, did rather better.
Street
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From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
superfluity
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From this reading Before the week was out, a bachelor's apartment in a respectable locality became an incongruous superfluity; and having by no means reached the philosophical level in his descent, he hid himself from all comers in a dubious neighborhood below Larimer Street.
surplus
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From this reading In that interval he parted with his watch and his surveying instruments, and made a beginning on his surplus clothing.
surveying
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From this reading In that interval he parted with his watch and his surveying instruments, and made a beginning on his surplus clothing.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a measure of the velocity of the descent that the watch, with the transit and level, brought him no more than seven knife-and-fork meals and an occasional luncheon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that interval he parted with his watch and his surveying instruments, and made a beginning on his surplus clothing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DURING the week following the day of repentance and backsliding, Jeffard's regression down the inclined plane became an accelerated rush.
transit
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From this reading It was a measure of the velocity of the descent that the watch, with the transit and level, brought him no more than seven knife-and-fork meals and an occasional luncheon.
transmutable
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From this reading But the clothing being transmutable in smaller installments, did rather better.
velocity
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From this reading It was a measure of the velocity of the descent that the watch, with the transit and level, brought him no more than seven knife-and-fork meals and an occasional luncheon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a measure of the velocity of the descent that the watch, with the transit and level, brought him no more than seven knife-and-fork meals and an occasional luncheon.
watch
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From this reading In that interval he parted with his watch and his surveying instruments, and made a beginning on his surplus clothing.
week
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From this reading DURING the week following the day of repentance and backsliding, Jeffard's regression down the inclined plane became an accelerated rush.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In that interval he parted with his watch and his surveying instruments, and made a beginning on his surplus clothing.
