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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 CHILDHOOD I am about to do a bold thing.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading CHILDHOOD I am about to do a bold thing.
adventure
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From this reading I am about to give to the world the particulars of a life fraught with incident and adventure.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading CHILDHOOD I am about to do a bold thing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am about to give to the world the particulars of a life fraught with incident and adventure.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I shall disguise nothing, conceal nothing, but shall relate everything that has happened to me just as it occurred.
bold
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From this reading CHILDHOOD I am about to do a bold thing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I shall disguise nothing, conceal nothing, but shall relate everything that has happened to me just as it occurred.
called
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From this reading I am what is called a woman of pleasure, and have drained its cup to the very dregs.
CHILDHOOD
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From this reading CHILDHOOD I am about to do a bold thing.
conceal
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From this reading I shall disguise nothing, conceal nothing, but shall relate everything that has happened to me just as it occurred.
cup
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From this reading I am what is called a woman of pleasure, and have drained its cup to the very dregs.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading I shall disguise nothing, conceal nothing, but shall relate everything that has happened to me just as it occurred.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading CHILDHOOD I am about to do a bold thing.
drained
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From this reading I am what is called a woman of pleasure, and have drained its cup to the very dregs.
dregs
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From this reading I am what is called a woman of pleasure, and have drained its cup to the very dregs.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I shall disguise nothing, conceal nothing, but shall relate everything that has happened to me just as it occurred.
fraught
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From this reading I am about to give to the world the particulars of a life fraught with incident and adventure.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am about to lift the veil from the most voluptuous scenes.
give
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From this reading I am about to give to the world the particulars of a life fraught with incident and adventure.
happened
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From this reading I shall disguise nothing, conceal nothing, but shall relate everything that has happened to me just as it occurred.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I shall disguise nothing, conceal nothing, but shall relate everything that has happened to me just as it occurred.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am what is called a woman of pleasure, and have drained its cup to the very dregs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CHILDHOOD I am about to do a bold thing.
incident
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From this reading I am about to give to the world the particulars of a life fraught with incident and adventure.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am what is called a woman of pleasure, and have drained its cup to the very dregs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I shall disguise nothing, conceal nothing, but shall relate everything that has happened to me just as it occurred.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I am what is called a woman of pleasure, and have drained its cup to the very dregs.
just
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From this reading I shall disguise nothing, conceal nothing, but shall relate everything that has happened to me just as it occurred.
life
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From this reading I am about to give to the world the particulars of a life fraught with incident and adventure.
lift
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From this reading I am about to lift the veil from the most voluptuous scenes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I shall disguise nothing, conceal nothing, but shall relate everything that has happened to me just as it occurred.
most
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From this reading I am about to lift the veil from the most voluptuous scenes.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I shall disguise nothing, conceal nothing, but shall relate everything that has happened to me just as it occurred.
occurred
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From this reading I shall disguise nothing, conceal nothing, but shall relate everything that has happened to me just as it occurred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am about to give to the world the particulars of a life fraught with incident and adventure.
particulars
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From this reading I am about to give to the world the particulars of a life fraught with incident and adventure.
pleasure
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From this reading I am what is called a woman of pleasure, and have drained its cup to the very dregs.
relate
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From this reading I shall disguise nothing, conceal nothing, but shall relate everything that has happened to me just as it occurred.
scenes
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From this reading I am about to lift the veil from the most voluptuous scenes.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall disguise nothing, conceal nothing, but shall relate everything that has happened to me just as it occurred.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I shall disguise nothing, conceal nothing, but shall relate everything that has happened to me just as it occurred.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am about to give to the world the particulars of a life fraught with incident and adventure.
thing
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From this reading CHILDHOOD I am about to do a bold thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHILDHOOD I am about to do a bold thing.
veil
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From this reading I am about to lift the veil from the most voluptuous scenes.
very
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From this reading I am what is called a woman of pleasure, and have drained its cup to the very dregs.
voluptuous
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From this reading I am about to lift the veil from the most voluptuous scenes.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I am what is called a woman of pleasure, and have drained its cup to the very dregs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am about to give to the world the particulars of a life fraught with incident and adventure.
woman
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From this reading I am what is called a woman of pleasure, and have drained its cup to the very dregs.
world
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From this reading I am about to give to the world the particulars of a life fraught with incident and adventure.
