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1920
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From this reading I'd carried that 1920 diary to my room and, before I slept, read the whole of it.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But I came on something to build up a case against Eddie Hughes, the chauffeur.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE HILL-TOP Morning dawned on the good ship Jerry Boyne not so dismasted and rudderless as you might have thought.
anywhere
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From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ON THE HILL-TOP Morning dawned on the good ship Jerry Boyne not so dismasted and rudderless as you might have thought.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I'd carried that 1920 diary to my room and, before I slept, read the whole of it.
Boyne
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From this reading ON THE HILL-TOP Morning dawned on the good ship Jerry Boyne not so dismasted and rudderless as you might have thought.
build
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From this reading But I came on something to build up a case against Eddie Hughes, the chauffeur.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I came on something to build up a case against Eddie Hughes, the chauffeur.
came
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From this reading But I came on something to build up a case against Eddie Hughes, the chauffeur.
carried
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From this reading I'd carried that 1920 diary to my room and, before I slept, read the whole of it.
case
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From this reading But I came on something to build up a case against Eddie Hughes, the chauffeur.
chauffeur
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From this reading But I came on something to build up a case against Eddie Hughes, the chauffeur.
clear-headed
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From this reading Nothing of that sort here; on the contrary, Thomas Gilbert was very much his clear-headed, unpleasant, tyrannical self to the last stroke of the pen.
contrary
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From this reading Nothing of that sort here; on the contrary, Thomas Gilbert was very much his clear-headed, unpleasant, tyrannical self to the last stroke of the pen.
dawned
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From this reading ON THE HILL-TOP Morning dawned on the good ship Jerry Boyne not so dismasted and rudderless as you might have thought.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
diary
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From this reading I'd carried that 1920 diary to my room and, before I slept, read the whole of it.
dismasted
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From this reading ON THE HILL-TOP Morning dawned on the good ship Jerry Boyne not so dismasted and rudderless as you might have thought.
Eddie
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From this reading But I came on something to build up a case against Eddie Hughes, the chauffeur.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
Gilbert
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From this reading Nothing of that sort here; on the contrary, Thomas Gilbert was very much his clear-headed, unpleasant, tyrannical self to the last stroke of the pen.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON THE HILL-TOP Morning dawned on the good ship Jerry Boyne not so dismasted and rudderless as you might have thought.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ON THE HILL-TOP Morning dawned on the good ship Jerry Boyne not so dismasted and rudderless as you might have thought.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
HILL-TOP
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From this reading ON THE HILL-TOP Morning dawned on the good ship Jerry Boyne not so dismasted and rudderless as you might have thought.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing of that sort here; on the contrary, Thomas Gilbert was very much his clear-headed, unpleasant, tyrannical self to the last stroke of the pen.
Hughes
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From this reading But I came on something to build up a case against Eddie Hughes, the chauffeur.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'd carried that 1920 diary to my room and, before I slept, read the whole of it.
I'd
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From this reading I'd carried that 1920 diary to my room and, before I slept, read the whole of it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'd carried that 1920 diary to my room and, before I slept, read the whole of it.
Jerry
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From this reading ON THE HILL-TOP Morning dawned on the good ship Jerry Boyne not so dismasted and rudderless as you might have thought.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
man
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From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ON THE HILL-TOP Morning dawned on the good ship Jerry Boyne not so dismasted and rudderless as you might have thought.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
MorningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON THE HILL-TOP Morning dawned on the good ship Jerry Boyne not so dismasted and rudderless as you might have thought.
much
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From this reading Nothing of that sort here; on the contrary, Thomas Gilbert was very much his clear-headed, unpleasant, tyrannical self to the last stroke of the pen.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'd carried that 1920 diary to my room and, before I slept, read the whole of it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ON THE HILL-TOP Morning dawned on the good ship Jerry Boyne not so dismasted and rudderless as you might have thought.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing of that sort here; on the contrary, Thomas Gilbert was very much his clear-headed, unpleasant, tyrannical self to the last stroke of the pen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'd carried that 1920 diary to my room and, before I slept, read the whole of it.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE HILL-TOP Morning dawned on the good ship Jerry Boyne not so dismasted and rudderless as you might have thought.
pen
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From this reading Nothing of that sort here; on the contrary, Thomas Gilbert was very much his clear-headed, unpleasant, tyrannical self to the last stroke of the pen.
read
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From this reading I'd carried that 1920 diary to my room and, before I slept, read the whole of it.
room
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From this reading I'd carried that 1920 diary to my room and, before I slept, read the whole of it.
rudderless
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From this reading ON THE HILL-TOP Morning dawned on the good ship Jerry Boyne not so dismasted and rudderless as you might have thought.
self
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From this reading Nothing of that sort here; on the contrary, Thomas Gilbert was very much his clear-headed, unpleasant, tyrannical self to the last stroke of the pen.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON THE HILL-TOP Morning dawned on the good ship Jerry Boyne not so dismasted and rudderless as you might have thought.
slept
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From this reading I'd carried that 1920 diary to my room and, before I slept, read the whole of it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ON THE HILL-TOP Morning dawned on the good ship Jerry Boyne not so dismasted and rudderless as you might have thought.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But I came on something to build up a case against Eddie Hughes, the chauffeur.
sort
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From this reading Nothing of that sort here; on the contrary, Thomas Gilbert was very much his clear-headed, unpleasant, tyrannical self to the last stroke of the pen.
stroke
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From this reading Nothing of that sort here; on the contrary, Thomas Gilbert was very much his clear-headed, unpleasant, tyrannical self to the last stroke of the pen.
suggestions
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From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
suicide
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From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'd carried that 1920 diary to my room and, before I slept, read the whole of it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE HILL-TOP Morning dawned on the good ship Jerry Boyne not so dismasted and rudderless as you might have thought.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
Thomas
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From this reading Nothing of that sort here; on the contrary, Thomas Gilbert was very much his clear-headed, unpleasant, tyrannical self to the last stroke of the pen.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON THE HILL-TOP Morning dawned on the good ship Jerry Boyne not so dismasted and rudderless as you might have thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'd carried that 1920 diary to my room and, before I slept, read the whole of it.
tyrannical
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From this reading Nothing of that sort here; on the contrary, Thomas Gilbert was very much his clear-headed, unpleasant, tyrannical self to the last stroke of the pen.
unpleasant
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From this reading Nothing of that sort here; on the contrary, Thomas Gilbert was very much his clear-headed, unpleasant, tyrannical self to the last stroke of the pen.
up
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From this reading But I came on something to build up a case against Eddie Hughes, the chauffeur.
very
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From this reading Nothing of that sort here; on the contrary, Thomas Gilbert was very much his clear-headed, unpleasant, tyrannical self to the last stroke of the pen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
weakening
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From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
whole
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From this reading I'd carried that 1920 diary to my room and, before I slept, read the whole of it.
word
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From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This was the last word we had from the dead man; here if anywhere would be found support for the suggestions of a weakening mind and suicide.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ON THE HILL-TOP Morning dawned on the good ship Jerry Boyne not so dismasted and rudderless as you might have thought.
