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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 The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
achieve
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From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
adherent
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From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
any
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From this reading And any how I had lied so thoroughly to Lord Strepp. I must have a friend.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
attend
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From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
black
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From this reading But how was I to carve a friend out of this black Bristol at such short notice?
Bristol
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From this reading But how was I to carve a friend out of this black Bristol at such short notice?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
carve
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From this reading But how was I to carve a friend out of this black Bristol at such short notice?
cause
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From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
Colonel
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From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
daybreak
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From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
declare
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From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
duel
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From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
fight
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From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
forget
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From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
friend
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From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
grounds
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From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
growing
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From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And any how I had lied so thoroughly to Lord Strepp. I must have a friend.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
how
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From this reading And any how I had lied so thoroughly to Lord Strepp. I must have a friend.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on my mind.
killed
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From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
lied
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From this reading And any how I had lied so thoroughly to Lord Strepp. I must have a friend.
Lord
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From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on my mind.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
needed
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From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
night
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From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
notice
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From this reading But how was I to carve a friend out of this black Bristol at such short notice?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on my mind.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
out
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From this reading But how was I to carve a friend out of this black Bristol at such short notice?
present
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From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
pride
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From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
properly
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From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
provided
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From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
refuse
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From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
Royale
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From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading But how was I to carve a friend out of this black Bristol at such short notice?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And any how I had lied so thoroughly to Lord Strepp. I must have a friend.
Strepp
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From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But how was I to carve a friend out of this black Bristol at such short notice?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
there
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From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But how was I to carve a friend out of this black Bristol at such short notice?
thoroughly
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From this reading And any how I had lied so thoroughly to Lord Strepp. I must have a friend.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
usual
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From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The night was growing, and as I was to fight at daybreak I needed a good rest; but I could not forget that in my pride I had told Lord Strepp that I was provided with a friend to attend me at the duel.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I must achieve a friend, or Colonel Royale might quite properly refuse to fight me on the usual grounds that if he killed me there would be present no adherent of my cause to declare that the fight was fair.
