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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 I ventured for a few days to keep the light which chance had shed for me upon Armour’s affairs to myself.
account
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From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
affairs
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From this reading I ventured for a few days to keep the light which chance had shed for me upon Armour’s affairs to myself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
any
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From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
Armour's
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From this reading I ventured for a few days to keep the light which chance had shed for me upon Armour’s affairs to myself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
ask
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From this reading ‘Why don’t you ask him point-blank?’
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
came
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From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
chance
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From this reading I ventured for a few days to keep the light which chance had shed for me upon Armour’s affairs to myself.
circumstances
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From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
connection
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From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
considered
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From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
couldn't
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From this reading I said, and she replied, frowning slightly, ‘Oh, I couldn’t do that.
days
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From this reading I ventured for a few days to keep the light which chance had shed for me upon Armour’s affairs to myself.
delicate
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From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
derogatory
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From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
disastrous
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From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I said, and she replied, frowning slightly, ‘Oh, I couldn’t do that.
doing
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From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
don't
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From this reading ‘Why don’t you ask him point-blank?’
Dora
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From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
few
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From this reading I ventured for a few days to keep the light which chance had shed for me upon Armour’s affairs to myself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I ventured for a few days to keep the light which chance had shed for me upon Armour’s affairs to myself.
frowning
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From this reading I said, and she replied, frowning slightly, ‘Oh, I couldn’t do that.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I ventured for a few days to keep the light which chance had shed for me upon Armour’s affairs to myself.
Harris's
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From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ventured for a few days to keep the light which chance had shed for me upon Armour’s affairs to myself.
idealizations
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From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
impart
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From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
injury
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From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
intentions
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From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
keep
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From this reading I ventured for a few days to keep the light which chance had shed for me upon Armour’s affairs to myself.
kind
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From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
light
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From this reading I ventured for a few days to keep the light which chance had shed for me upon Armour’s affairs to myself.
listen
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From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
longer
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From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
man's
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From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I ventured for a few days to keep the light which chance had shed for me upon Armour’s affairs to myself.
mere
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From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
most
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From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I ventured for a few days to keep the light which chance had shed for me upon Armour’s affairs to myself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
Oh
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From this reading I said, and she replied, frowning slightly, ‘Oh, I couldn’t do that.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
point-blank
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From this reading ‘Why don’t you ask him point-blank?’
rare
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From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I said, and she replied, frowning slightly, ‘Oh, I couldn’t do that.
said
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From this reading I said, and she replied, frowning slightly, ‘Oh, I couldn’t do that.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
sense
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From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I said, and she replied, frowning slightly, ‘Oh, I couldn’t do that.
shed
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From this reading I ventured for a few days to keep the light which chance had shed for me upon Armour’s affairs to myself.
slightly
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From this reading I said, and she replied, frowning slightly, ‘Oh, I couldn’t do that.
some
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From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
statement
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From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
talent
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From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I said, and she replied, frowning slightly, ‘Oh, I couldn’t do that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I ventured for a few days to keep the light which chance had shed for me upon Armour’s affairs to myself.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
theories
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From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
there
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From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I ventured for a few days to keep the light which chance had shed for me upon Armour’s affairs to myself.
too
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From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I ventured for a few days to keep the light which chance had shed for me upon Armour’s affairs to myself.
ventured
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From this reading I ventured for a few days to keep the light which chance had shed for me upon Armour’s affairs to myself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I ventured for a few days to keep the light which chance had shed for me upon Armour’s affairs to myself.
whole
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From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
Why
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From this reading ‘Why don’t you ask him point-blank?’
wild
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From this reading But there came a point when I could no longer listen to Dora Harris’s theories to account for him, wild idealizations as most of them were of any man’s circumstances and intentions.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Why don’t you ask him point-blank?’
