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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 mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
all
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From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I threw down my pen, tossed my unfinished letters on the floor, and went out with murder in my heart.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FIGHT AT TWELVE FATHOMS It was no use.
beach
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From this reading There was a native singing on the beach below the hotel: the day was hot and windless, and one could hear every sound.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading There was a native singing on the beach below the hotel: the day was hot and windless, and one could hear every sound.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not a word could I write.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But not a word could I write.
day
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From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
dead
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From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
down
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From this reading I threw down my pen, tossed my unfinished letters on the floor, and went out with murder in my heart.
due
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From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
FATHOMS
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From this reading THE FIGHT AT TWELVE FATHOMS It was no use.
FIGHT
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From this reading THE FIGHT AT TWELVE FATHOMS It was no use.
floor
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From this reading I threw down my pen, tossed my unfinished letters on the floor, and went out with murder in my heart.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
friends
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From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
hear
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From this reading There was a native singing on the beach below the hotel: the day was hot and windless, and one could hear every sound.
heart
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From this reading I threw down my pen, tossed my unfinished letters on the floor, and went out with murder in my heart.
hot
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From this reading There was a native singing on the beach below the hotel: the day was hot and windless, and one could hear every sound.
hotel
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From this reading There was a native singing on the beach below the hotel: the day was hot and windless, and one could hear every sound.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I threw down my pen, tossed my unfinished letters on the floor, and went out with murder in my heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I threw down my pen, tossed my unfinished letters on the floor, and went out with murder in my heart.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FIGHT AT TWELVE FATHOMS It was no use.
letters
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long
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From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
mail
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From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
murder
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From this reading I threw down my pen, tossed my unfinished letters on the floor, and went out with murder in my heart.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I threw down my pen, tossed my unfinished letters on the floor, and went out with murder in my heart.
native
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From this reading There was a native singing on the beach below the hotel: the day was hot and windless, and one could hear every sound.
neglected
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From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE FIGHT AT TWELVE FATHOMS It was no use.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not a word could I write.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I threw down my pen, tossed my unfinished letters on the floor, and went out with murder in my heart.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a native singing on the beach below the hotel: the day was hot and windless, and one could hear every sound.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
out
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From this reading I threw down my pen, tossed my unfinished letters on the floor, and went out with murder in my heart.
pen
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From this reading I threw down my pen, tossed my unfinished letters on the floor, and went out with murder in my heart.
reason
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From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
relations
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From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
singing
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From this reading There was a native singing on the beach below the hotel: the day was hot and windless, and one could hear every sound.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
sound
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From this reading There was a native singing on the beach below the hotel: the day was hot and windless, and one could hear every sound.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHT AT TWELVE FATHOMS It was no use.
There
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From this reading There was a native singing on the beach below the hotel: the day was hot and windless, and one could hear every sound.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
thinking
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From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
threw
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From this reading I threw down my pen, tossed my unfinished letters on the floor, and went out with murder in my heart.
tossed
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From this reading I threw down my pen, tossed my unfinished letters on the floor, and went out with murder in my heart.
TWELVE
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From this reading THE FIGHT AT TWELVE FATHOMS It was no use.
two
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From this reading The mail was due in a day or two, and I had neglected all my relations and friends for so long that they must have had every reason for thinking me dead.
unfinished
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From this reading I threw down my pen, tossed my unfinished letters on the floor, and went out with murder in my heart.
use
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From this reading THE FIGHT AT TWELVE FATHOMS It was no use.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FIGHT AT TWELVE FATHOMS It was no use.
went
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From this reading I threw down my pen, tossed my unfinished letters on the floor, and went out with murder in my heart.
windless
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From this reading There was a native singing on the beach below the hotel: the day was hot and windless, and one could hear every sound.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I threw down my pen, tossed my unfinished letters on the floor, and went out with murder in my heart.
word
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From this reading But not a word could I write.
write
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From this reading But not a word could I write.
