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25
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From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The atmosphere was really so stifling, that it seemed as if it only required a spark to set it alight.
alight
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From this reading The atmosphere was really so stifling, that it seemed as if it only required a spark to set it alight.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sometimes I counted ten, sometimes twelve, and although I knew that eleven, since Jynxstrop was dead, was the correct number, I could never bring my reckoning right.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
any
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From this reading The raft was not only quite stationary, but did not even rise and fall with any motion of the waves.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The atmosphere was really so stifling, that it seemed as if it only required a spark to set it alight.
atmosphere
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From this reading The atmosphere was really so stifling, that it seemed as if it only required a spark to set it alight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
board
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From this reading During the night I tried to count how many there were now on board, but I was utterly unable to collect my ideas sufficiently to make the enumeration.
bring
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From this reading Sometimes I counted ten, sometimes twelve, and although I knew that eleven, since Jynxstrop was dead, was the correct number, I could never bring my reckoning right.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The raft was not only quite stationary, but did not even rise and fall with any motion of the waves.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
collect
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From this reading During the night I tried to count how many there were now on board, but I was utterly unable to collect my ideas sufficiently to make the enumeration.
COMMIT
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From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
correct
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From this reading Sometimes I counted ten, sometimes twelve, and although I knew that eleven, since Jynxstrop was dead, was the correct number, I could never bring my reckoning right.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sometimes I counted ten, sometimes twelve, and although I knew that eleven, since Jynxstrop was dead, was the correct number, I could never bring my reckoning right.
count
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From this reading During the night I tried to count how many there were now on board, but I was utterly unable to collect my ideas sufficiently to make the enumeration.
counted
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From this reading Sometimes I counted ten, sometimes twelve, and although I knew that eleven, since Jynxstrop was dead, was the correct number, I could never bring my reckoning right.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes I counted ten, sometimes twelve, and although I knew that eleven, since Jynxstrop was dead, was the correct number, I could never bring my reckoning right.
DECIDE
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From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The raft was not only quite stationary, but did not even rise and fall with any motion of the waves.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the night I tried to count how many there were now on board, but I was utterly unable to collect my ideas sufficiently to make the enumeration.
eleven
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From this reading Sometimes I counted ten, sometimes twelve, and although I knew that eleven, since Jynxstrop was dead, was the correct number, I could never bring my reckoning right.
enumeration
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From this reading During the night I tried to count how many there were now on board, but I was utterly unable to collect my ideas sufficiently to make the enumeration.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The raft was not only quite stationary, but did not even rise and fall with any motion of the waves.
fall
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From this reading The raft was not only quite stationary, but did not even rise and fall with any motion of the waves.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
hottest
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From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
how
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From this reading During the night I tried to count how many there were now on board, but I was utterly unable to collect my ideas sufficiently to make the enumeration.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
ideas
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From this reading During the night I tried to count how many there were now on board, but I was utterly unable to collect my ideas sufficiently to make the enumeration.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The atmosphere was really so stifling, that it seemed as if it only required a spark to set it alight.
imagined
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From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The atmosphere was really so stifling, that it seemed as if it only required a spark to set it alight.
JANUARY
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From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
Jynxstrop
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From this reading Sometimes I counted ten, sometimes twelve, and although I knew that eleven, since Jynxstrop was dead, was the correct number, I could never bring my reckoning right.
knew
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From this reading Sometimes I counted ten, sometimes twelve, and although I knew that eleven, since Jynxstrop was dead, was the correct number, I could never bring my reckoning right.
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the night I tried to count how many there were now on board, but I was utterly unable to collect my ideas sufficiently to make the enumeration.
many
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From this reading During the night I tried to count how many there were now on board, but I was utterly unable to collect my ideas sufficiently to make the enumeration.
misty
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From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
motion
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From this reading The raft was not only quite stationary, but did not even rise and fall with any motion of the waves.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading During the night I tried to count how many there were now on board, but I was utterly unable to collect my ideas sufficiently to make the enumeration.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes I counted ten, sometimes twelve, and although I knew that eleven, since Jynxstrop was dead, was the correct number, I could never bring my reckoning right.
night
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From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The raft was not only quite stationary, but did not even rise and fall with any motion of the waves.
now
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From this reading During the night I tried to count how many there were now on board, but I was utterly unable to collect my ideas sufficiently to make the enumeration.
number
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From this reading Sometimes I counted ten, sometimes twelve, and although I knew that eleven, since Jynxstrop was dead, was the correct number, I could never bring my reckoning right.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading During the night I tried to count how many there were now on board, but I was utterly unable to collect my ideas sufficiently to make the enumeration.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
only
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From this reading The atmosphere was really so stifling, that it seemed as if it only required a spark to set it alight.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The raft was not only quite stationary, but did not even rise and fall with any motion of the waves.
raft
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From this reading The raft was not only quite stationary, but did not even rise and fall with any motion of the waves.
really
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From this reading The atmosphere was really so stifling, that it seemed as if it only required a spark to set it alight.
reason
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From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
reckoning
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From this reading Sometimes I counted ten, sometimes twelve, and although I knew that eleven, since Jynxstrop was dead, was the correct number, I could never bring my reckoning right.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The atmosphere was really so stifling, that it seemed as if it only required a spark to set it alight.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes I counted ten, sometimes twelve, and although I knew that eleven, since Jynxstrop was dead, was the correct number, I could never bring my reckoning right.
rise
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From this reading The raft was not only quite stationary, but did not even rise and fall with any motion of the waves.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The atmosphere was really so stifling, that it seemed as if it only required a spark to set it alight.
set
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From this reading The atmosphere was really so stifling, that it seemed as if it only required a spark to set it alight.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Sometimes I counted ten, sometimes twelve, and although I knew that eleven, since Jynxstrop was dead, was the correct number, I could never bring my reckoning right.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The atmosphere was really so stifling, that it seemed as if it only required a spark to set it alight.
some
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From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes I counted ten, sometimes twelve, and although I knew that eleven, since Jynxstrop was dead, was the correct number, I could never bring my reckoning right.
spark
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From this reading The atmosphere was really so stifling, that it seemed as if it only required a spark to set it alight.
stationary
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From this reading The raft was not only quite stationary, but did not even rise and fall with any motion of the waves.
stifling
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From this reading The atmosphere was really so stifling, that it seemed as if it only required a spark to set it alight.
sufficiently
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From this reading During the night I tried to count how many there were now on board, but I was utterly unable to collect my ideas sufficiently to make the enumeration.
SUICIDE
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From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
ten
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From this reading Sometimes I counted ten, sometimes twelve, and although I knew that eleven, since Jynxstrop was dead, was the correct number, I could never bring my reckoning right.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
there
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From this reading During the night I tried to count how many there were now on board, but I was utterly unable to collect my ideas sufficiently to make the enumeration.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
tried
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From this reading During the night I tried to count how many there were now on board, but I was utterly unable to collect my ideas sufficiently to make the enumeration.
twelve
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From this reading Sometimes I counted ten, sometimes twelve, and although I knew that eleven, since Jynxstrop was dead, was the correct number, I could never bring my reckoning right.
unable
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From this reading During the night I tried to count how many there were now on board, but I was utterly unable to collect my ideas sufficiently to make the enumeration.
unaccountable
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From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
utterly
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From this reading During the night I tried to count how many there were now on board, but I was utterly unable to collect my ideas sufficiently to make the enumeration.
very
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From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I DECIDE TO COMMIT SUICIDE JANUARY 25.--Last night was very misty, and for some unaccountable reason, one of the hottest that can be imagined.
waves
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From this reading The raft was not only quite stationary, but did not even rise and fall with any motion of the waves.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading During the night I tried to count how many there were now on board, but I was utterly unable to collect my ideas sufficiently to make the enumeration.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The raft was not only quite stationary, but did not even rise and fall with any motion of the waves.
