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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 If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
addressed
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From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
ambitious
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From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
blame
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From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
BROTHER
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From this reading DEAR BROTHER LEONARD,--It wasn't your fault and I don't think it was mine.
came
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From this reading When he came home in the evening, she was gone.
certainly
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From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
city
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From this reading In the morning, when he left for the city, she was not down.
clever
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From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
DEAR
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From this reading DEAR BROTHER LEONARD,--It wasn't your fault and I don't think it was mine.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
don't
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From this reading DEAR BROTHER LEONARD,--It wasn't your fault and I don't think it was mine.
down
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From this reading In the morning, when he left for the city, she was not down.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
evening
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From this reading When he came home in the evening, she was gone.
fault
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From this reading DEAR BROTHER LEONARD,--It wasn't your fault and I don't think it was mine.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the morning, when he left for the city, she was not down.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
gone
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From this reading When he came home in the evening, she was gone.
hat
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From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the morning, when he left for the city, she was not down.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
home
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From this reading When he came home in the evening, she was gone.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR BROTHER LEONARD,--It wasn't your fault and I don't think it was mine.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning, when he left for the city, she was not down.
indeed
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From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, when he left for the city, she was not down.
LEONARD
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From this reading DEAR BROTHER LEONARD,--It wasn't your fault and I don't think it was mine.
letter
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From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
mantelpiece
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From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DEAR BROTHER LEONARD,--It wasn't your fault and I don't think it was mine.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, when he left for the city, she was not down.
much
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From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the morning, when he left for the city, she was not down.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
overcoat
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From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
person
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From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
propped
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From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
read
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From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
really
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From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
removing
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From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the morning, when he left for the city, she was not down.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning, when he left for the city, she was not down.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DEAR BROTHER LEONARD,--It wasn't your fault and I don't think it was mine.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
up
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From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
very
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From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the morning, when he left for the city, she was not down.
wasn't
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From this reading DEAR BROTHER LEONARD,--It wasn't your fault and I don't think it was mine.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the morning, when he left for the city, she was not down.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
window
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From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without removing his hat or overcoat, he took the letter which he found propped up on the mantelpiece and addressed to him to the window and read it.
world
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From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
young
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From this reading If either of us is to blame, it is certainly I, for though you are such a clever and ambitious young person, you really know very little indeed of the world,--not so much, I think, as I do.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR BROTHER LEONARD,--It wasn't your fault and I don't think it was mine.
