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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 Next day hope began a little to revive.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
always
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From this reading An inventive mind is inexhaustible; and are not the resources of delay always considerable?
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OVATION.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
appeared
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading An inventive mind is inexhaustible; and are not the resources of delay always considerable?
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
began
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From this reading Next day hope began a little to revive.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
CLEVE
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From this reading CLEVE had no dinner; he had supped full of horrors.
coat
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
considerable
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From this reading An inventive mind is inexhaustible; and are not the resources of delay always considerable?
dare
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
day
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From this reading Next day hope began a little to revive.
delay
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From this reading An inventive mind is inexhaustible; and are not the resources of delay always considerable?
dinner
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From this reading CLEVE had no dinner; he had supped full of horrors.
evening
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
full
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From this reading CLEVE had no dinner; he had supped full of horrors.
got
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CLEVE had no dinner; he had supped full of horrors.
hat
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CLEVE had no dinner; he had supped full of horrors.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
hope
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
horrors
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From this reading CLEVE had no dinner; he had supped full of horrors.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
immense
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
inexhaustible
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From this reading An inventive mind is inexhaustible; and are not the resources of delay always considerable?
instead
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
inventive
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From this reading An inventive mind is inexhaustible; and are not the resources of delay always considerable?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An inventive mind is inexhaustible; and are not the resources of delay always considerable?
little
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From this reading Next day hope began a little to revive.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading An inventive mind is inexhaustible; and are not the resources of delay always considerable?
Next
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From this reading Next day hope began a little to revive.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading CLEVE had no dinner; he had supped full of horrors.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading An inventive mind is inexhaustible; and are not the resources of delay always considerable?
nowhere
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CLEVE had no dinner; he had supped full of horrors.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
out
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
OVATION
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From this reading AN OVATION.
perhaps
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
quietude
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
resources
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From this reading An inventive mind is inexhaustible; and are not the resources of delay always considerable?
revive
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From this reading Next day hope began a little to revive.
say
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
simply
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
supped
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From this reading CLEVE had no dinner; he had supped full of horrors.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
thought
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
tiring
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next day hope began a little to revive.
took
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
unendurable
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
uninterrupted
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
walk
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From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He got on his coat and hat, and appeared nowhere that evening, but took an immense walk instead, in the hope I dare say of tiring out his agony--perhaps simply because quietude and uninterrupted thought were unendurable.
