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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 DIPLOMACY Waymark had a good deal of frank talk with himself before meeting Ida again on the Sunday.
acting
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From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DIPLOMACY Waymark had a good deal of frank talk with himself before meeting Ida again on the Sunday.
always
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From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fiction of a mere friendship between himself and Ida was impossible to support.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such conversation was, as we know, habitual.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
become
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From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading DIPLOMACY Waymark had a good deal of frank talk with himself before meeting Ida again on the Sunday.
behoved
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From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The fiction of a mere friendship between himself and Ida was impossible to support.
circumstances
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From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
clear
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From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
consciousness
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From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
conversation
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From this reading Such conversation was, as we know, habitual.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
deal
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From this reading DIPLOMACY Waymark had a good deal of frank talk with himself before meeting Ida again on the Sunday.
DIPLOMACY
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From this reading DIPLOMACY Waymark had a good deal of frank talk with himself before meeting Ida again on the Sunday.
dissect
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From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
enough
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From this reading One thing was clear enough.
especially
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From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
felt
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From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
fiction
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From this reading The fiction of a mere friendship between himself and Ida was impossible to support.
frank
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From this reading DIPLOMACY Waymark had a good deal of frank talk with himself before meeting Ida again on the Sunday.
friendship
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From this reading The fiction of a mere friendship between himself and Ida was impossible to support.
full
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From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DIPLOMACY Waymark had a good deal of frank talk with himself before meeting Ida again on the Sunday.
habitual
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From this reading Such conversation was, as we know, habitual.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DIPLOMACY Waymark had a good deal of frank talk with himself before meeting Ida again on the Sunday.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading DIPLOMACY Waymark had a good deal of frank talk with himself before meeting Ida again on the Sunday.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
Ida
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From this reading DIPLOMACY Waymark had a good deal of frank talk with himself before meeting Ida again on the Sunday.
impossible
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From this reading The fiction of a mere friendship between himself and Ida was impossible to support.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such conversation was, as we know, habitual.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
meeting
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From this reading DIPLOMACY Waymark had a good deal of frank talk with himself before meeting Ida again on the Sunday.
mere
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From this reading The fiction of a mere friendship between himself and Ida was impossible to support.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
motives
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From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
needful
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From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DIPLOMACY Waymark had a good deal of frank talk with himself before meeting Ida again on the Sunday.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DIPLOMACY Waymark had a good deal of frank talk with himself before meeting Ida again on the Sunday.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
own
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From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
points
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From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
pursue
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From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such conversation was, as we know, habitual.
Sunday
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From this reading DIPLOMACY Waymark had a good deal of frank talk with himself before meeting Ida again on the Sunday.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading The fiction of a mere friendship between himself and Ida was impossible to support.
talk
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From this reading DIPLOMACY Waymark had a good deal of frank talk with himself before meeting Ida again on the Sunday.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DIPLOMACY Waymark had a good deal of frank talk with himself before meeting Ida again on the Sunday.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thing was clear enough.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
two
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From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
ultimately
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From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such conversation was, as we know, habitual.
Waymark
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From this reading DIPLOMACY Waymark had a good deal of frank talk with himself before meeting Ida again on the Sunday.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Such conversation was, as we know, habitual.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Under the circumstances, however, he felt that it behoved him to become especially clear on one or two points; never mind what course he might ultimately pursue, it was always needful to him to dissect his own motives, that he might at least be acting with full consciousness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading DIPLOMACY Waymark had a good deal of frank talk with himself before meeting Ida again on the Sunday.
