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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 I sat for many hours that morning, idle and oppressed by a feeling as of emptiness.
aid
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From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
all
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From this reading What use to me was all the wealth that I had seen--or, for the matter of that, to any one?
Amos
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From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I sat for many hours that morning, idle and oppressed by a feeling as of emptiness.
any
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From this reading What use to me was all the wealth that I had seen--or, for the matter of that, to any one?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I sat for many hours that morning, idle and oppressed by a feeling as of emptiness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had no means at my disposal to take a millionth part of it away.
away
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From this reading I had no means at my disposal to take a millionth part of it away.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I sat for many hours that morning, idle and oppressed by a feeling as of emptiness.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
disposal
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From this reading I had no means at my disposal to take a millionth part of it away.
dread
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From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
duty
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From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
emptiness
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From this reading I sat for many hours that morning, idle and oppressed by a feeling as of emptiness.
feeling
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From this reading I sat for many hours that morning, idle and oppressed by a feeling as of emptiness.
filled
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From this reading The sight of all that gold had, as it were, unnerved me--filled me with a kind of weariness of life.
find
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From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
Fish
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From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I sat for many hours that morning, idle and oppressed by a feeling as of emptiness.
fragmentnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
gold
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From this reading The sight of all that gold had, as it were, unnerved me--filled me with a kind of weariness of life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What use to me was all the wealth that I had seen--or, for the matter of that, to any one?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
hours
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From this reading I sat for many hours that morning, idle and oppressed by a feeling as of emptiness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sat for many hours that morning, idle and oppressed by a feeling as of emptiness.
idle
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From this reading I sat for many hours that morning, idle and oppressed by a feeling as of emptiness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had no means at my disposal to take a millionth part of it away.
kind
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From this reading The sight of all that gold had, as it were, unnerved me--filled me with a kind of weariness of life.
life
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From this reading The sight of all that gold had, as it were, unnerved me--filled me with a kind of weariness of life.
man
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From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
many
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From this reading I sat for many hours that morning, idle and oppressed by a feeling as of emptiness.
map
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From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
matter
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From this reading What use to me was all the wealth that I had seen--or, for the matter of that, to any one?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What use to me was all the wealth that I had seen--or, for the matter of that, to any one?
means
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From this reading I had no means at my disposal to take a millionth part of it away.
millionth
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From this reading I had no means at my disposal to take a millionth part of it away.
morning
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From this reading I sat for many hours that morning, idle and oppressed by a feeling as of emptiness.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had no means at my disposal to take a millionth part of it away.
never
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From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had no means at my disposal to take a millionth part of it away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I sat for many hours that morning, idle and oppressed by a feeling as of emptiness.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What use to me was all the wealth that I had seen--or, for the matter of that, to any one?
oppressed
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From this reading I sat for many hours that morning, idle and oppressed by a feeling as of emptiness.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What use to me was all the wealth that I had seen--or, for the matter of that, to any one?
part
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From this reading I had no means at my disposal to take a millionth part of it away.
place
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From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
Red
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From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
remembered
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From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
riddle
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From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
sat
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From this reading I sat for many hours that morning, idle and oppressed by a feeling as of emptiness.
see
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From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
seen
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From this reading What use to me was all the wealth that I had seen--or, for the matter of that, to any one?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
sight
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From this reading The sight of all that gold had, as it were, unnerved me--filled me with a kind of weariness of life.
solve
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From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
steps
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From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
take
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From this reading I had no means at my disposal to take a millionth part of it away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I sat for many hours that morning, idle and oppressed by a feeling as of emptiness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What use to me was all the wealth that I had seen--or, for the matter of that, to any one?
then
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From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
thought
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From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What use to me was all the wealth that I had seen--or, for the matter of that, to any one?
unlikely
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From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
unnerved
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From this reading The sight of all that gold had, as it were, unnerved me--filled me with a kind of weariness of life.
use
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From this reading What use to me was all the wealth that I had seen--or, for the matter of that, to any one?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What use to me was all the wealth that I had seen--or, for the matter of that, to any one?
wealth
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From this reading What use to me was all the wealth that I had seen--or, for the matter of that, to any one?
weariness
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From this reading The sight of all that gold had, as it were, unnerved me--filled me with a kind of weariness of life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sight of all that gold had, as it were, unnerved me--filled me with a kind of weariness of life.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What use to me was all the wealth that I had seen--or, for the matter of that, to any one?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sight of all that gold had, as it were, unnerved me--filled me with a kind of weariness of life.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And then I remembered Amos, and thought it my duty to take what steps I could to see that that dread man should never solve the riddle of the Red Fish, though it was unlikely he would find the place without the aid of my fragment of the map.
