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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 SPENLOVE UNDERTAKES A DELICATE MISSION.
accent
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From this reading Mr. Gordon had spoken throughout in a cold, passionless tone, and with no accent of emotion in his voice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Gordon had spoken throughout in a cold, passionless tone, and with no accent of emotion in his voice.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The contrast between the man and the woman struck Dr. Spenlove very forcibly; the man was hard and cold, the woman was sensitive and sympathetic.
cold
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From this reading Mr. Gordon had spoken throughout in a cold, passionless tone, and with no accent of emotion in his voice.
contrast
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From this reading The contrast between the man and the woman struck Dr. Spenlove very forcibly; the man was hard and cold, the woman was sensitive and sympathetic.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
DELICATE
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From this reading SPENLOVE UNDERTAKES A DELICATE MISSION.
delivery
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From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
destructive
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From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
DR
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From this reading DR.
emotion
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From this reading Mr. Gordon had spoken throughout in a cold, passionless tone, and with no accent of emotion in his voice.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
forcibly
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From this reading The contrast between the man and the woman struck Dr. Spenlove very forcibly; the man was hard and cold, the woman was sensitive and sympathetic.
Gordon
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From this reading Mr. Gordon had spoken throughout in a cold, passionless tone, and with no accent of emotion in his voice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Gordon had spoken throughout in a cold, passionless tone, and with no accent of emotion in his voice.
hard
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From this reading The contrast between the man and the woman struck Dr. Spenlove very forcibly; the man was hard and cold, the woman was sensitive and sympathetic.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Gordon had spoken throughout in a cold, passionless tone, and with no accent of emotion in his voice.
idea
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From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Gordon had spoken throughout in a cold, passionless tone, and with no accent of emotion in his voice.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
loved
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From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
man
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From this reading The contrast between the man and the woman struck Dr. Spenlove very forcibly; the man was hard and cold, the woman was sensitive and sympathetic.
marry
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From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
measured
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From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
MISSION
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From this reading SPENLOVE UNDERTAKES A DELICATE MISSION.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Gordon had spoken throughout in a cold, passionless tone, and with no accent of emotion in his voice.
nature
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From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mr. Gordon had spoken throughout in a cold, passionless tone, and with no accent of emotion in his voice.
nobility
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From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Gordon had spoken throughout in a cold, passionless tone, and with no accent of emotion in his voice.
passionless
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From this reading Mr. Gordon had spoken throughout in a cold, passionless tone, and with no accent of emotion in his voice.
prepared
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From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
related
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From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
sacrifice
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From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
sake
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From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
sensitive
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From this reading The contrast between the man and the woman struck Dr. Spenlove very forcibly; the man was hard and cold, the woman was sensitive and sympathetic.
some
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From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
SPENLOVE
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From this reading SPENLOVE UNDERTAKES A DELICATE MISSION.
spoken
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From this reading Mr. Gordon had spoken throughout in a cold, passionless tone, and with no accent of emotion in his voice.
story
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From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The contrast between the man and the woman struck Dr. Spenlove very forcibly; the man was hard and cold, the woman was sensitive and sympathetic.
sympathetic
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From this reading The contrast between the man and the woman struck Dr. Spenlove very forcibly; the man was hard and cold, the woman was sensitive and sympathetic.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
there
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From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Mr. Gordon had spoken throughout in a cold, passionless tone, and with no accent of emotion in his voice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
tone
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From this reading Mr. Gordon had spoken throughout in a cold, passionless tone, and with no accent of emotion in his voice.
UNDERTAKES
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From this reading SPENLOVE UNDERTAKES A DELICATE MISSION.
very
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From this reading The contrast between the man and the woman struck Dr. Spenlove very forcibly; the man was hard and cold, the woman was sensitive and sympathetic.
voice
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From this reading Mr. Gordon had spoken throughout in a cold, passionless tone, and with no accent of emotion in his voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
wished
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From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Gordon had spoken throughout in a cold, passionless tone, and with no accent of emotion in his voice.
woman
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From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading If anything could have been destructive of the idea that he loved the woman he wished to marry, it was his measured delivery of the story he had related; and yet there could be no question that there was some nobility in the nature of the sacrifice he was prepared to make for her sake.
