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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 THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
amazed
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From this reading He caught sight of himself in a mirror, and he was amazed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wonder of this thing was still lying like a thrall upon him, and yet he knew that the joy of life was burning once more in his veins.
beat
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From this reading His step was elastic, he felt the firm, quick beat of his heart, even his pulses seem to throb to a new and a wonderful tune.
boudoir
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From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
burning
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From this reading The wonder of this thing was still lying like a thrall upon him, and yet he knew that the joy of life was burning once more in his veins.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
careworn
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From this reading The careworn look had gone from his eyes, the sallowness from his complexion.
caught
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From this reading He caught sight of himself in a mirror, and he was amazed.
complexion
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From this reading The careworn look had gone from his eyes, the sallowness from his complexion.
CONSCIENCEnounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
consideration
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From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
elastic
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From this reading His step was elastic, he felt the firm, quick beat of his heart, even his pulses seem to throb to a new and a wonderful tune.
especial
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From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His step was elastic, he felt the firm, quick beat of his heart, even his pulses seem to throb to a new and a wonderful tune.
eyes
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From this reading The careworn look had gone from his eyes, the sallowness from his complexion.
felt
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From this reading His step was elastic, he felt the firm, quick beat of his heart, even his pulses seem to throb to a new and a wonderful tune.
firm
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From this reading His step was elastic, he felt the firm, quick beat of his heart, even his pulses seem to throb to a new and a wonderful tune.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The careworn look had gone from his eyes, the sallowness from his complexion.
gone
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From this reading The careworn look had gone from his eyes, the sallowness from his complexion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The careworn look had gone from his eyes, the sallowness from his complexion.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
heart
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From this reading His step was elastic, he felt the firm, quick beat of his heart, even his pulses seem to throb to a new and a wonderful tune.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He caught sight of himself in a mirror, and he was amazed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The wonder of this thing was still lying like a thrall upon him, and yet he knew that the joy of life was burning once more in his veins.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wonder of this thing was still lying like a thrall upon him, and yet he knew that the joy of life was burning once more in his veins.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
joy
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From this reading The wonder of this thing was still lying like a thrall upon him, and yet he knew that the joy of life was burning once more in his veins.
knew
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From this reading The wonder of this thing was still lying like a thrall upon him, and yet he knew that the joy of life was burning once more in his veins.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wonder of this thing was still lying like a thrall upon him, and yet he knew that the joy of life was burning once more in his veins.
like
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From this reading The wonder of this thing was still lying like a thrall upon him, and yet he knew that the joy of life was burning once more in his veins.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The careworn look had gone from his eyes, the sallowness from his complexion.
lying
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From this reading The wonder of this thing was still lying like a thrall upon him, and yet he knew that the joy of life was burning once more in his veins.
maid-servant
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From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
mirror
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From this reading He caught sight of himself in a mirror, and he was amazed.
more
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From this reading The wonder of this thing was still lying like a thrall upon him, and yet he knew that the joy of life was burning once more in his veins.
new
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From this reading His step was elastic, he felt the firm, quick beat of his heart, even his pulses seem to throb to a new and a wonderful tune.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
once
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From this reading The wonder of this thing was still lying like a thrall upon him, and yet he knew that the joy of life was burning once more in his veins.
own
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From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
pulses
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From this reading His step was elastic, he felt the firm, quick beat of his heart, even his pulses seem to throb to a new and a wonderful tune.
quick
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From this reading His step was elastic, he felt the firm, quick beat of his heart, even his pulses seem to throb to a new and a wonderful tune.
sallowness
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From this reading The careworn look had gone from his eyes, the sallowness from his complexion.
seem
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From this reading His step was elastic, he felt the firm, quick beat of his heart, even his pulses seem to throb to a new and a wonderful tune.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
shown
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From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
sight
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From this reading He caught sight of himself in a mirror, and he was amazed.
smiling
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From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
STATESMAN
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From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His step was elastic, he felt the firm, quick beat of his heart, even his pulses seem to throb to a new and a wonderful tune.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wonder of this thing was still lying like a thrall upon him, and yet he knew that the joy of life was burning once more in his veins.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wonder of this thing was still lying like a thrall upon him, and yet he knew that the joy of life was burning once more in his veins.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wonder of this thing was still lying like a thrall upon him, and yet he knew that the joy of life was burning once more in his veins.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The wonder of this thing was still lying like a thrall upon him, and yet he knew that the joy of life was burning once more in his veins.
thrall
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From this reading The wonder of this thing was still lying like a thrall upon him, and yet he knew that the joy of life was burning once more in his veins.
throb
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From this reading His step was elastic, he felt the firm, quick beat of his heart, even his pulses seem to throb to a new and a wonderful tune.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
treat
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From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
tune
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From this reading His step was elastic, he felt the firm, quick beat of his heart, even his pulses seem to throb to a new and a wonderful tune.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The wonder of this thing was still lying like a thrall upon him, and yet he knew that the joy of life was burning once more in his veins.
veins
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From this reading The wonder of this thing was still lying like a thrall upon him, and yet he knew that the joy of life was burning once more in his veins.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CONSCIENCE OF A STATESMAN He was shown into her own little boudoir by a smiling maid-servant, who seemed already to treat him with an especial consideration.
wonder
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From this reading The wonder of this thing was still lying like a thrall upon him, and yet he knew that the joy of life was burning once more in his veins.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His step was elastic, he felt the firm, quick beat of his heart, even his pulses seem to throb to a new and a wonderful tune.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The wonder of this thing was still lying like a thrall upon him, and yet he knew that the joy of life was burning once more in his veins.
