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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 His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
adoring
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From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be broken, however; something must be done; they could not sit there dumb forever.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
breaking
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From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must be broken, however; something must be done; they could not sit there dumb forever.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
carrying
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From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
dumb
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From this reading It must be broken, however; something must be done; they could not sit there dumb forever.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
face
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From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
faint
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From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
fell
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From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
felt
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From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
figure
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From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
forever
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From this reading It must be broken, however; something must be done; they could not sit there dumb forever.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
gleams
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From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
grievance
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From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It must be broken, however; something must be done; they could not sit there dumb forever.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
invited
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From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
lame
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From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
Langbourne
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From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
less
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From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
lightly
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From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
looks
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From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
materially
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From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be broken, however; something must be done; they could not sit there dumb forever.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
past
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From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
piteous
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From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
power
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From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
presence
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From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
provisionally
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From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
really
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From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
regard
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From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
relent
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From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
ridiculous
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From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
sense
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From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
seriously
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From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
sit
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From this reading It must be broken, however; something must be done; they could not sit there dumb forever.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
some
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From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It must be broken, however; something must be done; they could not sit there dumb forever.
stature
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From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
there
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From this reading It must be broken, however; something must be done; they could not sit there dumb forever.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
true
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From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
try
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From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
unable
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From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
very
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From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
whole
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From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
year
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From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
