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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 He buried his annoyance forthwith, and consigned love to the depths of his heart, like a coffin to the sea.
acid
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From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He buried his annoyance forthwith, and consigned love to the depths of his heart, like a coffin to the sea.
annoyance
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From this reading He buried his annoyance forthwith, and consigned love to the depths of his heart, like a coffin to the sea.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
brow
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From this reading His brow, however, was over-clouded; and Mme. d’Aiglemont, guided by her woman’s instinct, shared his sadness without understanding it.
buried
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From this reading He buried his annoyance forthwith, and consigned love to the depths of his heart, like a coffin to the sea.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His brow, however, was over-clouded; and Mme. d’Aiglemont, guided by her woman’s instinct, shared his sadness without understanding it.
cases
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From this reading He talked over his position with her, as if his jealousy were one of those hypothetical cases which lovers love to discuss.
coffin
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From this reading He buried his annoyance forthwith, and consigned love to the depths of his heart, like a coffin to the sea.
consigned
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From this reading He buried his annoyance forthwith, and consigned love to the depths of his heart, like a coffin to the sea.
d'Aiglemont
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From this reading His brow, however, was over-clouded; and Mme. d’Aiglemont, guided by her woman’s instinct, shared his sadness without understanding it.
deadly
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From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
depths
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From this reading He buried his annoyance forthwith, and consigned love to the depths of his heart, like a coffin to the sea.
discuss
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From this reading He talked over his position with her, as if his jealousy were one of those hypothetical cases which lovers love to discuss.
evaporates
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From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
expression
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From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
find
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From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
forthwith
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From this reading He buried his annoyance forthwith, and consigned love to the depths of his heart, like a coffin to the sea.
guided
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From this reading His brow, however, was over-clouded; and Mme. d’Aiglemont, guided by her woman’s instinct, shared his sadness without understanding it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had hurt him, unwittingly, as Vandenesse knew.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He buried his annoyance forthwith, and consigned love to the depths of his heart, like a coffin to the sea.
heart
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From this reading He buried his annoyance forthwith, and consigned love to the depths of his heart, like a coffin to the sea.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His brow, however, was over-clouded; and Mme. d’Aiglemont, guided by her woman’s instinct, shared his sadness without understanding it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had hurt him, unwittingly, as Vandenesse knew.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He buried his annoyance forthwith, and consigned love to the depths of his heart, like a coffin to the sea.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading His brow, however, was over-clouded; and Mme. d’Aiglemont, guided by her woman’s instinct, shared his sadness without understanding it.
hurt
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From this reading She had hurt him, unwittingly, as Vandenesse knew.
hypothetical
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From this reading He talked over his position with her, as if his jealousy were one of those hypothetical cases which lovers love to discuss.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He talked over his position with her, as if his jealousy were one of those hypothetical cases which lovers love to discuss.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
instinct
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From this reading His brow, however, was over-clouded; and Mme. d’Aiglemont, guided by her woman’s instinct, shared his sadness without understanding it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
jealousy
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From this reading He talked over his position with her, as if his jealousy were one of those hypothetical cases which lovers love to discuss.
kind
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From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
knew
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From this reading She had hurt him, unwittingly, as Vandenesse knew.
like
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From this reading He buried his annoyance forthwith, and consigned love to the depths of his heart, like a coffin to the sea.
love
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From this reading He buried his annoyance forthwith, and consigned love to the depths of his heart, like a coffin to the sea.
lovers
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From this reading He talked over his position with her, as if his jealousy were one of those hypothetical cases which lovers love to discuss.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
Mme
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From this reading His brow, however, was over-clouded; and Mme. d’Aiglemont, guided by her woman’s instinct, shared his sadness without understanding it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He buried his annoyance forthwith, and consigned love to the depths of his heart, like a coffin to the sea.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He talked over his position with her, as if his jealousy were one of those hypothetical cases which lovers love to discuss.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He talked over his position with her, as if his jealousy were one of those hypothetical cases which lovers love to discuss.
over-clouded
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From this reading His brow, however, was over-clouded; and Mme. d’Aiglemont, guided by her woman’s instinct, shared his sadness without understanding it.
pass
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From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
poisons
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From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
position
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From this reading He talked over his position with her, as if his jealousy were one of those hypothetical cases which lovers love to discuss.
sadness
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From this reading His brow, however, was over-clouded; and Mme. d’Aiglemont, guided by her woman’s instinct, shared his sadness without understanding it.
sea
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From this reading He buried his annoyance forthwith, and consigned love to the depths of his heart, like a coffin to the sea.
shared
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From this reading His brow, however, was over-clouded; and Mme. d’Aiglemont, guided by her woman’s instinct, shared his sadness without understanding it.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had hurt him, unwittingly, as Vandenesse knew.
swiftly
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From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
talked
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From this reading He talked over his position with her, as if his jealousy were one of those hypothetical cases which lovers love to discuss.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He buried his annoyance forthwith, and consigned love to the depths of his heart, like a coffin to the sea.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He talked over his position with her, as if his jealousy were one of those hypothetical cases which lovers love to discuss.
thoughts
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From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He buried his annoyance forthwith, and consigned love to the depths of his heart, like a coffin to the sea.
understanding
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From this reading His brow, however, was over-clouded; and Mme. d’Aiglemont, guided by her woman’s instinct, shared his sadness without understanding it.
unwittingly
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From this reading She had hurt him, unwittingly, as Vandenesse knew.
Vandenesse
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From this reading She had hurt him, unwittingly, as Vandenesse knew.
vanishes
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From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His brow, however, was over-clouded; and Mme. d’Aiglemont, guided by her woman’s instinct, shared his sadness without understanding it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He talked over his position with her, as if his jealousy were one of those hypothetical cases which lovers love to discuss.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He talked over his position with her, as if his jealousy were one of those hypothetical cases which lovers love to discuss.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His brow, however, was over-clouded; and Mme. d’Aiglemont, guided by her woman’s instinct, shared his sadness without understanding it.
woman's
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From this reading His brow, however, was over-clouded; and Mme. d’Aiglemont, guided by her woman’s instinct, shared his sadness without understanding it.
words
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From this reading His thoughts were of the kind that never find expression in words; they pass through the mind swiftly as a deadly acid, that poisons as it evaporates and vanishes.
