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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 "It was a passing remembrance," replied Siddha, recovering himself as well as possible, "awakened by that name, but which has nothing to do with Faizi's wife."
advise
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From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
affect
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From this reading "How can the name of that woman affect you?" asked Parviz, astonished at Siddha's strange bearing.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
always
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From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It was a passing remembrance," replied Siddha, recovering himself as well as possible, "awakened by that name, but which has nothing to do with Faizi's wife."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How can the name of that woman affect you?" asked Parviz, astonished at Siddha's strange bearing.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading "How can the name of that woman affect you?" asked Parviz, astonished at Siddha's strange bearing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "How can the name of that woman affect you?" asked Parviz, astonished at Siddha's strange bearing.
awakened
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From this reading "It was a passing remembrance," replied Siddha, recovering himself as well as possible, "awakened by that name, but which has nothing to do with Faizi's wife."
bearing
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From this reading "How can the name of that woman affect you?" asked Parviz, astonished at Siddha's strange bearing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It was a passing remembrance," replied Siddha, recovering himself as well as possible, "awakened by that name, but which has nothing to do with Faizi's wife."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "It was a passing remembrance," replied Siddha, recovering himself as well as possible, "awakened by that name, but which has nothing to do with Faizi's wife."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "How can the name of that woman affect you?" asked Parviz, astonished at Siddha's strange bearing.
concerned
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From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
desperately
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From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
Faizi
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From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
Faizi's
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From this reading "It was a passing remembrance," replied Siddha, recovering himself as well as possible, "awakened by that name, but which has nothing to do with Faizi's wife."
fallen
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From this reading "You have not, I trust, fallen in love with Gulbadan at first sight?
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have not, I trust, fallen in love with Gulbadan at first sight?
gentle
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From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
goodness
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From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
Gulbadan
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From this reading "You have not, I trust, fallen in love with Gulbadan at first sight?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was a passing remembrance," replied Siddha, recovering himself as well as possible, "awakened by that name, but which has nothing to do with Faizi's wife."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have not, I trust, fallen in love with Gulbadan at first sight?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It was a passing remembrance," replied Siddha, recovering himself as well as possible, "awakened by that name, but which has nothing to do with Faizi's wife."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
How
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From this reading "How can the name of that woman affect you?" asked Parviz, astonished at Siddha's strange bearing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You have not, I trust, fallen in love with Gulbadan at first sight?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You have not, I trust, fallen in love with Gulbadan at first sight?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was a passing remembrance," replied Siddha, recovering himself as well as possible, "awakened by that name, but which has nothing to do with Faizi's wife."
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
love
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From this reading "You have not, I trust, fallen in love with Gulbadan at first sight?
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How can the name of that woman affect you?" asked Parviz, astonished at Siddha's strange bearing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You have not, I trust, fallen in love with Gulbadan at first sight?
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "It was a passing remembrance," replied Siddha, recovering himself as well as possible, "awakened by that name, but which has nothing to do with Faizi's wife."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "How can the name of that woman affect you?" asked Parviz, astonished at Siddha's strange bearing.
Parviz
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From this reading "How can the name of that woman affect you?" asked Parviz, astonished at Siddha's strange bearing.
passing
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From this reading "It was a passing remembrance," replied Siddha, recovering himself as well as possible, "awakened by that name, but which has nothing to do with Faizi's wife."
possible
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From this reading "It was a passing remembrance," replied Siddha, recovering himself as well as possible, "awakened by that name, but which has nothing to do with Faizi's wife."
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
recovering
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From this reading "It was a passing remembrance," replied Siddha, recovering himself as well as possible, "awakened by that name, but which has nothing to do with Faizi's wife."
remembrance
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From this reading "It was a passing remembrance," replied Siddha, recovering himself as well as possible, "awakened by that name, but which has nothing to do with Faizi's wife."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was a passing remembrance," replied Siddha, recovering himself as well as possible, "awakened by that name, but which has nothing to do with Faizi's wife."
scarcely
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From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
Siddha
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From this reading "It was a passing remembrance," replied Siddha, recovering himself as well as possible, "awakened by that name, but which has nothing to do with Faizi's wife."
Siddha's
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From this reading "How can the name of that woman affect you?" asked Parviz, astonished at Siddha's strange bearing.
sight
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From this reading "You have not, I trust, fallen in love with Gulbadan at first sight?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
strange
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From this reading "How can the name of that woman affect you?" asked Parviz, astonished at Siddha's strange bearing.
SURPRISES
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From this reading SURPRISES.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "How can the name of that woman affect you?" asked Parviz, astonished at Siddha's strange bearing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How can the name of that woman affect you?" asked Parviz, astonished at Siddha's strange bearing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
trust
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From this reading "You have not, I trust, fallen in love with Gulbadan at first sight?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was a passing remembrance," replied Siddha, recovering himself as well as possible, "awakened by that name, but which has nothing to do with Faizi's wife."
well
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From this reading "It was a passing remembrance," replied Siddha, recovering himself as well as possible, "awakened by that name, but which has nothing to do with Faizi's wife."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "It was a passing remembrance," replied Siddha, recovering himself as well as possible, "awakened by that name, but which has nothing to do with Faizi's wife."
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
wife
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From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You have not, I trust, fallen in love with Gulbadan at first sight?
woman
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From this reading "How can the name of that woman affect you?" asked Parviz, astonished at Siddha's strange bearing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would scarcely advise you to do so; although Faizi is goodness itself, he is not always quite gentle where his wife is concerned, with whom he is desperately in love."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How can the name of that woman affect you?" asked Parviz, astonished at Siddha's strange bearing.
