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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 By the violence of these transports of rage, I recognised the extent of my love for her,--a love whose depths I had not before sounded.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
afterwards
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From this reading Now I no longer believed that she had wished to force me into confiding in her so that she might mock at me afterwards.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
anger
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From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I thought that another refused to requite the love that I would have given my life to obtain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading By the violence of these transports of rage, I recognised the extent of my love for her,--a love whose depths I had not before sounded.
believed
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From this reading Now I no longer believed that she had wished to force me into confiding in her so that she might mock at me afterwards.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the violence of these transports of rage, I recognised the extent of my love for her,--a love whose depths I had not before sounded.
confiding
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From this reading Now I no longer believed that she had wished to force me into confiding in her so that she might mock at me afterwards.
CONTRADICTIONS
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crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
de
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depths
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From this reading By the violence of these transports of rage, I recognised the extent of my love for her,--a love whose depths I had not before sounded.
discovered
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From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
distressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɛst/
suffering from pain, danger, or serious difficulty
From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
extent
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From this reading By the violence of these transports of rage, I recognised the extent of my love for her,--a love whose depths I had not before sounded.
eyes
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From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
force
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From this reading Now I no longer believed that she had wished to force me into confiding in her so that she might mock at me afterwards.
furious
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given
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From this reading I thought that another refused to requite the love that I would have given my life to obtain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the violence of these transports of rage, I recognised the extent of my love for her,--a love whose depths I had not before sounded.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By the violence of these transports of rage, I recognised the extent of my love for her,--a love whose depths I had not before sounded.
hours
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From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now I no longer believed that she had wished to force me into confiding in her so that she might mock at me afterwards.
insolent
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From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
interview
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now I no longer believed that she had wished to force me into confiding in her so that she might mock at me afterwards.
jealousy
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From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought that another refused to requite the love that I would have given my life to obtain.
longer
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From this reading Now I no longer believed that she had wished to force me into confiding in her so that she might mock at me afterwards.
love
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From this reading By the violence of these transports of rage, I recognised the extent of my love for her,--a love whose depths I had not before sounded.
Madame
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From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
medallion
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From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Now I no longer believed that she had wished to force me into confiding in her so that she might mock at me afterwards.
mock
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From this reading Now I no longer believed that she had wished to force me into confiding in her so that she might mock at me afterwards.
more
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From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Now I no longer believed that she had wished to force me into confiding in her so that she might mock at me afterwards.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
Now
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From this reading Now I no longer believed that she had wished to force me into confiding in her so that she might mock at me afterwards.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading I thought that another refused to requite the love that I would have given my life to obtain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the violence of these transports of rage, I recognised the extent of my love for her,--a love whose depths I had not before sounded.
only
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From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
other
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From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
proof
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From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
Pënâfiel
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rage
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From this reading By the violence of these transports of rage, I recognised the extent of my love for her,--a love whose depths I had not before sounded.
recognised
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From this reading By the violence of these transports of rage, I recognised the extent of my love for her,--a love whose depths I had not before sounded.
refused
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From this reading I thought that another refused to requite the love that I would have given my life to obtain.
regretted
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From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
requite
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From this reading I thought that another refused to requite the love that I would have given my life to obtain.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now I no longer believed that she had wished to force me into confiding in her so that she might mock at me afterwards.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
some
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sounded
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From this reading By the violence of these transports of rage, I recognised the extent of my love for her,--a love whose depths I had not before sounded.
stories
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From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
sufficient
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From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
suspicions
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From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading By the violence of these transports of rage, I recognised the extent of my love for her,--a love whose depths I had not before sounded.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought that another refused to requite the love that I would have given my life to obtain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
transports
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From this reading By the violence of these transports of rage, I recognised the extent of my love for her,--a love whose depths I had not before sounded.
true
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From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
truth
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From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
violence
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From this reading By the violence of these transports of rage, I recognised the extent of my love for her,--a love whose depths I had not before sounded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CONTRADICTIONS After this interview, my anger and jealousy were for some hours so furious that the only thing I regretted was not to have been even more cruel and insolent to Madame de Pënâfiel.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading By the violence of these transports of rage, I recognised the extent of my love for her,--a love whose depths I had not before sounded.
why
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From this reading This medallion that I had discovered was to my eyes sufficient proof of the truth of my last suspicions, and if they were true, why should not those other stories be true, that had distressed me so at first?
wished
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From this reading Now I no longer believed that she had wished to force me into confiding in her so that she might mock at me afterwards.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I thought that another refused to requite the love that I would have given my life to obtain.
