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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 I took a solemn oath to veil the secret, Conceal thy rights, while lived her lord, And thus allow’d thy youth to quit my roof.
adamant
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From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
all
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From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
allow'd
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From this reading I took a solemn oath to veil the secret, Conceal thy rights, while lived her lord, And thus allow’d thy youth to quit my roof.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
annuls
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From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
beheld
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From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
boy
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From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
breast
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From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
Bulwer
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From this reading Bulwer.--The Sea Captain.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that suffices; and it is dearly buying that reputation you have obtained for virtue, to pay the price of such eternal terrors.
buying
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From this reading But that suffices; and it is dearly buying that reputation you have obtained for virtue, to pay the price of such eternal terrors.
cancels
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From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bulwer.--The Sea Captain.
Conceal
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From this reading I took a solemn oath to veil the secret, Conceal thy rights, while lived her lord, And thus allow’d thy youth to quit my roof.
dearly
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From this reading But that suffices; and it is dearly buying that reputation you have obtained for virtue, to pay the price of such eternal terrors.
eternal
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From this reading But that suffices; and it is dearly buying that reputation you have obtained for virtue, to pay the price of such eternal terrors.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
exception
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From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
fear
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From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But that suffices; and it is dearly buying that reputation you have obtained for virtue, to pay the price of such eternal terrors.
gazing
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From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
God
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From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
heart
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From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I took a solemn oath to veil the secret, Conceal thy rights, while lived her lord, And thus allow’d thy youth to quit my roof.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
insensible
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From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that suffices; and it is dearly buying that reputation you have obtained for virtue, to pay the price of such eternal terrors.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But that suffices; and it is dearly buying that reputation you have obtained for virtue, to pay the price of such eternal terrors.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
lived
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From this reading I took a solemn oath to veil the secret, Conceal thy rights, while lived her lord, And thus allow’d thy youth to quit my roof.
lord
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From this reading I took a solemn oath to veil the secret, Conceal thy rights, while lived her lord, And thus allow’d thy youth to quit my roof.
madam
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From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
man
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From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
marchioness
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From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
More
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From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
noble
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From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
now
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From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
oath
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From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
obtained
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From this reading But that suffices; and it is dearly buying that reputation you have obtained for virtue, to pay the price of such eternal terrors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
old
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From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
pay
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From this reading But that suffices; and it is dearly buying that reputation you have obtained for virtue, to pay the price of such eternal terrors.
place
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From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
placed
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From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
price
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From this reading But that suffices; and it is dearly buying that reputation you have obtained for virtue, to pay the price of such eternal terrors.
quit
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From this reading I took a solemn oath to veil the secret, Conceal thy rights, while lived her lord, And thus allow’d thy youth to quit my roof.
remorse
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From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
reputation
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From this reading But that suffices; and it is dearly buying that reputation you have obtained for virtue, to pay the price of such eternal terrors.
rights
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From this reading I took a solemn oath to veil the secret, Conceal thy rights, while lived her lord, And thus allow’d thy youth to quit my roof.
roof
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From this reading I took a solemn oath to veil the secret, Conceal thy rights, while lived her lord, And thus allow’d thy youth to quit my roof.
said
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From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
Sea
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From this reading Bulwer.--The Sea Captain.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading I took a solemn oath to veil the secret, Conceal thy rights, while lived her lord, And thus allow’d thy youth to quit my roof.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
solemn
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From this reading I took a solemn oath to veil the secret, Conceal thy rights, while lived her lord, And thus allow’d thy youth to quit my roof.
sort
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From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But that suffices; and it is dearly buying that reputation you have obtained for virtue, to pay the price of such eternal terrors.
suffices
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From this reading But that suffices; and it is dearly buying that reputation you have obtained for virtue, to pay the price of such eternal terrors.
supply
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From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
ten
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From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
terrors
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From this reading But that suffices; and it is dearly buying that reputation you have obtained for virtue, to pay the price of such eternal terrors.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
thus
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From this reading I took a solemn oath to veil the secret, Conceal thy rights, while lived her lord, And thus allow’d thy youth to quit my roof.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading I took a solemn oath to veil the secret, Conceal thy rights, while lived her lord, And thus allow’d thy youth to quit my roof.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I took a solemn oath to veil the secret, Conceal thy rights, while lived her lord, And thus allow’d thy youth to quit my roof.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took a solemn oath to veil the secret, Conceal thy rights, while lived her lord, And thus allow’d thy youth to quit my roof.
veil
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From this reading I took a solemn oath to veil the secret, Conceal thy rights, while lived her lord, And thus allow’d thy youth to quit my roof.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading But that suffices; and it is dearly buying that reputation you have obtained for virtue, to pay the price of such eternal terrors.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I took a solemn oath to veil the secret, Conceal thy rights, while lived her lord, And thus allow’d thy youth to quit my roof.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
withdrew
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From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
wrongs
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From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
years
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From this reading More than ten years have passed since I beheld him, The noble boy; now time annuls my oath And cancels all his wrongs.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes,” said the old man, gazing after the marchioness as she withdrew, “yes, I know you have a heart of adamant, madam, insensible to every sort of fear, with the exception of that which God has placed within your breast to supply the place of remorse.
youth
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From this reading I took a solemn oath to veil the secret, Conceal thy rights, while lived her lord, And thus allow’d thy youth to quit my roof.
