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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 Bernard sat thinking for a long time; at first with a good deal of mortification--at last with a good deal of bitterness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was displeased with poor Gordon, and with Gordon’s displeasure.
angry
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From this reading He felt angry at last; but he was not angry with himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bernard sat thinking for a long time; at first with a good deal of mortification--at last with a good deal of bitterness.
Bernard
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From this reading Bernard sat thinking for a long time; at first with a good deal of mortification--at last with a good deal of bitterness.
betrothal
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From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
bitterness
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From this reading Bernard sat thinking for a long time; at first with a good deal of mortification--at last with a good deal of bitterness.
blank
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From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
book
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From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He felt angry at last; but he was not angry with himself.
charming
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From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
deal
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From this reading Bernard sat thinking for a long time; at first with a good deal of mortification--at last with a good deal of bitterness.
discomfort
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From this reading He was uncomfortable, and he was vexed at his discomfort.
displeased
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From this reading He was displeased with poor Gordon, and with Gordon’s displeasure.
displeasure
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From this reading He was displeased with poor Gordon, and with Gordon’s displeasure.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
fate
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From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
felt
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From this reading He felt angry at last; but he was not angry with himself.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bernard sat thinking for a long time; at first with a good deal of mortification--at last with a good deal of bitterness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bernard sat thinking for a long time; at first with a good deal of mortification--at last with a good deal of bitterness.
formed
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From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
girl
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From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
glimpse
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From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bernard sat thinking for a long time; at first with a good deal of mortification--at last with a good deal of bitterness.
Gordon
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From this reading He was displeased with poor Gordon, and with Gordon’s displeasure.
Gordon's
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From this reading He was displeased with poor Gordon, and with Gordon’s displeasure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt angry at last; but he was not angry with himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He felt angry at last; but he was not angry with himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was uncomfortable, and he was vexed at his discomfort.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bernard sat thinking for a long time; at first with a good deal of mortification--at last with a good deal of bitterness.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bernard sat thinking for a long time; at first with a good deal of mortification--at last with a good deal of bitterness.
mortification
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From this reading Bernard sat thinking for a long time; at first with a good deal of mortification--at last with a good deal of bitterness.
natural
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From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He felt angry at last; but he was not angry with himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bernard sat thinking for a long time; at first with a good deal of mortification--at last with a good deal of bitterness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
page
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From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was displeased with poor Gordon, and with Gordon’s displeasure.
registered
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From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
sat
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From this reading Bernard sat thinking for a long time; at first with a good deal of mortification--at last with a good deal of bitterness.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
situation
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From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bernard sat thinking for a long time; at first with a good deal of mortification--at last with a good deal of bitterness.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bernard sat thinking for a long time; at first with a good deal of mortification--at last with a good deal of bitterness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
uncomfortable
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From this reading He was uncomfortable, and he was vexed at his discomfort.
vexed
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From this reading He was uncomfortable, and he was vexed at his discomfort.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He felt angry at last; but he was not angry with himself.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It formed, it seemed to him, no natural part of his situation; he had had no glimpse of it in the book of fate where he registered on a fair blank page his betrothal to a charming girl.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bernard sat thinking for a long time; at first with a good deal of mortification--at last with a good deal of bitterness.
