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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 was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
able
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From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On reaching the hotel I was about to disembark from my gondola, when a voice hailed me from another craft, proceeding in the direction I had come.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On reaching the hotel I was about to disembark from my gondola, when a voice hailed me from another craft, proceeding in the direction I had come.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No humiliation could have been more complete.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
best
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From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On reaching the hotel I was about to disembark from my gondola, when a voice hailed me from another craft, proceeding in the direction I had come.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No humiliation could have been more complete.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
coward
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From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading On reaching the hotel I was about to disembark from my gondola, when a voice hailed me from another craft, proceeding in the direction I had come.
desire
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From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
despaired
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From this reading Nikola had won a victory, and I knew it, and despaired of retrieving it.
direction
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From this reading On reaching the hotel I was about to disembark from my gondola, when a voice hailed me from another craft, proceeding in the direction I had come.
disembark
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From this reading On reaching the hotel I was about to disembark from my gondola, when a voice hailed me from another craft, proceeding in the direction I had come.
doing
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From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
field
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From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
fled
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From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On reaching the hotel I was about to disembark from my gondola, when a voice hailed me from another craft, proceeding in the direction I had come.
gondola
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From this reading On reaching the hotel I was about to disembark from my gondola, when a voice hailed me from another craft, proceeding in the direction I had come.
gone
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From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
got
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From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On reaching the hotel I was about to disembark from my gondola, when a voice hailed me from another craft, proceeding in the direction I had come.
hating
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From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No humiliation could have been more complete.
heart's
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From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
home
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From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
hope
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From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
hotel
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From this reading On reaching the hotel I was about to disembark from my gondola, when a voice hailed me from another craft, proceeding in the direction I had come.
house
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From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
how
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From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
humiliation
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From this reading No humiliation could have been more complete.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
interview
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From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nikola had won a victory, and I knew it, and despaired of retrieving it.
knew
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From this reading Nikola had won a victory, and I knew it, and despaired of retrieving it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
man
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From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On reaching the hotel I was about to disembark from my gondola, when a voice hailed me from another craft, proceeding in the direction I had come.
moment
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From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
more
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From this reading No humiliation could have been more complete.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
Nikola
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From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
Nikola's
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From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No humiliation could have been more complete.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
offered
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From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On reaching the hotel I was about to disembark from my gondola, when a voice hailed me from another craft, proceeding in the direction I had come.
Palace
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From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
proceeding
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From this reading On reaching the hotel I was about to disembark from my gondola, when a voice hailed me from another craft, proceeding in the direction I had come.
reaching
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From this reading On reaching the hotel I was about to disembark from my gondola, when a voice hailed me from another craft, proceeding in the direction I had come.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
retrieving
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From this reading Nikola had won a victory, and I knew it, and despaired of retrieving it.
return
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From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
Revecce
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From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
turned
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From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
unconscious
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From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
victory
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From this reading Nikola had won a victory, and I knew it, and despaired of retrieving it.
voice
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From this reading On reaching the hotel I was about to disembark from my gondola, when a voice hailed me from another craft, proceeding in the direction I had come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On reaching the hotel I was about to disembark from my gondola, when a voice hailed me from another craft, proceeding in the direction I had come.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was unconscious of everything save that I had gone to Nikola's house in the hope of being able to save the life of a man, whom I had the best of reasons for hating, and that at the last moment I had turned coward and fled the field.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
won
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From this reading Nikola had won a victory, and I knew it, and despaired of retrieving it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If I were offered my heart's desire in return for so doing, I could not tell you how I got home after my interview with Nikola at the Palace Revecce.
