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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 The being finished speaking and fixed his looks upon me in the expectation of a reply.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This you alone can do, and I demand it of you as a right which you must not refuse to concede.”
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The being finished speaking and fixed his looks upon me in the expectation of a reply.
anew
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From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
anger
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From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
arrange
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From this reading But I was bewildered, perplexed, and unable to arrange my ideas sufficiently to understand the full extent of his proposition.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This you alone can do, and I demand it of you as a right which you must not refuse to concede.”
away
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From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The being finished speaking and fixed his looks upon me in the expectation of a reply.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I was bewildered, perplexed, and unable to arrange my ideas sufficiently to understand the full extent of his proposition.
burned
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From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I was bewildered, perplexed, and unable to arrange my ideas sufficiently to understand the full extent of his proposition.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He continued, “You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being.
concede
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From this reading This you alone can do, and I demand it of you as a right which you must not refuse to concede.”
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He continued, “You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being.
cottagers
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From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
create
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From this reading He continued, “You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being.
demand
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From this reading This you alone can do, and I demand it of you as a right which you must not refuse to concede.”
died
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From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading This you alone can do, and I demand it of you as a right which you must not refuse to concede.”
expectation
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From this reading The being finished speaking and fixed his looks upon me in the expectation of a reply.
extent
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From this reading But I was bewildered, perplexed, and unable to arrange my ideas sufficiently to understand the full extent of his proposition.
female
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From this reading He continued, “You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being.
finishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪnɪʃt/
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The being finished speaking and fixed his looks upon me in the expectation of a reply.
fixed
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From this reading The being finished speaking and fixed his looks upon me in the expectation of a reply.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He continued, “You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being.
full
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From this reading But I was bewildered, perplexed, and unable to arrange my ideas sufficiently to understand the full extent of his proposition.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He continued, “You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The being finished speaking and fixed his looks upon me in the expectation of a reply.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I was bewildered, perplexed, and unable to arrange my ideas sufficiently to understand the full extent of his proposition.
ideas
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From this reading But I was bewildered, perplexed, and unable to arrange my ideas sufficiently to understand the full extent of his proposition.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The being finished speaking and fixed his looks upon me in the expectation of a reply.
interchange
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From this reading He continued, “You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This you alone can do, and I demand it of you as a right which you must not refuse to concede.”
kindled
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From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
latter
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From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
live
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From this reading He continued, “You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being.
longer
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From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
looks
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From this reading The being finished speaking and fixed his looks upon me in the expectation of a reply.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The being finished speaking and fixed his looks upon me in the expectation of a reply.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He continued, “You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I was bewildered, perplexed, and unable to arrange my ideas sufficiently to understand the full extent of his proposition.
narrated
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From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
necessary
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From this reading He continued, “You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This you alone can do, and I demand it of you as a right which you must not refuse to concede.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The being finished speaking and fixed his looks upon me in the expectation of a reply.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
peaceful
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From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
perplexed
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From this reading But I was bewildered, perplexed, and unable to arrange my ideas sufficiently to understand the full extent of his proposition.
proposition
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From this reading But I was bewildered, perplexed, and unable to arrange my ideas sufficiently to understand the full extent of his proposition.
rage
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From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
refuse
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From this reading This you alone can do, and I demand it of you as a right which you must not refuse to concede.”
reply
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From this reading The being finished speaking and fixed his looks upon me in the expectation of a reply.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This you alone can do, and I demand it of you as a right which you must not refuse to concede.”
said
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From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
speaking
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From this reading The being finished speaking and fixed his looks upon me in the expectation of a reply.
sufficiently
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From this reading But I was bewildered, perplexed, and unable to arrange my ideas sufficiently to understand the full extent of his proposition.
suppress
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From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
sympathies
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From this reading He continued, “You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being.
tale
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From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The being finished speaking and fixed his looks upon me in the expectation of a reply.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This you alone can do, and I demand it of you as a right which you must not refuse to concede.”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He continued, “You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I was bewildered, perplexed, and unable to arrange my ideas sufficiently to understand the full extent of his proposition.
unable
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From this reading But I was bewildered, perplexed, and unable to arrange my ideas sufficiently to understand the full extent of his proposition.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I was bewildered, perplexed, and unable to arrange my ideas sufficiently to understand the full extent of his proposition.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The being finished speaking and fixed his looks upon me in the expectation of a reply.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I was bewildered, perplexed, and unable to arrange my ideas sufficiently to understand the full extent of his proposition.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This you alone can do, and I demand it of you as a right which you must not refuse to concede.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He continued, “You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He continued, “You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He continued, “You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being.
