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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 Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
acutely
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From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
All
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From this reading All her thoughts were of Clifford.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
appalled
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From this reading The manner of Marianne's death and the long-continued silent suffering of the man appalled her.
bed
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From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
called
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From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
chivalrous
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From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
Clifford
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From this reading All her thoughts were of Clifford.
day
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From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
death
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From this reading The manner of Marianne's death and the long-continued silent suffering of the man appalled her.
flooded
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From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
gentle
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From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
heart
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From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
history
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From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
hour
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From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
hundredfold
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From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
intensified
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From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
Katharine
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From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
knew
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From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
known
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From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
long-continued
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From this reading The manner of Marianne's death and the long-continued silent suffering of the man appalled her.
love
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From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
man
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From this reading The manner of Marianne's death and the long-continued silent suffering of the man appalled her.
manner
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From this reading The manner of Marianne's death and the long-continued silent suffering of the man appalled her.
Marianne's
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From this reading The manner of Marianne's death and the long-continued silent suffering of the man appalled her.
now
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From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All her thoughts were of Clifford.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
pity
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From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
realised
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From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
room
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From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
silent
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From this reading The manner of Marianne's death and the long-continued silent suffering of the man appalled her.
spirit
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From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
straight
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From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
suffered
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From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
suffering
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From this reading The manner of Marianne's death and the long-continued silent suffering of the man appalled her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The manner of Marianne's death and the long-continued silent suffering of the man appalled her.
thoughts
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From this reading All her thoughts were of Clifford.
threw
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From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
torture
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From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
undergoing
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From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All her thoughts were of Clifford.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
