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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 Broken by sufferings and misfortune, he looked on himself as a sort of wreck, and three fears in especial haunted him.
adversary
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From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
aged
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From this reading First, we are aged respectively thirty-seven and seventeen; and he could not contemplate without quaking the twenty years that divide us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading First, we are aged respectively thirty-seven and seventeen; and he could not contemplate without quaking the twenty years that divide us.
arguments
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From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
beauty
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From this reading In the next place, he shares our views on the subject of my beauty, and it is cruel for him to see how the hardships of his life have robbed him of youth.
became
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From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
BrokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Broken by sufferings and misfortune, he looked on himself as a sort of wreck, and three fears in especial haunted him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
call
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From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
chance
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From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
clear
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From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
conscious
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From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
contemplate
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From this reading First, we are aged respectively thirty-seven and seventeen; and he could not contemplate without quaking the twenty years that divide us.
contest
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From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading First, we are aged respectively thirty-seven and seventeen; and he could not contemplate without quaking the twenty years that divide us.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading In the next place, he shares our views on the subject of my beauty, and it is cruel for him to see how the hardships of his life have robbed him of youth.
divide
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From this reading First, we are aged respectively thirty-seven and seventeen; and he could not contemplate without quaking the twenty years that divide us.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
especial
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From this reading Broken by sufferings and misfortune, he looked on himself as a sort of wreck, and three fears in especial haunted him.
fear
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From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
fears
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From this reading Broken by sufferings and misfortune, he looked on himself as a sort of wreck, and three fears in especial haunted him.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, we are aged respectively thirty-seven and seventeen; and he could not contemplate without quaking the twenty years that divide us.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
given
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From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
got
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From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
greatness
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From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then I listened to what he had to say in reply.
handicapped
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From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
hardships
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From this reading In the next place, he shares our views on the subject of my beauty, and it is cruel for him to see how the hardships of his life have robbed him of youth.
haunted
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From this reading Broken by sufferings and misfortune, he looked on himself as a sort of wreck, and three fears in especial haunted him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the next place, he shares our views on the subject of my beauty, and it is cruel for him to see how the hardships of his life have robbed him of youth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then I listened to what he had to say in reply.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Broken by sufferings and misfortune, he looked on himself as a sort of wreck, and three fears in especial haunted him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Broken by sufferings and misfortune, he looked on himself as a sort of wreck, and three fears in especial haunted him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
how
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From this reading In the next place, he shares our views on the subject of my beauty, and it is cruel for him to see how the hardships of his life have robbed him of youth.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then I listened to what he had to say in reply.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then I listened to what he had to say in reply.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the next place, he shares our views on the subject of my beauty, and it is cruel for him to see how the hardships of his life have robbed him of youth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
less
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From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the next place, he shares our views on the subject of my beauty, and it is cruel for him to see how the hardships of his life have robbed him of youth.
listened
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From this reading Then I listened to what he had to say in reply.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Broken by sufferings and misfortune, he looked on himself as a sort of wreck, and three fears in especial haunted him.
magniloquently
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From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
misfortune
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From this reading Broken by sufferings and misfortune, he looked on himself as a sort of wreck, and three fears in especial haunted him.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the next place, he shares our views on the subject of my beauty, and it is cruel for him to see how the hardships of his life have robbed him of youth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading First, we are aged respectively thirty-seven and seventeen; and he could not contemplate without quaking the twenty years that divide us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Broken by sufferings and misfortune, he looked on himself as a sort of wreck, and three fears in especial haunted him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the next place, he shares our views on the subject of my beauty, and it is cruel for him to see how the hardships of his life have robbed him of youth.
people
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From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
place
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From this reading In the next place, he shares our views on the subject of my beauty, and it is cruel for him to see how the hardships of his life have robbed him of youth.
quaking
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From this reading First, we are aged respectively thirty-seven and seventeen; and he could not contemplate without quaking the twenty years that divide us.
reply
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From this reading Then I listened to what he had to say in reply.
respectively
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From this reading First, we are aged respectively thirty-seven and seventeen; and he could not contemplate without quaking the twenty years that divide us.
robbed
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From this reading In the next place, he shares our views on the subject of my beauty, and it is cruel for him to see how the hardships of his life have robbed him of youth.
say
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From this reading Then I listened to what he had to say in reply.
see
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From this reading In the next place, he shares our views on the subject of my beauty, and it is cruel for him to see how the hardships of his life have robbed him of youth.
seventeen
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From this reading First, we are aged respectively thirty-seven and seventeen; and he could not contemplate without quaking the twenty years that divide us.
shares
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From this reading In the next place, he shares our views on the subject of my beauty, and it is cruel for him to see how the hardships of his life have robbed him of youth.
sort
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From this reading Broken by sufferings and misfortune, he looked on himself as a sort of wreck, and three fears in especial haunted him.
soul
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From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
subject
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From this reading In the next place, he shares our views on the subject of my beauty, and it is cruel for him to see how the hardships of his life have robbed him of youth.
sufferings
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From this reading Broken by sufferings and misfortune, he looked on himself as a sort of wreck, and three fears in especial haunted him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
Then
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From this reading Then I listened to what he had to say in reply.
thirty-seven
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From this reading First, we are aged respectively thirty-seven and seventeen; and he could not contemplate without quaking the twenty years that divide us.
three
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From this reading Broken by sufferings and misfortune, he looked on himself as a sort of wreck, and three fears in especial haunted him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then I listened to what he had to say in reply.
twenty
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From this reading First, we are aged respectively thirty-seven and seventeen; and he could not contemplate without quaking the twenty years that divide us.
up
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From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading First, we are aged respectively thirty-seven and seventeen; and he could not contemplate without quaking the twenty years that divide us.
views
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From this reading In the next place, he shares our views on the subject of my beauty, and it is cruel for him to see how the hardships of his life have robbed him of youth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading First, we are aged respectively thirty-seven and seventeen; and he could not contemplate without quaking the twenty years that divide us.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then I listened to what he had to say in reply.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading First, we are aged respectively thirty-seven and seventeen; and he could not contemplate without quaking the twenty years that divide us.
wreck
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From this reading Broken by sufferings and misfortune, he looked on himself as a sort of wreck, and three fears in especial haunted him.
years
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From this reading First, we are aged respectively thirty-seven and seventeen; and he could not contemplate without quaking the twenty years that divide us.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He got mixed up in his arguments, as people do when handicapped by fear; and before long it became clear that chance had given me for adversary one who was the less fitted for the contest because he was conscious of what you magniloquently call my "greatness of soul."
youth
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From this reading In the next place, he shares our views on the subject of my beauty, and it is cruel for him to see how the hardships of his life have robbed him of youth.
