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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 tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
act
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From this reading “Signor professor,” said he, “you were my father’s friend; perchance, too, it is your purpose to act a friendly part towards his son.
alluded
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
Baglioni
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From this reading But he strove hard to quell them and to respond to Baglioni with a true lover’s perfect faith.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he strove hard to quell them and to respond to Baglioni with a true lover’s perfect faith.
character
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
contending
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From this reading Giovanni’s face evinced many contending emotions.
daughter
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
deference
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From this reading I would fain feel nothing towards you save respect and deference; but I pray you to observe, signor, that there is one subject on which we must not speak.
demons
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
dim
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
distinctness
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
emotions
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From this reading Giovanni’s face evinced many contending emotions.
evinced
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From this reading Giovanni’s face evinced many contending emotions.
face
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From this reading Giovanni’s face evinced many contending emotions.
fain
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From this reading I would fain feel nothing towards you save respect and deference; but I pray you to observe, signor, that there is one subject on which we must not speak.
faith
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From this reading But he strove hard to quell them and to respond to Baglioni with a true lover’s perfect faith.
father's
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From this reading “Signor professor,” said he, “you were my father’s friend; perchance, too, it is your purpose to act a friendly part towards his son.
feel
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From this reading I would fain feel nothing towards you save respect and deference; but I pray you to observe, signor, that there is one subject on which we must not speak.
friend
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From this reading “Signor professor,” said he, “you were my father’s friend; perchance, too, it is your purpose to act a friendly part towards his son.
friendly
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From this reading “Signor professor,” said he, “you were my father’s friend; perchance, too, it is your purpose to act a friendly part towards his son.
gave
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
Giovanni's
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From this reading Giovanni’s face evinced many contending emotions.
grinned
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
hard
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From this reading But he strove hard to quell them and to respond to Baglioni with a true lover’s perfect faith.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he strove hard to quell them and to respond to Baglioni with a true lover’s perfect faith.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would fain feel nothing towards you save respect and deference; but I pray you to observe, signor, that there is one subject on which we must not speak.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
instantaneous
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
intimation
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Signor professor,” said he, “you were my father’s friend; perchance, too, it is your purpose to act a friendly part towards his son.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Signor professor,” said he, “you were my father’s friend; perchance, too, it is your purpose to act a friendly part towards his son.
like
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
lovely
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
lover's
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From this reading But he strove hard to quell them and to respond to Baglioni with a true lover’s perfect faith.
many
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From this reading Giovanni’s face evinced many contending emotions.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I would fain feel nothing towards you save respect and deference; but I pray you to observe, signor, that there is one subject on which we must not speak.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Signor professor,” said he, “you were my father’s friend; perchance, too, it is your purpose to act a friendly part towards his son.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I would fain feel nothing towards you save respect and deference; but I pray you to observe, signor, that there is one subject on which we must not speak.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I would fain feel nothing towards you save respect and deference; but I pray you to observe, signor, that there is one subject on which we must not speak.
now
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
observe
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From this reading I would fain feel nothing towards you save respect and deference; but I pray you to observe, signor, that there is one subject on which we must not speak.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I would fain feel nothing towards you save respect and deference; but I pray you to observe, signor, that there is one subject on which we must not speak.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I would fain feel nothing towards you save respect and deference; but I pray you to observe, signor, that there is one subject on which we must not speak.
opposite
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
own
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Signor professor,” said he, “you were my father’s friend; perchance, too, it is your purpose to act a friendly part towards his son.
perchance
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From this reading “Signor professor,” said he, “you were my father’s friend; perchance, too, it is your purpose to act a friendly part towards his son.
perfect
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From this reading But he strove hard to quell them and to respond to Baglioni with a true lover’s perfect faith.
pray
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From this reading I would fain feel nothing towards you save respect and deference; but I pray you to observe, signor, that there is one subject on which we must not speak.
professor
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
pure
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
purpose
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From this reading “Signor professor,” said he, “you were my father’s friend; perchance, too, it is your purpose to act a friendly part towards his son.
quell
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From this reading But he strove hard to quell them and to respond to Baglioni with a true lover’s perfect faith.
Rappaccini
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
respect
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From this reading I would fain feel nothing towards you save respect and deference; but I pray you to observe, signor, that there is one subject on which we must not speak.
respond
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From this reading But he strove hard to quell them and to respond to Baglioni with a true lover’s perfect faith.
said
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From this reading “Signor professor,” said he, “you were my father’s friend; perchance, too, it is your purpose to act a friendly part towards his son.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading I would fain feel nothing towards you save respect and deference; but I pray you to observe, signor, that there is one subject on which we must not speak.
Signor
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From this reading “Signor professor,” said he, “you were my father’s friend; perchance, too, it is your purpose to act a friendly part towards his son.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
son
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From this reading “Signor professor,” said he, “you were my father’s friend; perchance, too, it is your purpose to act a friendly part towards his son.
soul
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
speak
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From this reading I would fain feel nothing towards you save respect and deference; but I pray you to observe, signor, that there is one subject on which we must not speak.
strove
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From this reading But he strove hard to quell them and to respond to Baglioni with a true lover’s perfect faith.
subject
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From this reading I would fain feel nothing towards you save respect and deference; but I pray you to observe, signor, that there is one subject on which we must not speak.
suspicions
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I would fain feel nothing towards you save respect and deference; but I pray you to observe, signor, that there is one subject on which we must not speak.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But he strove hard to quell them and to respond to Baglioni with a true lover’s perfect faith.
there
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From this reading I would fain feel nothing towards you save respect and deference; but I pray you to observe, signor, that there is one subject on which we must not speak.
thousand
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
tone
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
too
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From this reading “Signor professor,” said he, “you were my father’s friend; perchance, too, it is your purpose to act a friendly part towards his son.
torture
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading “Signor professor,” said he, “you were my father’s friend; perchance, too, it is your purpose to act a friendly part towards his son.
true
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From this reading But he strove hard to quell them and to respond to Baglioni with a true lover’s perfect faith.
view
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From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I would fain feel nothing towards you save respect and deference; but I pray you to observe, signor, that there is one subject on which we must not speak.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Signor professor,” said he, “you were my father’s friend; perchance, too, it is your purpose to act a friendly part towards his son.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he strove hard to quell them and to respond to Baglioni with a true lover’s perfect faith.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would fain feel nothing towards you save respect and deference; but I pray you to observe, signor, that there is one subject on which we must not speak.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The tone in which the professor alluded to the pure and lovely daughter of Rappaccini was a torture to his soul; and yet the intimation of a view of her character opposite to his own, gave instantaneous distinctness to a thousand dim suspicions, which now grinned at him like so many demons.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Signor professor,” said he, “you were my father’s friend; perchance, too, it is your purpose to act a friendly part towards his son.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Signor professor,” said he, “you were my father’s friend; perchance, too, it is your purpose to act a friendly part towards his son.
