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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 As a woman he still hated her intensely, unspeakably, unchangeably, but as their mother he had respect for her, and almost pardon.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When he saw the beauty of her children, Friedrich Othmar relented in that unsparing bitterness which he felt against her.
all
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From this reading 'He will be childless all his days,' he had said with certainty and scorn.
almost
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From this reading As a woman he still hated her intensely, unspeakably, unchangeably, but as their mother he had respect for her, and almost pardon.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'That bloodless _mondaine_, that ethereal coquette will leave the name barren; she is all brain and nerve; she will never give birth to anything save an epigram.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As a woman he still hated her intensely, unspeakably, unchangeably, but as their mother he had respect for her, and almost pardon.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading 'That bloodless _mondaine_, that ethereal coquette will leave the name barren; she is all brain and nerve; she will never give birth to anything save an epigram.'
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a woman he still hated her intensely, unspeakably, unchangeably, but as their mother he had respect for her, and almost pardon.
barren
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From this reading 'That bloodless _mondaine_, that ethereal coquette will leave the name barren; she is all brain and nerve; she will never give birth to anything save an epigram.'
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'He will be childless all his days,' he had said with certainty and scorn.
beauty
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From this reading When he saw the beauty of her children, Friedrich Othmar relented in that unsparing bitterness which he felt against her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When his words had been disproved, he had rendered her a sullen honour.
birth
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From this reading 'That bloodless _mondaine_, that ethereal coquette will leave the name barren; she is all brain and nerve; she will never give birth to anything save an epigram.'
bitterness
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From this reading When he saw the beauty of her children, Friedrich Othmar relented in that unsparing bitterness which he felt against her.
bloodless
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From this reading 'That bloodless _mondaine_, that ethereal coquette will leave the name barren; she is all brain and nerve; she will never give birth to anything save an epigram.'
brain
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From this reading 'That bloodless _mondaine_, that ethereal coquette will leave the name barren; she is all brain and nerve; she will never give birth to anything save an epigram.'
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As a woman he still hated her intensely, unspeakably, unchangeably, but as their mother he had respect for her, and almost pardon.
certainty
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From this reading 'He will be childless all his days,' he had said with certainty and scorn.
childless
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From this reading 'He will be childless all his days,' he had said with certainty and scorn.
children
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From this reading When he saw the beauty of her children, Friedrich Othmar relented in that unsparing bitterness which he felt against her.
coquette
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From this reading 'That bloodless _mondaine_, that ethereal coquette will leave the name barren; she is all brain and nerve; she will never give birth to anything save an epigram.'
days
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From this reading 'He will be childless all his days,' he had said with certainty and scorn.
disproved
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From this reading When his words had been disproved, he had rendered her a sullen honour.
epigram
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From this reading 'That bloodless _mondaine_, that ethereal coquette will leave the name barren; she is all brain and nerve; she will never give birth to anything save an epigram.'
ethereal
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From this reading 'That bloodless _mondaine_, that ethereal coquette will leave the name barren; she is all brain and nerve; she will never give birth to anything save an epigram.'
felt
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From this reading When he saw the beauty of her children, Friedrich Othmar relented in that unsparing bitterness which he felt against her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As a woman he still hated her intensely, unspeakably, unchangeably, but as their mother he had respect for her, and almost pardon.
Friedrich
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From this reading When he saw the beauty of her children, Friedrich Othmar relented in that unsparing bitterness which he felt against her.
give
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From this reading 'That bloodless _mondaine_, that ethereal coquette will leave the name barren; she is all brain and nerve; she will never give birth to anything save an epigram.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As a woman he still hated her intensely, unspeakably, unchangeably, but as their mother he had respect for her, and almost pardon.
hated
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From this reading As a woman he still hated her intensely, unspeakably, unchangeably, but as their mother he had respect for her, and almost pardon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he saw the beauty of her children, Friedrich Othmar relented in that unsparing bitterness which he felt against her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he saw the beauty of her children, Friedrich Othmar relented in that unsparing bitterness which he felt against her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'He will be childless all his days,' he had said with certainty and scorn.
honour
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From this reading When his words had been disproved, he had rendered her a sullen honour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he saw the beauty of her children, Friedrich Othmar relented in that unsparing bitterness which he felt against her.
intensely
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From this reading As a woman he still hated her intensely, unspeakably, unchangeably, but as their mother he had respect for her, and almost pardon.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'That bloodless _mondaine_, that ethereal coquette will leave the name barren; she is all brain and nerve; she will never give birth to anything save an epigram.'
leave
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From this reading 'That bloodless _mondaine_, that ethereal coquette will leave the name barren; she is all brain and nerve; she will never give birth to anything save an epigram.'
mondaine
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From this reading 'That bloodless _mondaine_, that ethereal coquette will leave the name barren; she is all brain and nerve; she will never give birth to anything save an epigram.'
mother
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From this reading As a woman he still hated her intensely, unspeakably, unchangeably, but as their mother he had respect for her, and almost pardon.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'That bloodless _mondaine_, that ethereal coquette will leave the name barren; she is all brain and nerve; she will never give birth to anything save an epigram.'
nerve
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From this reading 'That bloodless _mondaine_, that ethereal coquette will leave the name barren; she is all brain and nerve; she will never give birth to anything save an epigram.'
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'That bloodless _mondaine_, that ethereal coquette will leave the name barren; she is all brain and nerve; she will never give birth to anything save an epigram.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he saw the beauty of her children, Friedrich Othmar relented in that unsparing bitterness which he felt against her.
Othmar
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From this reading When he saw the beauty of her children, Friedrich Othmar relented in that unsparing bitterness which he felt against her.
pardon
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From this reading As a woman he still hated her intensely, unspeakably, unchangeably, but as their mother he had respect for her, and almost pardon.
relented
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From this reading When he saw the beauty of her children, Friedrich Othmar relented in that unsparing bitterness which he felt against her.
rendered
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From this reading When his words had been disproved, he had rendered her a sullen honour.
respect
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From this reading As a woman he still hated her intensely, unspeakably, unchangeably, but as their mother he had respect for her, and almost pardon.
said
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From this reading 'He will be childless all his days,' he had said with certainty and scorn.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading 'That bloodless _mondaine_, that ethereal coquette will leave the name barren; she is all brain and nerve; she will never give birth to anything save an epigram.'
saw
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From this reading When he saw the beauty of her children, Friedrich Othmar relented in that unsparing bitterness which he felt against her.
scorn
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From this reading 'He will be childless all his days,' he had said with certainty and scorn.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'That bloodless _mondaine_, that ethereal coquette will leave the name barren; she is all brain and nerve; she will never give birth to anything save an epigram.'
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a woman he still hated her intensely, unspeakably, unchangeably, but as their mother he had respect for her, and almost pardon.
sullen
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From this reading When his words had been disproved, he had rendered her a sullen honour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he saw the beauty of her children, Friedrich Othmar relented in that unsparing bitterness which he felt against her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he saw the beauty of her children, Friedrich Othmar relented in that unsparing bitterness which he felt against her.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As a woman he still hated her intensely, unspeakably, unchangeably, but as their mother he had respect for her, and almost pardon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'That bloodless _mondaine_, that ethereal coquette will leave the name barren; she is all brain and nerve; she will never give birth to anything save an epigram.'
unchangeably
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From this reading As a woman he still hated her intensely, unspeakably, unchangeably, but as their mother he had respect for her, and almost pardon.
unsparing
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From this reading When he saw the beauty of her children, Friedrich Othmar relented in that unsparing bitterness which he felt against her.
unspeakably
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From this reading As a woman he still hated her intensely, unspeakably, unchangeably, but as their mother he had respect for her, and almost pardon.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he saw the beauty of her children, Friedrich Othmar relented in that unsparing bitterness which he felt against her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When he saw the beauty of her children, Friedrich Othmar relented in that unsparing bitterness which he felt against her.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'He will be childless all his days,' he had said with certainty and scorn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'He will be childless all his days,' he had said with certainty and scorn.
woman
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From this reading As a woman he still hated her intensely, unspeakably, unchangeably, but as their mother he had respect for her, and almost pardon.
words
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From this reading When his words had been disproved, he had rendered her a sullen honour.
