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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 With daylight he remembered uneasily that it was a story which should be told.
affect
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From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He recalled the tone with which she had spoken of his escort of the girl to her island, and he shrank from hearing the same tone again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He recalled the tone with which she had spoken of his escort of the girl to her island, and he shrank from hearing the same tone again.
anger
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From this reading He felt that, if heard, it would anger him unreasonably, perhaps move him to the utterance of that kind of words which are most fatal to friendship, harmony, or love.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He felt that, if heard, it would anger him unreasonably, perhaps move him to the utterance of that kind of words which are most fatal to friendship, harmony, or love.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With daylight he remembered uneasily that it was a story which should be told.
came
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From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
certain
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From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
Damaris
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From this reading Othmar did not tell her that night of Damaris.
daylight
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From this reading With daylight he remembered uneasily that it was a story which should be told.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Othmar did not tell her that night of Damaris.
entertain
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From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
escort
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From this reading He recalled the tone with which she had spoken of his escort of the girl to her island, and he shrank from hearing the same tone again.
fatal
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From this reading He felt that, if heard, it would anger him unreasonably, perhaps move him to the utterance of that kind of words which are most fatal to friendship, harmony, or love.
felt
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From this reading He felt that, if heard, it would anger him unreasonably, perhaps move him to the utterance of that kind of words which are most fatal to friendship, harmony, or love.
friendship
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From this reading He felt that, if heard, it would anger him unreasonably, perhaps move him to the utterance of that kind of words which are most fatal to friendship, harmony, or love.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He recalled the tone with which she had spoken of his escort of the girl to her island, and he shrank from hearing the same tone again.
girl
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From this reading He recalled the tone with which she had spoken of his escort of the girl to her island, and he shrank from hearing the same tone again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He recalled the tone with which she had spoken of his escort of the girl to her island, and he shrank from hearing the same tone again.
harmony
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From this reading He felt that, if heard, it would anger him unreasonably, perhaps move him to the utterance of that kind of words which are most fatal to friendship, harmony, or love.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With daylight he remembered uneasily that it was a story which should be told.
heard
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From this reading He felt that, if heard, it would anger him unreasonably, perhaps move him to the utterance of that kind of words which are most fatal to friendship, harmony, or love.
hearing
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From this reading He recalled the tone with which she had spoken of his escort of the girl to her island, and he shrank from hearing the same tone again.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Othmar did not tell her that night of Damaris.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
incredulity
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From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
island
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From this reading He recalled the tone with which she had spoken of his escort of the girl to her island, and he shrank from hearing the same tone again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With daylight he remembered uneasily that it was a story which should be told.
kind
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From this reading He felt that, if heard, it would anger him unreasonably, perhaps move him to the utterance of that kind of words which are most fatal to friendship, harmony, or love.
laughter
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From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
love
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From this reading He felt that, if heard, it would anger him unreasonably, perhaps move him to the utterance of that kind of words which are most fatal to friendship, harmony, or love.
mirth
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From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
most
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From this reading He felt that, if heard, it would anger him unreasonably, perhaps move him to the utterance of that kind of words which are most fatal to friendship, harmony, or love.
motives
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From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
move
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From this reading He felt that, if heard, it would anger him unreasonably, perhaps move him to the utterance of that kind of words which are most fatal to friendship, harmony, or love.
nervousness
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From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
night
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From this reading Othmar did not tell her that night of Damaris.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Othmar did not tell her that night of Damaris.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Othmar did not tell her that night of Damaris.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He felt that, if heard, it would anger him unreasonably, perhaps move him to the utterance of that kind of words which are most fatal to friendship, harmony, or love.
other
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From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
Othmar
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From this reading Othmar did not tell her that night of Damaris.
out
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From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
perhaps
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From this reading He felt that, if heard, it would anger him unreasonably, perhaps move him to the utterance of that kind of words which are most fatal to friendship, harmony, or love.
possible
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From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
probable
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From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
recalled
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From this reading He recalled the tone with which she had spoken of his escort of the girl to her island, and he shrank from hearing the same tone again.
remembered
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From this reading With daylight he remembered uneasily that it was a story which should be told.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He recalled the tone with which she had spoken of his escort of the girl to her island, and he shrank from hearing the same tone again.
seriousness
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From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading With daylight he remembered uneasily that it was a story which should be told.
shrank
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From this reading He recalled the tone with which she had spoken of his escort of the girl to her island, and he shrank from hearing the same tone again.
spoken
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From this reading He recalled the tone with which she had spoken of his escort of the girl to her island, and he shrank from hearing the same tone again.
story
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From this reading With daylight he remembered uneasily that it was a story which should be told.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Othmar did not tell her that night of Damaris.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Othmar did not tell her that night of Damaris.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With daylight he remembered uneasily that it was a story which should be told.
tone
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From this reading He recalled the tone with which she had spoken of his escort of the girl to her island, and he shrank from hearing the same tone again.
too
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From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
uneasily
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From this reading With daylight he remembered uneasily that it was a story which should be told.
unlike
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From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
unreasonably
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From this reading He felt that, if heard, it would anger him unreasonably, perhaps move him to the utterance of that kind of words which are most fatal to friendship, harmony, or love.
utterance
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From this reading He felt that, if heard, it would anger him unreasonably, perhaps move him to the utterance of that kind of words which are most fatal to friendship, harmony, or love.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With daylight he remembered uneasily that it was a story which should be told.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With daylight he remembered uneasily that it was a story which should be told.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With daylight he remembered uneasily that it was a story which should be told.
women
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From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
words
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From this reading He felt that, if heard, it would anger him unreasonably, perhaps move him to the utterance of that kind of words which are most fatal to friendship, harmony, or love.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A certain nervousness came over him whenever he thought of her possible, her probable, laughter, the incredulity as to his motives which she would be sure, out of mirth, to affect if she were too unlike other women to in seriousness entertain it.
