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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 Countess left poor Otto with a caress and buffet simultaneously administered.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The welcome word about his wife and the virtuous ending of his interview should doubtless have delighted him.
aching
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From this reading But for all that, as he shouldered the bag of money and set forward to rejoin his groom, he was conscious of many aching sensibilities.
administered
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From this reading The Countess left poor Otto with a caress and buffet simultaneously administered.
all
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From this reading But for all that, as he shouldered the bag of money and set forward to rejoin his groom, he was conscious of many aching sensibilities.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Countess left poor Otto with a caress and buffet simultaneously administered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But for all that, as he shouldered the bag of money and set forward to rejoin his groom, he was conscious of many aching sensibilities.
bag
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From this reading But for all that, as he shouldered the bag of money and set forward to rejoin his groom, he was conscious of many aching sensibilities.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To have gone wrong and to have been set right makes but a double trial for man’s vanity.
bitterness
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From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
buffet
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From this reading The Countess left poor Otto with a caress and buffet simultaneously administered.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for all that, as he shouldered the bag of money and set forward to rejoin his groom, he was conscious of many aching sensibilities.
caress
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From this reading The Countess left poor Otto with a caress and buffet simultaneously administered.
conscious
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From this reading But for all that, as he shouldered the bag of money and set forward to rejoin his groom, he was conscious of many aching sensibilities.
Countess
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From this reading The Countess left poor Otto with a caress and buffet simultaneously administered.
delighted
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From this reading The welcome word about his wife and the virtuous ending of his interview should doubtless have delighted him.
discovery
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From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
double
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From this reading To have gone wrong and to have been set right makes but a double trial for man’s vanity.
doubtless
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From this reading The welcome word about his wife and the virtuous ending of his interview should doubtless have delighted him.
ending
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From this reading The welcome word about his wife and the virtuous ending of his interview should doubtless have delighted him.
fidelitynounUS /fɪˈdeləti/
continued loyalty to a person or promise
From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for all that, as he shouldered the bag of money and set forward to rejoin his groom, he was conscious of many aching sensibilities.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for all that, as he shouldered the bag of money and set forward to rejoin his groom, he was conscious of many aching sensibilities.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
gone
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From this reading To have gone wrong and to have been set right makes but a double trial for man’s vanity.
groom
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From this reading But for all that, as he shouldered the bag of money and set forward to rejoin his groom, he was conscious of many aching sensibilities.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The welcome word about his wife and the virtuous ending of his interview should doubtless have delighted him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But for all that, as he shouldered the bag of money and set forward to rejoin his groom, he was conscious of many aching sensibilities.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
heart
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From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The welcome word about his wife and the virtuous ending of his interview should doubtless have delighted him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The welcome word about his wife and the virtuous ending of his interview should doubtless have delighted him.
hour
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From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
increased
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From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
interview
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From this reading The welcome word about his wife and the virtuous ending of his interview should doubtless have delighted him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Countess left poor Otto with a caress and buffet simultaneously administered.
loved
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From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
makes
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From this reading To have gone wrong and to have been set right makes but a double trial for man’s vanity.
man's
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From this reading To have gone wrong and to have been set right makes but a double trial for man’s vanity.
many
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From this reading But for all that, as he shouldered the bag of money and set forward to rejoin his groom, he was conscious of many aching sensibilities.
money
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From this reading But for all that, as he shouldered the bag of money and set forward to rejoin his groom, he was conscious of many aching sensibilities.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The welcome word about his wife and the virtuous ending of his interview should doubtless have delighted him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
Otto
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From this reading The Countess left poor Otto with a caress and buffet simultaneously administered.
own
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From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Countess left poor Otto with a caress and buffet simultaneously administered.
possible
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From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
rejoin
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From this reading But for all that, as he shouldered the bag of money and set forward to rejoin his groom, he was conscious of many aching sensibilities.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To have gone wrong and to have been set right makes but a double trial for man’s vanity.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
sensibilities
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From this reading But for all that, as he shouldered the bag of money and set forward to rejoin his groom, he was conscious of many aching sensibilities.
set
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From this reading But for all that, as he shouldered the bag of money and set forward to rejoin his groom, he was conscious of many aching sensibilities.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The welcome word about his wife and the virtuous ending of his interview should doubtless have delighted him.
shouldered
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From this reading But for all that, as he shouldered the bag of money and set forward to rejoin his groom, he was conscious of many aching sensibilities.
simultaneously
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From this reading The Countess left poor Otto with a caress and buffet simultaneously administered.
staggered
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From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
surprise
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From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But for all that, as he shouldered the bag of money and set forward to rejoin his groom, he was conscious of many aching sensibilities.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Countess left poor Otto with a caress and buffet simultaneously administered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But for all that, as he shouldered the bag of money and set forward to rejoin his groom, he was conscious of many aching sensibilities.
trial
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From this reading To have gone wrong and to have been set right makes but a double trial for man’s vanity.
unfaith
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From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
vanity
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From this reading To have gone wrong and to have been set right makes but a double trial for man’s vanity.
virtuous
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From this reading The welcome word about his wife and the virtuous ending of his interview should doubtless have delighted him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But for all that, as he shouldered the bag of money and set forward to rejoin his groom, he was conscious of many aching sensibilities.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
welcome
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From this reading The welcome word about his wife and the virtuous ending of his interview should doubtless have delighted him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
wife
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From this reading The welcome word about his wife and the virtuous ending of his interview should doubtless have delighted him.
wife's
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From this reading The discovery of his own weakness and possible unfaith had staggered him to the heart; and to hear, in the same hour, of his wife’s fidelity from one who loved her not, increased the bitterness of the surprise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Countess left poor Otto with a caress and buffet simultaneously administered.
word
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From this reading The welcome word about his wife and the virtuous ending of his interview should doubtless have delighted him.
wrong
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From this reading To have gone wrong and to have been set right makes but a double trial for man’s vanity.
