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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 Of the intimacy which she had discovered, by means of a hole in the wall, between the Devil and Gideon Wolf I soon disposed.
abounds
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From this reading The world abounds in men who feed on delusions, and who find their greatest comfort therein.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The majority of these men are beings who hunger after what is not within their reach, or who are envious of their neighbors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of Anna's revelations, those which troubled me most were that relating to Pretzel the miser, and that relating to Katrine Loebeg.
Anna's
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From this reading Of Anna's revelations, those which troubled me most were that relating to Pretzel the miser, and that relating to Katrine Loebeg.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The majority of these men are beings who hunger after what is not within their reach, or who are envious of their neighbors.
beings
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From this reading The majority of these men are beings who hunger after what is not within their reach, or who are envious of their neighbors.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Of the intimacy which she had discovered, by means of a hole in the wall, between the Devil and Gideon Wolf I soon disposed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Of the intimacy which she had discovered, by means of a hole in the wall, between the Devil and Gideon Wolf I soon disposed.
comfort
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From this reading The world abounds in men who feed on delusions, and who find their greatest comfort therein.
delusions
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From this reading The world abounds in men who feed on delusions, and who find their greatest comfort therein.
Devil
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From this reading Of the intimacy which she had discovered, by means of a hole in the wall, between the Devil and Gideon Wolf I soon disposed.
discovered
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From this reading Of the intimacy which she had discovered, by means of a hole in the wall, between the Devil and Gideon Wolf I soon disposed.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of the intimacy which she had discovered, by means of a hole in the wall, between the Devil and Gideon Wolf I soon disposed.
envious
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From this reading The majority of these men are beings who hunger after what is not within their reach, or who are envious of their neighbors.
EVIL
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From this reading PRETZEL THE MISER, WITH THE EVIL EYE.
EYE
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From this reading PRETZEL THE MISER, WITH THE EVIL EYE.
feed
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From this reading The world abounds in men who feed on delusions, and who find their greatest comfort therein.
find
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From this reading The world abounds in men who feed on delusions, and who find their greatest comfort therein.
Gideon
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From this reading Of the intimacy which she had discovered, by means of a hole in the wall, between the Devil and Gideon Wolf I soon disposed.
greatest
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From this reading The world abounds in men who feed on delusions, and who find their greatest comfort therein.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of the intimacy which she had discovered, by means of a hole in the wall, between the Devil and Gideon Wolf I soon disposed.
hole
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From this reading Of the intimacy which she had discovered, by means of a hole in the wall, between the Devil and Gideon Wolf I soon disposed.
hunger
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From this reading The majority of these men are beings who hunger after what is not within their reach, or who are envious of their neighbors.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of the intimacy which she had discovered, by means of a hole in the wall, between the Devil and Gideon Wolf I soon disposed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of the intimacy which she had discovered, by means of a hole in the wall, between the Devil and Gideon Wolf I soon disposed.
intimacy
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From this reading Of the intimacy which she had discovered, by means of a hole in the wall, between the Devil and Gideon Wolf I soon disposed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The majority of these men are beings who hunger after what is not within their reach, or who are envious of their neighbors.
Katrine
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From this reading Of Anna's revelations, those which troubled me most were that relating to Pretzel the miser, and that relating to Katrine Loebeg.
Loebeg
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From this reading Of Anna's revelations, those which troubled me most were that relating to Pretzel the miser, and that relating to Katrine Loebeg.
majority
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From this reading The majority of these men are beings who hunger after what is not within their reach, or who are envious of their neighbors.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of Anna's revelations, those which troubled me most were that relating to Pretzel the miser, and that relating to Katrine Loebeg.
means
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From this reading Of the intimacy which she had discovered, by means of a hole in the wall, between the Devil and Gideon Wolf I soon disposed.
men
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From this reading The world abounds in men who feed on delusions, and who find their greatest comfort therein.
MISER
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From this reading PRETZEL THE MISER, WITH THE EVIL EYE.
most
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From this reading Of Anna's revelations, those which troubled me most were that relating to Pretzel the miser, and that relating to Katrine Loebeg.
neighbors
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From this reading The majority of these men are beings who hunger after what is not within their reach, or who are envious of their neighbors.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The majority of these men are beings who hunger after what is not within their reach, or who are envious of their neighbors.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of Anna's revelations, those which troubled me most were that relating to Pretzel the miser, and that relating to Katrine Loebeg.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The world abounds in men who feed on delusions, and who find their greatest comfort therein.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The majority of these men are beings who hunger after what is not within their reach, or who are envious of their neighbors.
PRETZEL
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From this reading PRETZEL THE MISER, WITH THE EVIL EYE.
reach
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From this reading The majority of these men are beings who hunger after what is not within their reach, or who are envious of their neighbors.
relating
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From this reading Of Anna's revelations, those which troubled me most were that relating to Pretzel the miser, and that relating to Katrine Loebeg.
revelations
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From this reading Of Anna's revelations, those which troubled me most were that relating to Pretzel the miser, and that relating to Katrine Loebeg.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of the intimacy which she had discovered, by means of a hole in the wall, between the Devil and Gideon Wolf I soon disposed.
soon
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From this reading Of the intimacy which she had discovered, by means of a hole in the wall, between the Devil and Gideon Wolf I soon disposed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of Anna's revelations, those which troubled me most were that relating to Pretzel the miser, and that relating to Katrine Loebeg.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PRETZEL THE MISER, WITH THE EVIL EYE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The world abounds in men who feed on delusions, and who find their greatest comfort therein.
therein
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From this reading The world abounds in men who feed on delusions, and who find their greatest comfort therein.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The majority of these men are beings who hunger after what is not within their reach, or who are envious of their neighbors.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Of Anna's revelations, those which troubled me most were that relating to Pretzel the miser, and that relating to Katrine Loebeg.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of Anna's revelations, those which troubled me most were that relating to Pretzel the miser, and that relating to Katrine Loebeg.
troubled
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From this reading Of Anna's revelations, those which troubled me most were that relating to Pretzel the miser, and that relating to Katrine Loebeg.
wall
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From this reading Of the intimacy which she had discovered, by means of a hole in the wall, between the Devil and Gideon Wolf I soon disposed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of Anna's revelations, those which troubled me most were that relating to Pretzel the miser, and that relating to Katrine Loebeg.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The majority of these men are beings who hunger after what is not within their reach, or who are envious of their neighbors.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Of Anna's revelations, those which troubled me most were that relating to Pretzel the miser, and that relating to Katrine Loebeg.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The world abounds in men who feed on delusions, and who find their greatest comfort therein.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading PRETZEL THE MISER, WITH THE EVIL EYE.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The majority of these men are beings who hunger after what is not within their reach, or who are envious of their neighbors.
Wolf
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From this reading Of the intimacy which she had discovered, by means of a hole in the wall, between the Devil and Gideon Wolf I soon disposed.
world
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From this reading The world abounds in men who feed on delusions, and who find their greatest comfort therein.
