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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 Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
accusation
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From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
always
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From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was still no news of Maxwell, and I was pleased to be spared his presence.
Annette
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
answering
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From this reading It was commenced by Barbara inquiring whether my lady friend had followed us to Geneva, and by her answering the question herself.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
Barbara
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was still no news of Maxwell, and I was pleased to be spared his presence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
cannot
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
commenced
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From this reading It was commenced by Barbara inquiring whether my lady friend had followed us to Geneva, and by her answering the question herself.
communication
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
contempt
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From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
control
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From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But of course she has.
day
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
enlightened
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
followed
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From this reading It was commenced by Barbara inquiring whether my lady friend had followed us to Geneva, and by her answering the question herself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
friend
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From this reading It was commenced by Barbara inquiring whether my lady friend had followed us to Geneva, and by her answering the question herself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
Geneva
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From this reading It was commenced by Barbara inquiring whether my lady friend had followed us to Geneva, and by her answering the question herself.
grievance
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But of course she has.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was commenced by Barbara inquiring whether my lady friend had followed us to Geneva, and by her answering the question herself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was commenced by Barbara inquiring whether my lady friend had followed us to Geneva, and by her answering the question herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was still no news of Maxwell, and I was pleased to be spared his presence.
humor
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was still no news of Maxwell, and I was pleased to be spared his presence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
inquiring
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From this reading It was commenced by Barbara inquiring whether my lady friend had followed us to Geneva, and by her answering the question herself.
inspired
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
just
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
keep
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From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
lady
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From this reading It was commenced by Barbara inquiring whether my lady friend had followed us to Geneva, and by her answering the question herself.
later
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
limits
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From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
man's
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From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
matters
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From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
Maxwell
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From this reading There was still no news of Maxwell, and I was pleased to be spared his presence.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was commenced by Barbara inquiring whether my lady friend had followed us to Geneva, and by her answering the question herself.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
news
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From this reading There was still no news of Maxwell, and I was pleased to be spared his presence.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was still no news of Maxwell, and I was pleased to be spared his presence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
Now
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was still no news of Maxwell, and I was pleased to be spared his presence.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
patience
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From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
perhaps
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From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
place
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was still no news of Maxwell, and I was pleased to be spared his presence.
presence
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From this reading There was still no news of Maxwell, and I was pleased to be spared his presence.
pretended
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was commenced by Barbara inquiring whether my lady friend had followed us to Geneva, and by her answering the question herself.
received
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
say
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
scene
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
spared
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From this reading There was still no news of Maxwell, and I was pleased to be spared his presence.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was still no news of Maxwell, and I was pleased to be spared his presence.
stored
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
subject
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
There
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From this reading There was still no news of Maxwell, and I was pleased to be spared his presence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was still no news of Maxwell, and I was pleased to be spared his presence.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
treat
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From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
up
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was commenced by Barbara inquiring whether my lady friend had followed us to Geneva, and by her answering the question herself.
use
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From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was still no news of Maxwell, and I was pleased to be spared his presence.
way
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From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now, I cannot say whether the scene which took place later in the day between me and Barbara was inspired by a communication which she had just received from Annette, or whether she had been already enlightened upon the subject, and had stored up the pretended grievance for use against me when she was in the humor for it.
wiser
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From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It matters little either way, and perhaps it would have been wiser of me to treat the accusation with contempt; but there are limits to a man's patience, and I could not always keep control of myself.
