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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 She had seen the despair of the prisoner, and she knew that it was derived from a double source, and that it was incurable.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
all
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From this reading On the other hand, all the hopes on the fulfilment of which Cornelius van Baerle had rested his ambition for the last seven years were now crushed.
ambition
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From this reading On the other hand, all the hopes on the fulfilment of which Cornelius van Baerle had rested his ambition for the last seven years were now crushed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had seen the despair of the prisoner, and she knew that it was derived from a double source, and that it was incurable.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rosa was one of those women who are dejected by trifles, but who in great emergencies are supplied by the misfortune itself with the energy for combating or with the resources for remedying it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the one hand, separation became inevitable,--Gryphus having at the same time surprised the secret of their love and of their secret meetings.
Baerle
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From this reading On the other hand, all the hopes on the fulfilment of which Cornelius van Baerle had rested his ambition for the last seven years were now crushed.
became
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From this reading On the one hand, separation became inevitable,--Gryphus having at the same time surprised the secret of their love and of their secret meetings.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rosa was one of those women who are dejected by trifles, but who in great emergencies are supplied by the misfortune itself with the energy for combating or with the resources for remedying it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Rosa was one of those women who are dejected by trifles, but who in great emergencies are supplied by the misfortune itself with the energy for combating or with the resources for remedying it.
combating
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From this reading Rosa was one of those women who are dejected by trifles, but who in great emergencies are supplied by the misfortune itself with the energy for combating or with the resources for remedying it.
Cornelius
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From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
crushed
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From this reading On the other hand, all the hopes on the fulfilment of which Cornelius van Baerle had rested his ambition for the last seven years were now crushed.
dejected
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From this reading Rosa was one of those women who are dejected by trifles, but who in great emergencies are supplied by the misfortune itself with the energy for combating or with the resources for remedying it.
derived
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From this reading She had seen the despair of the prisoner, and she knew that it was derived from a double source, and that it was incurable.
despair
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From this reading She had seen the despair of the prisoner, and she knew that it was derived from a double source, and that it was incurable.
double
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From this reading She had seen the despair of the prisoner, and she knew that it was derived from a double source, and that it was incurable.
emergencies
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From this reading Rosa was one of those women who are dejected by trifles, but who in great emergencies are supplied by the misfortune itself with the energy for combating or with the resources for remedying it.
energy
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From this reading Rosa was one of those women who are dejected by trifles, but who in great emergencies are supplied by the misfortune itself with the energy for combating or with the resources for remedying it.
fixed
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From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the other hand, all the hopes on the fulfilment of which Cornelius van Baerle had rested his ambition for the last seven years were now crushed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had seen the despair of the prisoner, and she knew that it was derived from a double source, and that it was incurable.
fulfilment
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From this reading On the other hand, all the hopes on the fulfilment of which Cornelius van Baerle had rested his ambition for the last seven years were now crushed.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosa was one of those women who are dejected by trifles, but who in great emergencies are supplied by the misfortune itself with the energy for combating or with the resources for remedying it.
Gryphus
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From this reading On the one hand, separation became inevitable,--Gryphus having at the same time surprised the secret of their love and of their secret meetings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
hand
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From this reading On the one hand, separation became inevitable,--Gryphus having at the same time surprised the secret of their love and of their secret meetings.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading On the one hand, separation became inevitable,--Gryphus having at the same time surprised the secret of their love and of their secret meetings.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the other hand, all the hopes on the fulfilment of which Cornelius van Baerle had rested his ambition for the last seven years were now crushed.
hopes
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From this reading On the other hand, all the hopes on the fulfilment of which Cornelius van Baerle had rested his ambition for the last seven years were now crushed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rosa was one of those women who are dejected by trifles, but who in great emergencies are supplied by the misfortune itself with the energy for combating or with the resources for remedying it.
incurable
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From this reading She had seen the despair of the prisoner, and she knew that it was derived from a double source, and that it was incurable.
inevitable
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From this reading On the one hand, separation became inevitable,--Gryphus having at the same time surprised the secret of their love and of their secret meetings.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had seen the despair of the prisoner, and she knew that it was derived from a double source, and that it was incurable.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Rosa was one of those women who are dejected by trifles, but who in great emergencies are supplied by the misfortune itself with the energy for combating or with the resources for remedying it.
knew
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From this reading She had seen the despair of the prisoner, and she knew that it was derived from a double source, and that it was incurable.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the other hand, all the hopes on the fulfilment of which Cornelius van Baerle had rested his ambition for the last seven years were now crushed.
leaving
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From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
love
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From this reading On the one hand, separation became inevitable,--Gryphus having at the same time surprised the secret of their love and of their secret meetings.
meetings
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From this reading On the one hand, separation became inevitable,--Gryphus having at the same time surprised the secret of their love and of their secret meetings.
misfortune
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From this reading Rosa was one of those women who are dejected by trifles, but who in great emergencies are supplied by the misfortune itself with the energy for combating or with the resources for remedying it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
now
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From this reading On the other hand, all the hopes on the fulfilment of which Cornelius van Baerle had rested his ambition for the last seven years were now crushed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had seen the despair of the prisoner, and she knew that it was derived from a double source, and that it was incurable.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the one hand, separation became inevitable,--Gryphus having at the same time surprised the secret of their love and of their secret meetings.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
other
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From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
plan
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From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
prisoner
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From this reading She had seen the despair of the prisoner, and she knew that it was derived from a double source, and that it was incurable.
remedying
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From this reading Rosa was one of those women who are dejected by trifles, but who in great emergencies are supplied by the misfortune itself with the energy for combating or with the resources for remedying it.
resources
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From this reading Rosa was one of those women who are dejected by trifles, but who in great emergencies are supplied by the misfortune itself with the energy for combating or with the resources for remedying it.
rested
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From this reading On the other hand, all the hopes on the fulfilment of which Cornelius van Baerle had rested his ambition for the last seven years were now crushed.
restore
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From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
Rosa
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From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the one hand, separation became inevitable,--Gryphus having at the same time surprised the secret of their love and of their secret meetings.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading On the one hand, separation became inevitable,--Gryphus having at the same time surprised the secret of their love and of their secret meetings.
see
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From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
seen
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From this reading She had seen the despair of the prisoner, and she knew that it was derived from a double source, and that it was incurable.
separation
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From this reading On the one hand, separation became inevitable,--Gryphus having at the same time surprised the secret of their love and of their secret meetings.
seven
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From this reading On the other hand, all the hopes on the fulfilment of which Cornelius van Baerle had rested his ambition for the last seven years were now crushed.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had seen the despair of the prisoner, and she knew that it was derived from a double source, and that it was incurable.
source
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From this reading She had seen the despair of the prisoner, and she knew that it was derived from a double source, and that it was incurable.
stolen
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From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
supplied
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From this reading Rosa was one of those women who are dejected by trifles, but who in great emergencies are supplied by the misfortune itself with the energy for combating or with the resources for remedying it.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the one hand, separation became inevitable,--Gryphus having at the same time surprised the secret of their love and of their secret meetings.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had seen the despair of the prisoner, and she knew that it was derived from a double source, and that it was incurable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the one hand, separation became inevitable,--Gryphus having at the same time surprised the secret of their love and of their secret meetings.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Rosa was one of those women who are dejected by trifles, but who in great emergencies are supplied by the misfortune itself with the energy for combating or with the resources for remedying it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the one hand, separation became inevitable,--Gryphus having at the same time surprised the secret of their love and of their secret meetings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
trifles
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From this reading Rosa was one of those women who are dejected by trifles, but who in great emergencies are supplied by the misfortune itself with the energy for combating or with the resources for remedying it.
tulip
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From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
van
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From this reading On the other hand, all the hopes on the fulfilment of which Cornelius van Baerle had rested his ambition for the last seven years were now crushed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the other hand, all the hopes on the fulfilment of which Cornelius van Baerle had rested his ambition for the last seven years were now crushed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Rosa, on leaving Cornelius, had fixed on her plan, which was no other than to restore to Cornelius the stolen tulip, or never to see him again.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Rosa was one of those women who are dejected by trifles, but who in great emergencies are supplied by the misfortune itself with the energy for combating or with the resources for remedying it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rosa was one of those women who are dejected by trifles, but who in great emergencies are supplied by the misfortune itself with the energy for combating or with the resources for remedying it.
women
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From this reading Rosa was one of those women who are dejected by trifles, but who in great emergencies are supplied by the misfortune itself with the energy for combating or with the resources for remedying it.
years
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From this reading On the other hand, all the hopes on the fulfilment of which Cornelius van Baerle had rested his ambition for the last seven years were now crushed.
