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The Creators: A Comedy
The Creators: A Comedy

Chapter XIII

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It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.
She had no right to keep Owen to herself.
He was too valuable.
His innocence had given a sting to her remorse.
He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.
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The Creators: A Comedy

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.
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She had no right to keep Owen to herself.
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He was too valuable.
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His innocence had given a sting to her remorse.
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He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.”

Diabolical adjective US /ˌdaɪəˈbɑːlɪkəl/

extremely evil or frightening

From this reading “It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.”

Having auxiliary verb US /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading “He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “She had no right to keep Owen to herself.”

Remained noun US /ˈremained/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She had no right to keep Owen to herself.”

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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 His innocence had given a sting to her remorse.

baseness

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From this reading It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.

celebrity

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From this reading He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.

completely

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From this reading He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.

diabolicaladjectiveUS /ˌdaɪəˈbɑːlɪkəl/

extremely evil or frightening

From this reading It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.

given

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From this reading His innocence had given a sting to her remorse.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was too valuable.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She had no right to keep Owen to herself.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.

innocence

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From this reading His innocence had given a sting to her remorse.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.

keep

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From this reading She had no right to keep Owen to herself.

kept

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From this reading He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.

lucidity

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From this reading It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.

made

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From this reading It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading She had no right to keep Owen to herself.

obscure

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From this reading He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.

Owen

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From this reading She had no right to keep Owen to herself.

passion

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From this reading It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.

possible

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From this reading He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.

realize

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From this reading It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.

remainednounUS /ˈremained/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.

remorse

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From this reading His innocence had given a sting to her remorse.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had no right to keep Owen to herself.

satisfied

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From this reading He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.

secrecy

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From this reading It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had no right to keep Owen to herself.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.

sting

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From this reading His innocence had given a sting to her remorse.

Tanqueray

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From this reading It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She had no right to keep Owen to herself.

too

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From this reading He was too valuable.

unaware

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From this reading He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.

valuable

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From this reading He was too valuable.

vision

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From this reading It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.

wholly

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From this reading He had remained so completely satisfied with what she had done for him, so wholly unaware of having been kept obscure when celebrity was possible.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was Tanqueray, with that passion, that diabolical lucidity, that vision of his, who had made her realize the baseness of her secrecy.