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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 Perhaps it was true he no longer loved her, but the wrenching out of his love had left a ghastly gaping wound in his breast.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
air
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From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
all
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From this reading The only thing that kept him going at all was a passionate desire for revenge.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
breast
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From this reading Perhaps it was true he no longer loved her, but the wrenching out of his love had left a ghastly gaping wound in his breast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
collapsed
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From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
DEAVES
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From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
defenses
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From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
desire
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From this reading The only thing that kept him going at all was a passionate desire for revenge.
enemies
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From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
Evan
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From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
FOUR
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From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
gapingadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
wide open
From this reading Perhaps it was true he no longer loved her, but the wrenching out of his love had left a ghastly gaping wound in his breast.
GEORGE
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From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
get
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From this reading Oh, to get square!
ghastly
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From this reading Perhaps it was true he no longer loved her, but the wrenching out of his love had left a ghastly gaping wound in his breast.
girl
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From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
going
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From this reading The only thing that kept him going at all was a passionate desire for revenge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps it was true he no longer loved her, but the wrenching out of his love had left a ghastly gaping wound in his breast.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
home
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From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
impossible
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From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps it was true he no longer loved her, but the wrenching out of his love had left a ghastly gaping wound in his breast.
indifferent
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From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
injury
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From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
kept
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From this reading The only thing that kept him going at all was a passionate desire for revenge.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it was true he no longer loved her, but the wrenching out of his love had left a ghastly gaping wound in his breast.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
longer
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From this reading Perhaps it was true he no longer loved her, but the wrenching out of his love had left a ghastly gaping wound in his breast.
love
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From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
loved
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From this reading Perhaps it was true he no longer loved her, but the wrenching out of his love had left a ghastly gaping wound in his breast.
maintain
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From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Perhaps it was true he no longer loved her, but the wrenching out of his love had left a ghastly gaping wound in his breast.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, to get square!
only
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From this reading The only thing that kept him going at all was a passionate desire for revenge.
out
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From this reading Perhaps it was true he no longer loved her, but the wrenching out of his love had left a ghastly gaping wound in his breast.
passionate
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From this reading The only thing that kept him going at all was a passionate desire for revenge.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it was true he no longer loved her, but the wrenching out of his love had left a ghastly gaping wound in his breast.
possible
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From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
received
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From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
revenge
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From this reading The only thing that kept him going at all was a passionate desire for revenge.
scornful
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From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
square
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From this reading Oh, to get square!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only thing that kept him going at all was a passionate desire for revenge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
troubling
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From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
true
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From this reading Perhaps it was true he no longer loved her, but the wrenching out of his love had left a ghastly gaping wound in his breast.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
Useless
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From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
VISITS
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From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FOUR VISITS FROM GEORGE DEAVES As long as he was under the observation of his enemies it was possible for Evan to maintain his scornful and indifferent air, but at home and alone, his defenses collapsed.
worth
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From this reading Useless for him to tell himself that the girl was not worth troubling about, that it was impossible he should love her after having received such an injury at her hands.
wound
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From this reading Perhaps it was true he no longer loved her, but the wrenching out of his love had left a ghastly gaping wound in his breast.
wrenching
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From this reading Perhaps it was true he no longer loved her, but the wrenching out of his love had left a ghastly gaping wound in his breast.
