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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 was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
almost
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From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
amused
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From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Caffyn was shaken for the moment, but he soon recovered himself.
Caffyn
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From this reading Caffyn was shaken for the moment, but he soon recovered himself.
Caffyn's
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From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
coming
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From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
cool
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From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
cursing
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From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
deceived
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From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
Dolly's
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From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
don't
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From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
expose
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From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
felt
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From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
fraud
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From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
go
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From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
heard
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From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
indulge
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From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
inevitably
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From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
ingenuity
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From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
inwardly
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From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
just
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From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
Keep
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From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
lead
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From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
Mark
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From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
mere
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From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
moment
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From this reading Caffyn was shaken for the moment, but he soon recovered himself.
near
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From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAY OF TRANSGRESSORS.
only
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From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
own
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From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
pass
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From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
powerless
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From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
prevent
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From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
recovered
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From this reading Caffyn was shaken for the moment, but he soon recovered himself.
room
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From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
saw
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From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
shaken
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From this reading Caffyn was shaken for the moment, but he soon recovered himself.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
soon
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From this reading Caffyn was shaken for the moment, but he soon recovered himself.
stay
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From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
suspect
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From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAY OF TRANSGRESSORS.
then
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From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
TRANSGRESSORS
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From this reading THE WAY OF TRANSGRESSORS.
up
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From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
Vincent
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From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
WAY
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From this reading THE WAY OF TRANSGRESSORS.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading She was coming up, nevertheless, and Mark felt powerless to prevent her--he could only indulge himself in inwardly cursing Caffyn's ingenuity and his own weakness for having brought him to such a pass as this.
whispered
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From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
window
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From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
words
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From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dolly's mere appearance in the room would lead Vincent to suspect that he had been deceived; her first words would almost inevitably expose the fraud.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Keep cool, will you,' he whispered (he might have shouted, for Vincent saw and heard nothing just then): 'you stay here and keep _him_ amused--don't let him go near the window!'
