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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 A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
affairs
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From this reading His hollow eyes followed each group of these men and women, so full of vivacity, of happiness, of affairs.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an envy scarcely founded upon comparisons.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
bitterness
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From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
called
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From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
comparisons
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From this reading It was an envy scarcely founded upon comparisons.
corner
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From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
days
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From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading His hollow eyes followed each group of these men and women, so full of vivacity, of happiness, of affairs.
ebbnounUS /ɛb/
the movement of the tide away from the land
From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
envy
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From this reading The envy in his heart was like a real and passionate thing.
eyes
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From this reading His hollow eyes followed each group of these men and women, so full of vivacity, of happiness, of affairs.
fashionable
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From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
flow
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From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
followed
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From this reading His hollow eyes followed each group of these men and women, so full of vivacity, of happiness, of affairs.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For them was life,--for him was none!
founded
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From this reading It was an envy scarcely founded upon comparisons.
full
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From this reading His hollow eyes followed each group of these men and women, so full of vivacity, of happiness, of affairs.
group
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From this reading His hollow eyes followed each group of these men and women, so full of vivacity, of happiness, of affairs.
happiness
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From this reading His hollow eyes followed each group of these men and women, so full of vivacity, of happiness, of affairs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
heart
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From this reading The envy in his heart was like a real and passionate thing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For them was life,--for him was none!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
hollow
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From this reading His hollow eyes followed each group of these men and women, so full of vivacity, of happiness, of affairs.
hotel
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From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
INTERVIEW
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From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an envy scarcely founded upon comparisons.
later
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From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
like
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From this reading The envy in his heart was like a real and passionate thing.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
luxurious
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From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
men
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From this reading His hollow eyes followed each group of these men and women, so full of vivacity, of happiness, of affairs.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading For them was life,--for him was none!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
PAINFUL
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From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
passionate
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From this reading The envy in his heart was like a real and passionate thing.
peculiar
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From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
perhaps
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From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
real
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From this reading The envy in his heart was like a real and passionate thing.
Rowan
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From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
sat
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From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
scarcely
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From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His hollow eyes followed each group of these men and women, so full of vivacity, of happiness, of affairs.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For them was life,--for him was none!
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The envy in his heart was like a real and passionate thing.
tinged
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From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
vivacity
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From this reading His hollow eyes followed each group of these men and women, so full of vivacity, of happiness, of affairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The envy in his heart was like a real and passionate thing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A PAINFUL INTERVIEW Rowan sat still in his corner, and although the hotel could not be called fashionable--perhaps, in these later days, scarcely luxurious--the little ebb and flow of life upon which he looked seemed tinged with a peculiar bitterness.
women
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From this reading His hollow eyes followed each group of these men and women, so full of vivacity, of happiness, of affairs.
