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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 “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
almost
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From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
anger
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From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
better
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From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
came
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From this reading My hands came together involuntarily.
Carmel
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From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
chair
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From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
crime
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From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
described
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From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
down
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From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
fight
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From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
forced
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From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading My hands came together involuntarily.
hate
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From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
Hexford
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From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
instant
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From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
involuntarily
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From this reading My hands came together involuntarily.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
just
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From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
less
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From this reading I should have suffered less.
livid
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From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
marks
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From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
minute
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From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My hands came together involuntarily.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
now
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From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
only
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From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
out
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From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
pay
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From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
penalty
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From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
pushing
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From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
revulsion
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From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have suffered less.
sit
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From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
skin
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From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
suffered
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From this reading I should have suffered less.
suggested
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From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
tell-tale
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From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
together
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From this reading My hands came together involuntarily.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
vision
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From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
way
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From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
wished
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From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
