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acceptation
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From this reading That my wife was not guilty, that she was not faithless to me in the ordinary acceptation of the term, was no palliation of her conduct.
amazement
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From this reading "I kept watch, and did not betray myself to them, and what I saw filled me with amazement at my blindness and credulity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
any
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From this reading In the eyes of the world the name I bore should not be dishonoured, if by any means it could be prevented.
assure
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From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I kept watch, and did not betray myself to them, and what I saw filled me with amazement at my blindness and credulity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the eyes of the world the name I bore should not be dishonoured, if by any means it could be prevented.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
betray
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From this reading "I kept watch, and did not betray myself to them, and what I saw filled me with amazement at my blindness and credulity.
blindness
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From this reading "I kept watch, and did not betray myself to them, and what I saw filled me with amazement at my blindness and credulity.
bore
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From this reading In the eyes of the world the name I bore should not be dishonoured, if by any means it could be prevented.
broke
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From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the eyes of the world the name I bore should not be dishonoured, if by any means it could be prevented.
close
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From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
conduct
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From this reading That my wife was not guilty, that she was not faithless to me in the ordinary acceptation of the term, was no palliation of her conduct.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the eyes of the world the name I bore should not be dishonoured, if by any means it could be prevented.
credulity
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From this reading "I kept watch, and did not betray myself to them, and what I saw filled me with amazement at my blindness and credulity.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
dishonoured
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From this reading In the eyes of the world the name I bore should not be dishonoured, if by any means it could be prevented.
DISMISSED
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From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
extent
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From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
eyes
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From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
faithless
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From this reading That my wife was not guilty, that she was not faithless to me in the ordinary acceptation of the term, was no palliation of her conduct.
filled
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From this reading "I kept watch, and did not betray myself to them, and what I saw filled me with amazement at my blindness and credulity.
GABRIEL
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From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
guilty
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From this reading That my wife was not guilty, that she was not faithless to me in the ordinary acceptation of the term, was no palliation of her conduct.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That my wife was not guilty, that she was not faithless to me in the ordinary acceptation of the term, was no palliation of her conduct.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In the eyes of the world the name I bore should not be dishonoured, if by any means it could be prevented.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That my wife was not guilty, that she was not faithless to me in the ordinary acceptation of the term, was no palliation of her conduct.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the eyes of the world the name I bore should not be dishonoured, if by any means it could be prevented.
kept
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From this reading "I kept watch, and did not betray myself to them, and what I saw filled me with amazement at my blindness and credulity.
M
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From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
means
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From this reading In the eyes of the world the name I bore should not be dishonoured, if by any means it could be prevented.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the eyes of the world the name I bore should not be dishonoured, if by any means it could be prevented.
night
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From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That my wife was not guilty, that she was not faithless to me in the ordinary acceptation of the term, was no palliation of her conduct.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Steadfastly I kept before me one unalterable resolve.
ordinary
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From this reading That my wife was not guilty, that she was not faithless to me in the ordinary acceptation of the term, was no palliation of her conduct.
palliation
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From this reading That my wife was not guilty, that she was not faithless to me in the ordinary acceptation of the term, was no palliation of her conduct.
prevented
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From this reading In the eyes of the world the name I bore should not be dishonoured, if by any means it could be prevented.
resolve
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From this reading "Steadfastly I kept before me one unalterable resolve.
saw
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From this reading "I kept watch, and did not betray myself to them, and what I saw filled me with amazement at my blindness and credulity.
schooled
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From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
shame
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From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That my wife was not guilty, that she was not faithless to me in the ordinary acceptation of the term, was no palliation of her conduct.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In the eyes of the world the name I bore should not be dishonoured, if by any means it could be prevented.
Steadfastly
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From this reading "Steadfastly I kept before me one unalterable resolve.
task
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From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
term
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From this reading That my wife was not guilty, that she was not faithless to me in the ordinary acceptation of the term, was no palliation of her conduct.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That my wife was not guilty, that she was not faithless to me in the ordinary acceptation of the term, was no palliation of her conduct.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I kept watch, and did not betray myself to them, and what I saw filled me with amazement at my blindness and credulity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
truth
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From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
unalterable
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From this reading "Steadfastly I kept before me one unalterable resolve.
up
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From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
watch
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From this reading "I kept watch, and did not betray myself to them, and what I saw filled me with amazement at my blindness and credulity.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I kept watch, and did not betray myself to them, and what I saw filled me with amazement at my blindness and credulity.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
whole
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From this reading M. GABRIEL IS DISMISSED "I was up the whole of the night; I did not close my eyes, and when morning broke I had schooled myself to the task before me--to assure myself of the truth and the extent of the shame.
wife
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From this reading That my wife was not guilty, that she was not faithless to me in the ordinary acceptation of the term, was no palliation of her conduct.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I kept watch, and did not betray myself to them, and what I saw filled me with amazement at my blindness and credulity.
world
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From this reading In the eyes of the world the name I bore should not be dishonoured, if by any means it could be prevented.
