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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 PROMISE Selden left the hotel and made his way down to the terrace.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading So the countess was in a plot against Jeneski--well, that was nothing new; she had been on Lappo’s side avowedly from the first.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PROMISE Selden left the hotel and made his way down to the terrace.
arrange
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From this reading He felt that he had need to collect his thoughts, to arrange his ideas.
avowedly
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From this reading So the countess was in a plot against Jeneski--well, that was nothing new; she had been on Lappo’s side avowedly from the first.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So the countess was in a plot against Jeneski--well, that was nothing new; she had been on Lappo’s side avowedly from the first.
bench
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From this reading He walked up and down for a minute or two until the blood stopped pounding in his temples, then sat down on a bench and started to reason it out.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He walked up and down for a minute or two until the blood stopped pounding in his temples, then sat down on a bench and started to reason it out.
collect
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From this reading He felt that he had need to collect his thoughts, to arrange his ideas.
corrupted
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From this reading And that one of Jeneski’s ministers should have been corrupted was easy enough to understand.
countess
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From this reading So the countess was in a plot against Jeneski--well, that was nothing new; she had been on Lappo’s side avowedly from the first.
down
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From this reading A PROMISE Selden left the hotel and made his way down to the terrace.
easy
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From this reading And that one of Jeneski’s ministers should have been corrupted was easy enough to understand.
enough
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From this reading And that one of Jeneski’s ministers should have been corrupted was easy enough to understand.
felt
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From this reading He felt that he had need to collect his thoughts, to arrange his ideas.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the countess was in a plot against Jeneski--well, that was nothing new; she had been on Lappo’s side avowedly from the first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He walked up and down for a minute or two until the blood stopped pounding in his temples, then sat down on a bench and started to reason it out.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So the countess was in a plot against Jeneski--well, that was nothing new; she had been on Lappo’s side avowedly from the first.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He felt that he had need to collect his thoughts, to arrange his ideas.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And that one of Jeneski’s ministers should have been corrupted was easy enough to understand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt that he had need to collect his thoughts, to arrange his ideas.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A PROMISE Selden left the hotel and made his way down to the terrace.
hotel
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From this reading A PROMISE Selden left the hotel and made his way down to the terrace.
ideas
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From this reading He felt that he had need to collect his thoughts, to arrange his ideas.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He walked up and down for a minute or two until the blood stopped pounding in his temples, then sat down on a bench and started to reason it out.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He walked up and down for a minute or two until the blood stopped pounding in his temples, then sat down on a bench and started to reason it out.
Jeneski
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From this reading So the countess was in a plot against Jeneski--well, that was nothing new; she had been on Lappo’s side avowedly from the first.
Jeneski's
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From this reading And that one of Jeneski’s ministers should have been corrupted was easy enough to understand.
Lappo's
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From this reading So the countess was in a plot against Jeneski--well, that was nothing new; she had been on Lappo’s side avowedly from the first.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PROMISE Selden left the hotel and made his way down to the terrace.
made
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From this reading A PROMISE Selden left the hotel and made his way down to the terrace.
ministers
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From this reading And that one of Jeneski’s ministers should have been corrupted was easy enough to understand.
minute
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From this reading He walked up and down for a minute or two until the blood stopped pounding in his temples, then sat down on a bench and started to reason it out.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt that he had need to collect his thoughts, to arrange his ideas.
new
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From this reading So the countess was in a plot against Jeneski--well, that was nothing new; she had been on Lappo’s side avowedly from the first.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading So the countess was in a plot against Jeneski--well, that was nothing new; she had been on Lappo’s side avowedly from the first.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And that one of Jeneski’s ministers should have been corrupted was easy enough to understand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He walked up and down for a minute or two until the blood stopped pounding in his temples, then sat down on a bench and started to reason it out.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And that one of Jeneski’s ministers should have been corrupted was easy enough to understand.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He walked up and down for a minute or two until the blood stopped pounding in his temples, then sat down on a bench and started to reason it out.
out
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From this reading He walked up and down for a minute or two until the blood stopped pounding in his temples, then sat down on a bench and started to reason it out.
plot
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From this reading So the countess was in a plot against Jeneski--well, that was nothing new; she had been on Lappo’s side avowedly from the first.
pounding
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From this reading He walked up and down for a minute or two until the blood stopped pounding in his temples, then sat down on a bench and started to reason it out.
PROMISE
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From this reading A PROMISE Selden left the hotel and made his way down to the terrace.
reason
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From this reading He walked up and down for a minute or two until the blood stopped pounding in his temples, then sat down on a bench and started to reason it out.
sat
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From this reading He walked up and down for a minute or two until the blood stopped pounding in his temples, then sat down on a bench and started to reason it out.
Selden
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From this reading A PROMISE Selden left the hotel and made his way down to the terrace.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So the countess was in a plot against Jeneski--well, that was nothing new; she had been on Lappo’s side avowedly from the first.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And that one of Jeneski’s ministers should have been corrupted was easy enough to understand.
side
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From this reading So the countess was in a plot against Jeneski--well, that was nothing new; she had been on Lappo’s side avowedly from the first.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the countess was in a plot against Jeneski--well, that was nothing new; she had been on Lappo’s side avowedly from the first.
started
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From this reading He walked up and down for a minute or two until the blood stopped pounding in his temples, then sat down on a bench and started to reason it out.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He walked up and down for a minute or two until the blood stopped pounding in his temples, then sat down on a bench and started to reason it out.
temples
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From this reading He walked up and down for a minute or two until the blood stopped pounding in his temples, then sat down on a bench and started to reason it out.
terrace
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From this reading A PROMISE Selden left the hotel and made his way down to the terrace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt that he had need to collect his thoughts, to arrange his ideas.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PROMISE Selden left the hotel and made his way down to the terrace.
then
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From this reading He walked up and down for a minute or two until the blood stopped pounding in his temples, then sat down on a bench and started to reason it out.
thoughts
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From this reading He felt that he had need to collect his thoughts, to arrange his ideas.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PROMISE Selden left the hotel and made his way down to the terrace.
two
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From this reading He walked up and down for a minute or two until the blood stopped pounding in his temples, then sat down on a bench and started to reason it out.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And that one of Jeneski’s ministers should have been corrupted was easy enough to understand.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He walked up and down for a minute or two until the blood stopped pounding in his temples, then sat down on a bench and started to reason it out.
up
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From this reading He walked up and down for a minute or two until the blood stopped pounding in his temples, then sat down on a bench and started to reason it out.
walked
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From this reading He walked up and down for a minute or two until the blood stopped pounding in his temples, then sat down on a bench and started to reason it out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the countess was in a plot against Jeneski--well, that was nothing new; she had been on Lappo’s side avowedly from the first.
way
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From this reading A PROMISE Selden left the hotel and made his way down to the terrace.
well
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From this reading So the countess was in a plot against Jeneski--well, that was nothing new; she had been on Lappo’s side avowedly from the first.
