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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 ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
account
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From this reading He had not appeared to attach sufficient importance to the poison charge to refuse them on that account.
affair
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From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Neither regret nor self-cursing were of the slightest help, however; and after a few minutes of impotent perplexity, I realized that extremely obvious fact.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
ANNA
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
appeared
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From this reading He had not appeared to attach sufficient importance to the poison charge to refuse them on that account.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
ass
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From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
attach
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From this reading He had not appeared to attach sufficient importance to the poison charge to refuse them on that account.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Something had to be done; and the question was--what?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
belief
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
bitter
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
chanced
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
charge
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From this reading He had not appeared to attach sufficient importance to the poison charge to refuse them on that account.
chief
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
cleared
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From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
describe
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
difficult
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
disquieting
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something had to be done; and the question was--what?
eager
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From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
enough
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From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
extremely
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From this reading Neither regret nor self-cursing were of the slightest help, however; and after a few minutes of impotent perplexity, I realized that extremely obvious fact.
fact
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From this reading Neither regret nor self-cursing were of the slightest help, however; and after a few minutes of impotent perplexity, I realized that extremely obvious fact.
feelings
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
few
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From this reading Neither regret nor self-cursing were of the slightest help, however; and after a few minutes of impotent perplexity, I realized that extremely obvious fact.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
Gratzen
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Something had to be done; and the question was--what?
hadn't
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not appeared to attach sufficient importance to the poison charge to refuse them on that account.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither regret nor self-cursing were of the slightest help, however; and after a few minutes of impotent perplexity, I realized that extremely obvious fact.
HILDEN
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
hopelessly
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Neither regret nor self-cursing were of the slightest help, however; and after a few minutes of impotent perplexity, I realized that extremely obvious fact.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
importance
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From this reading He had not appeared to attach sufficient importance to the poison charge to refuse them on that account.
impotent
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From this reading Neither regret nor self-cursing were of the slightest help, however; and after a few minutes of impotent perplexity, I realized that extremely obvious fact.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
matters
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
mingled
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
minutes
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From this reading Neither regret nor self-cursing were of the slightest help, however; and after a few minutes of impotent perplexity, I realized that extremely obvious fact.
muddling
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither regret nor self-cursing were of the slightest help, however; and after a few minutes of impotent perplexity, I realized that extremely obvious fact.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither regret nor self-cursing were of the slightest help, however; and after a few minutes of impotent perplexity, I realized that extremely obvious fact.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not appeared to attach sufficient importance to the poison charge to refuse them on that account.
obvious
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From this reading Neither regret nor self-cursing were of the slightest help, however; and after a few minutes of impotent perplexity, I realized that extremely obvious fact.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither regret nor self-cursing were of the slightest help, however; and after a few minutes of impotent perplexity, I realized that extremely obvious fact.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had not appeared to attach sufficient importance to the poison charge to refuse them on that account.
perplexity
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From this reading Neither regret nor self-cursing were of the slightest help, however; and after a few minutes of impotent perplexity, I realized that extremely obvious fact.
play
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From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
poison
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From this reading He had not appeared to attach sufficient importance to the poison charge to refuse them on that account.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Something had to be done; and the question was--what?
realized
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From this reading Neither regret nor self-cursing were of the slightest help, however; and after a few minutes of impotent perplexity, I realized that extremely obvious fact.
refuse
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From this reading He had not appeared to attach sufficient importance to the poison charge to refuse them on that account.
regret
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
self-cursing
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From this reading Neither regret nor self-cursing were of the slightest help, however; and after a few minutes of impotent perplexity, I realized that extremely obvious fact.
slightest
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From this reading Neither regret nor self-cursing were of the slightest help, however; and after a few minutes of impotent perplexity, I realized that extremely obvious fact.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something had to be done; and the question was--what?
sufficient
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From this reading He had not appeared to attach sufficient importance to the poison charge to refuse them on that account.
taken
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had not appeared to attach sufficient importance to the poison charge to refuse them on that account.
things
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
tickets
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
up
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From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
von
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From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Neither regret nor self-cursing were of the slightest help, however; and after a few minutes of impotent perplexity, I realized that extremely obvious fact.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Something had to be done; and the question was--what?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ANNA HILDEN AGAIN It is difficult to describe my feelings when I left von Gratzen, but I think my chief thought was a bitter regret that I hadn't taken the tickets and chanced things, mingled with a disquieting belief that I was muddling matters hopelessly.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It looked as if von Gratzen would have let me have those tickets if I hadn't been ass enough to tell him about Anna and play the fool about being eager to have that affair cleared up first.
