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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 But he wore a constant smile upon his lips, his words were honey, and the consideration he expressed for Emilia was perfect in its way.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His one hope now was that Emilia would die, and could he have done so without risk to himself, he would cheerfully have given her a cup of poison to bring about that consummation.
affair
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From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Sometimes when he spoke of her it was in a choked voice, and he was certainly successful in deceiving everyone around him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
bring
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From this reading His one hope now was that Emilia would die, and could he have done so without risk to himself, he would cheerfully have given her a cup of poison to bring about that consummation.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he wore a constant smile upon his lips, his words were honey, and the consideration he expressed for Emilia was perfect in its way.
certainly
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From this reading Sometimes when he spoke of her it was in a choked voice, and he was certainly successful in deceiving everyone around him.
cheerfully
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From this reading His one hope now was that Emilia would die, and could he have done so without risk to himself, he would cheerfully have given her a cup of poison to bring about that consummation.
choked
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From this reading Sometimes when he spoke of her it was in a choked voice, and he was certainly successful in deceiving everyone around him.
CLOUDS
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From this reading LIGHT SHINES THROUGH THE DARK CLOUDS.
consideration
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From this reading But he wore a constant smile upon his lips, his words were honey, and the consideration he expressed for Emilia was perfect in its way.
constant
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From this reading But he wore a constant smile upon his lips, his words were honey, and the consideration he expressed for Emilia was perfect in its way.
consummation
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From this reading His one hope now was that Emilia would die, and could he have done so without risk to himself, he would cheerfully have given her a cup of poison to bring about that consummation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His one hope now was that Emilia would die, and could he have done so without risk to himself, he would cheerfully have given her a cup of poison to bring about that consummation.
cup
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From this reading His one hope now was that Emilia would die, and could he have done so without risk to himself, he would cheerfully have given her a cup of poison to bring about that consummation.
cursed
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From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
DARK
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From this reading LIGHT SHINES THROUGH THE DARK CLOUDS.
deceiving
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From this reading Sometimes when he spoke of her it was in a choked voice, and he was certainly successful in deceiving everyone around him.
die
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From this reading His one hope now was that Emilia would die, and could he have done so without risk to himself, he would cheerfully have given her a cup of poison to bring about that consummation.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His one hope now was that Emilia would die, and could he have done so without risk to himself, he would cheerfully have given her a cup of poison to bring about that consummation.
Emilia
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From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Sometimes when he spoke of her it was in a choked voice, and he was certainly successful in deceiving everyone around him.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
expressed
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From this reading But he wore a constant smile upon his lips, his words were honey, and the consideration he expressed for Emilia was perfect in its way.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
Gerald
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From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
given
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From this reading His one hope now was that Emilia would die, and could he have done so without risk to himself, he would cheerfully have given her a cup of poison to bring about that consummation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His one hope now was that Emilia would die, and could he have done so without risk to himself, he would cheerfully have given her a cup of poison to bring about that consummation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sometimes when he spoke of her it was in a choked voice, and he was certainly successful in deceiving everyone around him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
honey
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From this reading But he wore a constant smile upon his lips, his words were honey, and the consideration he expressed for Emilia was perfect in its way.
hope
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From this reading His one hope now was that Emilia would die, and could he have done so without risk to himself, he would cheerfully have given her a cup of poison to bring about that consummation.
ill
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From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
infatuation
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From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes when he spoke of her it was in a choked voice, and he was certainly successful in deceiving everyone around him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But he wore a constant smile upon his lips, his words were honey, and the consideration he expressed for Emilia was perfect in its way.
kindness
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From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
Leonard
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From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
LIGHT
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From this reading LIGHT SHINES THROUGH THE DARK CLOUDS.
lips
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From this reading But he wore a constant smile upon his lips, his words were honey, and the consideration he expressed for Emilia was perfect in its way.
luck
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From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
now
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From this reading His one hope now was that Emilia would die, and could he have done so without risk to himself, he would cheerfully have given her a cup of poison to bring about that consummation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sometimes when he spoke of her it was in a choked voice, and he was certainly successful in deceiving everyone around him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His one hope now was that Emilia would die, and could he have done so without risk to himself, he would cheerfully have given her a cup of poison to bring about that consummation.
perfect
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From this reading But he wore a constant smile upon his lips, his words were honey, and the consideration he expressed for Emilia was perfect in its way.
person
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From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
plans
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From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
poison
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From this reading His one hope now was that Emilia would die, and could he have done so without risk to himself, he would cheerfully have given her a cup of poison to bring about that consummation.
regarded
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From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
risk
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From this reading His one hope now was that Emilia would die, and could he have done so without risk to himself, he would cheerfully have given her a cup of poison to bring about that consummation.
SHINES
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From this reading LIGHT SHINES THROUGH THE DARK CLOUDS.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
smile
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From this reading But he wore a constant smile upon his lips, his words were honey, and the consideration he expressed for Emilia was perfect in its way.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His one hope now was that Emilia would die, and could he have done so without risk to himself, he would cheerfully have given her a cup of poison to bring about that consummation.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes when he spoke of her it was in a choked voice, and he was certainly successful in deceiving everyone around him.
spoil
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From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
spoke
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From this reading Sometimes when he spoke of her it was in a choked voice, and he was certainly successful in deceiving everyone around him.
stepping
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From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
successful
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From this reading Sometimes when he spoke of her it was in a choked voice, and he was certainly successful in deceiving everyone around him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His one hope now was that Emilia would die, and could he have done so without risk to himself, he would cheerfully have given her a cup of poison to bring about that consummation.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIGHT SHINES THROUGH THE DARK CLOUDS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
THROUGHnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LIGHT SHINES THROUGH THE DARK CLOUDS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But he wore a constant smile upon his lips, his words were honey, and the consideration he expressed for Emilia was perfect in its way.
voice
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From this reading Sometimes when he spoke of her it was in a choked voice, and he was certainly successful in deceiving everyone around him.
wagoner
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From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
way
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From this reading But he wore a constant smile upon his lips, his words were honey, and the consideration he expressed for Emilia was perfect in its way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But he wore a constant smile upon his lips, his words were honey, and the consideration he expressed for Emilia was perfect in its way.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sometimes when he spoke of her it was in a choked voice, and he was certainly successful in deceiving everyone around him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
wife
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From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His one hope now was that Emilia would die, and could he have done so without risk to himself, he would cheerfully have given her a cup of poison to bring about that consummation.
words
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From this reading But he wore a constant smile upon his lips, his words were honey, and the consideration he expressed for Emilia was perfect in its way.
wore
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From this reading But he wore a constant smile upon his lips, his words were honey, and the consideration he expressed for Emilia was perfect in its way.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His one hope now was that Emilia would die, and could he have done so without risk to himself, he would cheerfully have given her a cup of poison to bring about that consummation.
wronged
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From this reading Leonard cursed his ill luck, cursed Gerald for his infatuation, cursed Emilia for stepping in to spoil his plans, cursed the wagoner and his wife for their kindness toward her--in short, cursed everything and everybody except himself, whom he regarded as the person who was being wronged in the affair.
