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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 He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
administered
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From this reading There is no way in which a blow can be administered with such sharp and keen effect.
affects
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From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
aspect
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From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There is no way in which a blow can be administered with such sharp and keen effect.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He had come to one of those strange passes in life beyond which the imagination does not go.
blow
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From this reading There is no way in which a blow can be administered with such sharp and keen effect.
boy
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From this reading “Oh, my poor boy, was that what you were thinking of?”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There is no way in which a blow can be administered with such sharp and keen effect.
Charlie
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From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
climax
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From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come to one of those strange passes in life beyond which the imagination does not go.
consciously
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From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
contumely
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From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
deepest
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From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had come to one of those strange passes in life beyond which the imagination does not go.
effect
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From this reading There is no way in which a blow can be administered with such sharp and keen effect.
fled
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From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
future
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From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
go
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From this reading He had come to one of those strange passes in life beyond which the imagination does not go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
idea
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From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
imagination
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From this reading He had come to one of those strange passes in life beyond which the imagination does not go.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
innocent
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From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
intention
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From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no way in which a blow can be administered with such sharp and keen effect.
keen
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From this reading There is no way in which a blow can be administered with such sharp and keen effect.
kindness
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From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
Kingsward
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From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come to one of those strange passes in life beyond which the imagination does not go.
mad
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From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
misery
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From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
most
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From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, my poor boy, was that what you were thinking of?”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had come to one of those strange passes in life beyond which the imagination does not go.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had come to one of those strange passes in life beyond which the imagination does not go.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, my poor boy, was that what you were thinking of?”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had come to one of those strange passes in life beyond which the imagination does not go.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
Oxford
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From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
passes
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From this reading He had come to one of those strange passes in life beyond which the imagination does not go.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, my poor boy, was that what you were thinking of?”
rejected
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From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
sharp
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From this reading There is no way in which a blow can be administered with such sharp and keen effect.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
strange
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From this reading He had come to one of those strange passes in life beyond which the imagination does not go.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There is no way in which a blow can be administered with such sharp and keen effect.
suspicion
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From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
sweetest
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From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
takes
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From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
There
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From this reading There is no way in which a blow can be administered with such sharp and keen effect.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, my poor boy, was that what you were thinking of?”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He had come to one of those strange passes in life beyond which the imagination does not go.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had come to one of those strange passes in life beyond which the imagination does not go.
unconsciously
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From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
up
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From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, my poor boy, was that what you were thinking of?”
way
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From this reading There is no way in which a blow can be administered with such sharp and keen effect.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, my poor boy, was that what you were thinking of?”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Oh, my poor boy, was that what you were thinking of?”
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had come to one of those strange passes in life beyond which the imagination does not go.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHEN Charlie Kingsward fled from Oxford, half mad with disappointment and misery, he had no idea or intention about the future left in his mind.
woman
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From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
working
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From this reading He had been rejected with that deepest contumely which takes the aspect of the sweetest kindness, when a woman affects the most innocent suspicion at the climax to which, consciously or unconsciously, she has been working up.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, my poor boy, was that what you were thinking of?”
