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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 Without having a tinge of cruelty in his singular composition, he was undoubtedly callous from long overstimulation.
active
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From this reading Yet, if his emotions were dulled, his intellectual perceptions were exceedingly active.
amazing
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From this reading It would be an overstatement to say that he was shocked or even excited by the amazing announcement.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It would be an overstatement to say that he was shocked or even excited by the amazing announcement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
announcement
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From this reading It would be an overstatement to say that he was shocked or even excited by the amazing announcement.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be an overstatement to say that he was shocked or even excited by the amazing announcement.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It would be an overstatement to say that he was shocked or even excited by the amazing announcement.
callousadjectiveUS /ˈkæləs/
showing no sympathy for other people’s suffering
From this reading Without having a tinge of cruelty in his singular composition, he was undoubtedly callous from long overstimulation.
chemist
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From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
composition
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From this reading Without having a tinge of cruelty in his singular composition, he was undoubtedly callous from long overstimulation.
composure
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From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
cruelty
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From this reading Without having a tinge of cruelty in his singular composition, he was undoubtedly callous from long overstimulation.
crystals
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From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
curt
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From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
declaration
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From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
dramatic
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From this reading It was one of those dramatic moments for which my friend existed.
dulled
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From this reading Yet, if his emotions were dulled, his intellectual perceptions were exceedingly active.
emotions
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From this reading Yet, if his emotions were dulled, his intellectual perceptions were exceedingly active.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be an overstatement to say that he was shocked or even excited by the amazing announcement.
exceedingly
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From this reading Yet, if his emotions were dulled, his intellectual perceptions were exceedingly active.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading It would be an overstatement to say that he was shocked or even excited by the amazing announcement.
existed
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From this reading It was one of those dramatic moments for which my friend existed.
face
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From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
falling
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From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
felt
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From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was one of those dramatic moments for which my friend existed.
friend
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From this reading It was one of those dramatic moments for which my friend existed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Without having a tinge of cruelty in his singular composition, he was undoubtedly callous from long overstimulation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Without having a tinge of cruelty in his singular composition, he was undoubtedly callous from long overstimulation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It would be an overstatement to say that he was shocked or even excited by the amazing announcement.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Without having a tinge of cruelty in his singular composition, he was undoubtedly callous from long overstimulation.
horror
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From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Yet, if his emotions were dulled, his intellectual perceptions were exceedingly active.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Without having a tinge of cruelty in his singular composition, he was undoubtedly callous from long overstimulation.
intellectual
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From this reading Yet, if his emotions were dulled, his intellectual perceptions were exceedingly active.
interested
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From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of those dramatic moments for which my friend existed.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without having a tinge of cruelty in his singular composition, he was undoubtedly callous from long overstimulation.
moments
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From this reading It was one of those dramatic moments for which my friend existed.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was one of those dramatic moments for which my friend existed.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of those dramatic moments for which my friend existed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of those dramatic moments for which my friend existed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It would be an overstatement to say that he was shocked or even excited by the amazing announcement.
oversaturated
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From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
overstatement
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From this reading It would be an overstatement to say that he was shocked or even excited by the amazing announcement.
overstimulation
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From this reading Without having a tinge of cruelty in his singular composition, he was undoubtedly callous from long overstimulation.
perceptions
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From this reading Yet, if his emotions were dulled, his intellectual perceptions were exceedingly active.
position
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From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
quiet
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From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
rather
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From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
say
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From this reading It would be an overstatement to say that he was shocked or even excited by the amazing announcement.
sees
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From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
shocked
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From this reading It would be an overstatement to say that he was shocked or even excited by the amazing announcement.
showed
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From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
singular
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From this reading Without having a tinge of cruelty in his singular composition, he was undoubtedly callous from long overstimulation.
solution
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From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would be an overstatement to say that he was shocked or even excited by the amazing announcement.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would be an overstatement to say that he was shocked or even excited by the amazing announcement.
then
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From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
There
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From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was one of those dramatic moments for which my friend existed.
tinge
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From this reading Without having a tinge of cruelty in his singular composition, he was undoubtedly callous from long overstimulation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be an overstatement to say that he was shocked or even excited by the amazing announcement.
trace
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From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
undoubtedly
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From this reading Without having a tinge of cruelty in his singular composition, he was undoubtedly callous from long overstimulation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of those dramatic moments for which my friend existed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet, if his emotions were dulled, his intellectual perceptions were exceedingly active.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was one of those dramatic moments for which my friend existed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was no trace then of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his face showed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees the crystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without having a tinge of cruelty in his singular composition, he was undoubtedly callous from long overstimulation.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be an overstatement to say that he was shocked or even excited by the amazing announcement.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, if his emotions were dulled, his intellectual perceptions were exceedingly active.
