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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 “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
actually
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From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
appear
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From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
ascertain
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From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
bodies
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From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
brooding
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From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
bruises
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From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
burning
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From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
daughter
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From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
death
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From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
dread
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From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
explained
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From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
fancied
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From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
fire
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From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
former
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From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “And that mark on his skin, for instance?”
how
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From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
hypnotised
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From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
hysterical
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From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I inquired.
instance
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From this reading “And that mark on his skin, for instance?”
interview
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From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
intuitive
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From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
like
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From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
mark
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From this reading “And that mark on his skin, for instance?”
marks
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From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
Merely
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From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
more
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From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
much
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From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
obtained
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From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And that mark on his skin, for instance?”
once
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From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
painful
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From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
personal
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From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
place
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From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
produced
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From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
religieuses
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From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
saw
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From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
sight
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From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
skin
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From this reading “And that mark on his skin, for instance?”
smoke
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From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
stake
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From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
stigmata
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From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
subjective
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From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
subjects
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From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
thus
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From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
Vezin
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From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
why
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From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
