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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 “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
abandon
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From this reading I proposed to him that if he would abandon this woman I would get him a nice young girl.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
Agreed
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From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
all
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From this reading I forgot all the goodness I had ever known.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
anticipation
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From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
anyone's
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From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
block
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From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
business
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From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
cause
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From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.
cost
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From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
crush
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From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
down
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From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
Eighteen
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From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I forgot all the goodness I had ever known.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
forgot
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From this reading I forgot all the goodness I had ever known.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
gang
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From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
get
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From this reading I proposed to him that if he would abandon this woman I would get him a nice young girl.
girl
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From this reading I proposed to him that if he would abandon this woman I would get him a nice young girl.
goodness
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From this reading I forgot all the goodness I had ever known.
grow
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From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
hard
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From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I proposed to him that if he would abandon this woman I would get him a nice young girl.
heart
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From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I proposed to him that if he would abandon this woman I would get him a nice young girl.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.
house
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From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I forgot all the goodness I had ever known.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I proposed to him that if he would abandon this woman I would get him a nice young girl.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
inamorata
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From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.
intense
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From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
known
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From this reading I forgot all the goodness I had ever known.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
man
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From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.
mortification
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From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.
most
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From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.
mother
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From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.
nerve
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From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
nice
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From this reading I proposed to him that if he would abandon this woman I would get him a nice young girl.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
old
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From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
organ
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From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
pain
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From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
proposed
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From this reading I proposed to him that if he would abandon this woman I would get him a nice young girl.
quit
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From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
rival
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From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
said
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From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.
soul
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From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
sting
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From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
transformed
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From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
turn
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From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
very
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From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
want
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From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.
wanted
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From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.
way
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From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
whole
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From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
woman
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From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
won't
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From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I proposed to him that if he would abandon this woman I would get him a nice young girl.
years
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From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
you'll
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From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
young
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From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’
