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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 do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “M. de Bargeton is an old dotard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucien came up at that moment and interrupted David’s generous assertion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Poor Lucien! what can have happened?” cried Eve, as she saw her brother’s excited face.
assertion
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From this reading Lucien came up at that moment and interrupted David’s generous assertion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lucien came up at that moment and interrupted David’s generous assertion.
Bargeton
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From this reading “M. de Bargeton is an old dotard.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
brother's
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From this reading “Poor Lucien! what can have happened?” cried Eve, as she saw her brother’s excited face.
came
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From this reading Lucien came up at that moment and interrupted David’s generous assertion.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Poor Lucien! what can have happened?” cried Eve, as she saw her brother’s excited face.
clamorous
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From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor Lucien! what can have happened?” cried Eve, as she saw her brother’s excited face.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “I do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
David
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From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
David's
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From this reading Lucien came up at that moment and interrupted David’s generous assertion.
de
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From this reading “M. de Bargeton is an old dotard.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
dotard
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From this reading “M. de Bargeton is an old dotard.
Eve
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From this reading “Poor Lucien! what can have happened?” cried Eve, as she saw her brother’s excited face.
evening
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From this reading “I do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “Poor Lucien! what can have happened?” cried Eve, as she saw her brother’s excited face.
exhibited
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From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
face
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From this reading “Poor Lucien! what can have happened?” cried Eve, as she saw her brother’s excited face.
flood
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From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
friendly
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From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
generous
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From this reading Lucien came up at that moment and interrupted David’s generous assertion.
greatness
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From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
happened
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From this reading “Poor Lucien! what can have happened?” cried Eve, as she saw her brother’s excited face.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
hearts
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From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Poor Lucien! what can have happened?” cried Eve, as she saw her brother’s excited face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
history
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From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lucien came up at that moment and interrupted David’s generous assertion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “M. de Bargeton is an old dotard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
listening
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From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
Lucien
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From this reading Lucien came up at that moment and interrupted David’s generous assertion.
M
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From this reading “M. de Bargeton is an old dotard.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
moment
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From this reading Lucien came up at that moment and interrupted David’s generous assertion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
old
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From this reading “M. de Bargeton is an old dotard.
out
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From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
pained
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From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
pettiness
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From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
poet
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From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor Lucien! what can have happened?” cried Eve, as she saw her brother’s excited face.
pouring
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From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
said
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From this reading “I do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
saw
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From this reading “Poor Lucien! what can have happened?” cried Eve, as she saw her brother’s excited face.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Poor Lucien! what can have happened?” cried Eve, as she saw her brother’s excited face.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lucien came up at that moment and interrupted David’s generous assertion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
thoughts
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From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
torrent
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From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
up
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From this reading Lucien came up at that moment and interrupted David’s generous assertion.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Poor Lucien! what can have happened?” cried Eve, as she saw her brother’s excited face.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “I do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
woes
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From this reading The poet told the history of his agony, pouring out a flood of clamorous thoughts into those friendly hearts, Eve and David listening in pained silence to a torrent of woes that exhibited such greatness and such pettiness.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I do not know whether you have found the evening pleasant,” said he; “it has been a cruel time for me.”
