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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 Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
Adrien
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From this reading But that night Adrien Leroy could not sleep.
affected
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From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For so many years had he himself been wooed and sought after, without response, that he was as ignorant of the rules of the game of love as any child.
all
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From this reading Love! he had sneered at it, jested at its power all his life; but now he was beginning to suffer from its pangs himself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then the mere sight of Lady Constance with Lord Standon had convinced him that any hope of ever winning her for his wife was at an end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
any
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From this reading Then the mere sight of Lady Constance with Lord Standon had convinced him that any hope of ever winning her for his wife was at an end.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For so many years had he himself been wooed and sought after, without response, that he was as ignorant of the rules of the game of love as any child.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then the mere sight of Lady Constance with Lord Standon had convinced him that any hope of ever winning her for his wife was at an end.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For so many years had he himself been wooed and sought after, without response, that he was as ignorant of the rules of the game of love as any child.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Love! he had sneered at it, jested at its power all his life; but now he was beginning to suffer from its pangs himself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that night Adrien Leroy could not sleep.
chair
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From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
child
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From this reading For so many years had he himself been wooed and sought after, without response, that he was as ignorant of the rules of the game of love as any child.
confess
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From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
Constance
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From this reading Then the mere sight of Lady Constance with Lord Standon had convinced him that any hope of ever winning her for his wife was at an end.
convinced
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From this reading Then the mere sight of Lady Constance with Lord Standon had convinced him that any hope of ever winning her for his wife was at an end.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But that night Adrien Leroy could not sleep.
day
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From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
deeply
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From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
Dismissing
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From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
end
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From this reading Then the mere sight of Lady Constance with Lord Standon had convinced him that any hope of ever winning her for his wife was at an end.
events
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From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the mere sight of Lady Constance with Lord Standon had convinced him that any hope of ever winning her for his wife was at an end.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then the mere sight of Lady Constance with Lord Standon had convinced him that any hope of ever winning her for his wife was at an end.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Love! he had sneered at it, jested at its power all his life; but now he was beginning to suffer from its pangs himself.
game
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From this reading For so many years had he himself been wooed and sought after, without response, that he was as ignorant of the rules of the game of love as any child.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the mere sight of Lady Constance with Lord Standon had convinced him that any hope of ever winning her for his wife was at an end.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
hope
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From this reading Then the mere sight of Lady Constance with Lord Standon had convinced him that any hope of ever winning her for his wife was at an end.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For so many years had he himself been wooed and sought after, without response, that he was as ignorant of the rules of the game of love as any child.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Love! he had sneered at it, jested at its power all his life; but now he was beginning to suffer from its pangs himself.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Love! he had sneered at it, jested at its power all his life; but now he was beginning to suffer from its pangs himself.
jested
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From this reading Love! he had sneered at it, jested at its power all his life; but now he was beginning to suffer from its pangs himself.
Lady
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From this reading Then the mere sight of Lady Constance with Lord Standon had convinced him that any hope of ever winning her for his wife was at an end.
Leroy
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From this reading But that night Adrien Leroy could not sleep.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Love! he had sneered at it, jested at its power all his life; but now he was beginning to suffer from its pangs himself.
Lord
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From this reading Then the mere sight of Lady Constance with Lord Standon had convinced him that any hope of ever winning her for his wife was at an end.
love
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From this reading For so many years had he himself been wooed and sought after, without response, that he was as ignorant of the rules of the game of love as any child.
many
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From this reading For so many years had he himself been wooed and sought after, without response, that he was as ignorant of the rules of the game of love as any child.
mere
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From this reading Then the mere sight of Lady Constance with Lord Standon had convinced him that any hope of ever winning her for his wife was at an end.
more
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From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
night
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From this reading But that night Adrien Leroy could not sleep.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But that night Adrien Leroy could not sleep.
now
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From this reading Love! he had sneered at it, jested at its power all his life; but now he was beginning to suffer from its pangs himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
pangs
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From this reading Love! he had sneered at it, jested at its power all his life; but now he was beginning to suffer from its pangs himself.
power
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From this reading Love! he had sneered at it, jested at its power all his life; but now he was beginning to suffer from its pangs himself.
response
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From this reading For so many years had he himself been wooed and sought after, without response, that he was as ignorant of the rules of the game of love as any child.
review
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From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
rules
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From this reading For so many years had he himself been wooed and sought after, without response, that he was as ignorant of the rules of the game of love as any child.
sight
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From this reading Then the mere sight of Lady Constance with Lord Standon had convinced him that any hope of ever winning her for his wife was at an end.
sleep
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From this reading But that night Adrien Leroy could not sleep.
sneered
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From this reading Love! he had sneered at it, jested at its power all his life; but now he was beginning to suffer from its pangs himself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For so many years had he himself been wooed and sought after, without response, that he was as ignorant of the rules of the game of love as any child.
sought
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From this reading For so many years had he himself been wooed and sought after, without response, that he was as ignorant of the rules of the game of love as any child.
Standon
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From this reading Then the mere sight of Lady Constance with Lord Standon had convinced him that any hope of ever winning her for his wife was at an end.
suffer
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From this reading Love! he had sneered at it, jested at its power all his life; but now he was beginning to suffer from its pangs himself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that night Adrien Leroy could not sleep.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
Then
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From this reading Then the mere sight of Lady Constance with Lord Standon had convinced him that any hope of ever winning her for his wife was at an end.
threw
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From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
valet
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From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then the mere sight of Lady Constance with Lord Standon had convinced him that any hope of ever winning her for his wife was at an end.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
wife
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From this reading Then the mere sight of Lady Constance with Lord Standon had convinced him that any hope of ever winning her for his wife was at an end.
winning
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From this reading Then the mere sight of Lady Constance with Lord Standon had convinced him that any hope of ever winning her for his wife was at an end.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then the mere sight of Lady Constance with Lord Standon had convinced him that any hope of ever winning her for his wife was at an end.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For so many years had he himself been wooed and sought after, without response, that he was as ignorant of the rules of the game of love as any child.
wooed
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From this reading For so many years had he himself been wooed and sought after, without response, that he was as ignorant of the rules of the game of love as any child.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dismissing his valet, he threw himself into a chair, and began to review the events of the day, which had affected him more deeply than he would confess to.
years
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From this reading For so many years had he himself been wooed and sought after, without response, that he was as ignorant of the rules of the game of love as any child.
