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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 If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
abasement
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From this reading When Mr. Lawrence’s short visit was ended, Io meditated over what she had heard with self-reproach and abasement.
accept
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From this reading Shall I not gratefully accept the affection which he gives me, though it be not the all-absorbing, idolatrous love which my selfishness, my pride demands?
adding
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From this reading “I have been adding to my Oscar’s troubles,” she said to herself, “instead of trying to lighten his burden.
affection
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all-absorbing
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From this reading Shall I not gratefully accept the affection which he gives me, though it be not the all-absorbing, idolatrous love which my selfishness, my pride demands?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Mr. Lawrence’s short visit was ended, Io meditated over what she had heard with self-reproach and abasement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Shall I not gratefully accept the affection which he gives me, though it be not the all-absorbing, idolatrous love which my selfishness, my pride demands?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been adding to my Oscar’s troubles,” she said to herself, “instead of trying to lighten his burden.
burden
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From this reading “I have been adding to my Oscar’s troubles,” she said to herself, “instead of trying to lighten his burden.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
demands
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From this reading Shall I not gratefully accept the affection which he gives me, though it be not the all-absorbing, idolatrous love which my selfishness, my pride demands?
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
ended
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From this reading When Mr. Lawrence’s short visit was ended, Io meditated over what she had heard with self-reproach and abasement.
EXPEDITION
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From this reading THE EXPEDITION.
gives
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From this reading Shall I not gratefully accept the affection which he gives me, though it be not the all-absorbing, idolatrous love which my selfishness, my pride demands?
gloom
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gratefully
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From this reading Shall I not gratefully accept the affection which he gives me, though it be not the all-absorbing, idolatrous love which my selfishness, my pride demands?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Mr. Lawrence’s short visit was ended, Io meditated over what she had heard with self-reproach and abasement.
happiness
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From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been adding to my Oscar’s troubles,” she said to herself, “instead of trying to lighten his burden.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
heard
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From this reading When Mr. Lawrence’s short visit was ended, Io meditated over what she had heard with self-reproach and abasement.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I have been adding to my Oscar’s troubles,” she said to herself, “instead of trying to lighten his burden.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I have been adding to my Oscar’s troubles,” she said to herself, “instead of trying to lighten his burden.
honour
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From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have been adding to my Oscar’s troubles,” she said to herself, “instead of trying to lighten his burden.
idolatrous
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From this reading Shall I not gratefully accept the affection which he gives me, though it be not the all-absorbing, idolatrous love which my selfishness, my pride demands?
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
indeed
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From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
instead
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From this reading “I have been adding to my Oscar’s troubles,” she said to herself, “instead of trying to lighten his burden.
Io
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From this reading When Mr. Lawrence’s short visit was ended, Io meditated over what she had heard with self-reproach and abasement.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
Lawrence's
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From this reading When Mr. Lawrence’s short visit was ended, Io meditated over what she had heard with self-reproach and abasement.
lighten
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From this reading “I have been adding to my Oscar’s troubles,” she said to herself, “instead of trying to lighten his burden.
love
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From this reading Shall I not gratefully accept the affection which he gives me, though it be not the all-absorbing, idolatrous love which my selfishness, my pride demands?
made
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From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shall I not gratefully accept the affection which he gives me, though it be not the all-absorbing, idolatrous love which my selfishness, my pride demands?
meditated
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From this reading When Mr. Lawrence’s short visit was ended, Io meditated over what she had heard with self-reproach and abasement.
Mr
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From this reading When Mr. Lawrence’s short visit was ended, Io meditated over what she had heard with self-reproach and abasement.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I have been adding to my Oscar’s troubles,” she said to herself, “instead of trying to lighten his burden.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Shall I not gratefully accept the affection which he gives me, though it be not the all-absorbing, idolatrous love which my selfishness, my pride demands?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I have been adding to my Oscar’s troubles,” she said to herself, “instead of trying to lighten his burden.
Oscar's
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From this reading “I have been adding to my Oscar’s troubles,” she said to herself, “instead of trying to lighten his burden.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When Mr. Lawrence’s short visit was ended, Io meditated over what she had heard with self-reproach and abasement.
painful
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From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
pride
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From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
regards
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From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
sacrifice
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From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
said
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From this reading “I have been adding to my Oscar’s troubles,” she said to herself, “instead of trying to lighten his burden.
self-reproach
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From this reading When Mr. Lawrence’s short visit was ended, Io meditated over what she had heard with self-reproach and abasement.
selfishness
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From this reading Shall I not gratefully accept the affection which he gives me, though it be not the all-absorbing, idolatrous love which my selfishness, my pride demands?
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Mr. Lawrence’s short visit was ended, Io meditated over what she had heard with self-reproach and abasement.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading When Mr. Lawrence’s short visit was ended, Io meditated over what she had heard with self-reproach and abasement.
show
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From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
sullen
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From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EXPEDITION.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Shall I not gratefully accept the affection which he gives me, though it be not the all-absorbing, idolatrous love which my selfishness, my pride demands?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have been adding to my Oscar’s troubles,” she said to herself, “instead of trying to lighten his burden.
troubles
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From this reading “I have been adding to my Oscar’s troubles,” she said to herself, “instead of trying to lighten his burden.
trying
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From this reading “I have been adding to my Oscar’s troubles,” she said to herself, “instead of trying to lighten his burden.
vain
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From this reading If he has indeed made a painful sacrifice to honour and duty, shall I, by my pride and sullen gloom, show him that as regards my happiness it has been made in vain?
visit
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From this reading When Mr. Lawrence’s short visit was ended, Io meditated over what she had heard with self-reproach and abasement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Mr. Lawrence’s short visit was ended, Io meditated over what she had heard with self-reproach and abasement.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When Mr. Lawrence’s short visit was ended, Io meditated over what she had heard with self-reproach and abasement.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Mr. Lawrence’s short visit was ended, Io meditated over what she had heard with self-reproach and abasement.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Shall I not gratefully accept the affection which he gives me, though it be not the all-absorbing, idolatrous love which my selfishness, my pride demands?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Mr. Lawrence’s short visit was ended, Io meditated over what she had heard with self-reproach and abasement.
