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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 COME TO TERMS WITH MADAME My interview with Karl led to a very disquieting discovery.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I sat for some time thinking about it--and my thoughts increased rather than diminished my uneasiness.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading To use a very expressive vulgarism one often hears at home, I began to fear that I "had run up against a snag."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I sat for some time thinking about it--and my thoughts increased rather than diminished my uneasiness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To use a very expressive vulgarism one often hears at home, I began to fear that I "had run up against a snag."
began
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From this reading To use a very expressive vulgarism one often hears at home, I began to fear that I "had run up against a snag."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was true that when I had seen him at Madame d'Artelle's I had hated him cordially; but the reason was clear to me now.
clear
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From this reading It was true that when I had seen him at Madame d'Artelle's I had hated him cordially; but the reason was clear to me now.
COME
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From this reading I COME TO TERMS WITH MADAME My interview with Karl led to a very disquieting discovery.
cordially
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From this reading It was true that when I had seen him at Madame d'Artelle's I had hated him cordially; but the reason was clear to me now.
cost
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From this reading In other words, I had misunderstood the real nature of my feelings for Karl; and that miscalculation might cost me dear.
d'Artelle's
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dear
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diminished
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From this reading I sat for some time thinking about it--and my thoughts increased rather than diminished my uneasiness.
discovery
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From this reading I COME TO TERMS WITH MADAME My interview with Karl led to a very disquieting discovery.
disquieting
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From this reading I COME TO TERMS WITH MADAME My interview with Karl led to a very disquieting discovery.
expressive
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From this reading To use a very expressive vulgarism one often hears at home, I began to fear that I "had run up against a snag."
fear
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From this reading To use a very expressive vulgarism one often hears at home, I began to fear that I "had run up against a snag."
feelings
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From this reading In other words, I had misunderstood the real nature of my feelings for Karl; and that miscalculation might cost me dear.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I sat for some time thinking about it--and my thoughts increased rather than diminished my uneasiness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To use a very expressive vulgarism one often hears at home, I began to fear that I "had run up against a snag."
hated
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From this reading It was true that when I had seen him at Madame d'Artelle's I had hated him cordially; but the reason was clear to me now.
hears
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From this reading To use a very expressive vulgarism one often hears at home, I began to fear that I "had run up against a snag."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was true that when I had seen him at Madame d'Artelle's I had hated him cordially; but the reason was clear to me now.
home
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From this reading To use a very expressive vulgarism one often hears at home, I began to fear that I "had run up against a snag."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I COME TO TERMS WITH MADAME My interview with Karl led to a very disquieting discovery.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In other words, I had misunderstood the real nature of my feelings for Karl; and that miscalculation might cost me dear.
increased
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From this reading I sat for some time thinking about it--and my thoughts increased rather than diminished my uneasiness.
interview
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From this reading I COME TO TERMS WITH MADAME My interview with Karl led to a very disquieting discovery.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I sat for some time thinking about it--and my thoughts increased rather than diminished my uneasiness.
Karl
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led
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From this reading I COME TO TERMS WITH MADAME My interview with Karl led to a very disquieting discovery.
MADAME
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From this reading I COME TO TERMS WITH MADAME My interview with Karl led to a very disquieting discovery.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In other words, I had misunderstood the real nature of my feelings for Karl; and that miscalculation might cost me dear.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In other words, I had misunderstood the real nature of my feelings for Karl; and that miscalculation might cost me dear.
miscalculation
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From this reading In other words, I had misunderstood the real nature of my feelings for Karl; and that miscalculation might cost me dear.
misunderstood
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From this reading In other words, I had misunderstood the real nature of my feelings for Karl; and that miscalculation might cost me dear.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I COME TO TERMS WITH MADAME My interview with Karl led to a very disquieting discovery.
nature
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From this reading In other words, I had misunderstood the real nature of my feelings for Karl; and that miscalculation might cost me dear.
now
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From this reading It was true that when I had seen him at Madame d'Artelle's I had hated him cordially; but the reason was clear to me now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In other words, I had misunderstood the real nature of my feelings for Karl; and that miscalculation might cost me dear.
often
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From this reading To use a very expressive vulgarism one often hears at home, I began to fear that I "had run up against a snag."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To use a very expressive vulgarism one often hears at home, I began to fear that I "had run up against a snag."
other
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From this reading In other words, I had misunderstood the real nature of my feelings for Karl; and that miscalculation might cost me dear.
rather
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From this reading I sat for some time thinking about it--and my thoughts increased rather than diminished my uneasiness.
real
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From this reading In other words, I had misunderstood the real nature of my feelings for Karl; and that miscalculation might cost me dear.
reason
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From this reading It was true that when I had seen him at Madame d'Artelle's I had hated him cordially; but the reason was clear to me now.
run
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From this reading To use a very expressive vulgarism one often hears at home, I began to fear that I "had run up against a snag."
sat
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From this reading I sat for some time thinking about it--and my thoughts increased rather than diminished my uneasiness.
seen
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From this reading It was true that when I had seen him at Madame d'Artelle's I had hated him cordially; but the reason was clear to me now.
snag
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From this reading To use a very expressive vulgarism one often hears at home, I began to fear that I "had run up against a snag."
some
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From this reading I sat for some time thinking about it--and my thoughts increased rather than diminished my uneasiness.
TERMS
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From this reading I COME TO TERMS WITH MADAME My interview with Karl led to a very disquieting discovery.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I sat for some time thinking about it--and my thoughts increased rather than diminished my uneasiness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To use a very expressive vulgarism one often hears at home, I began to fear that I "had run up against a snag."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In other words, I had misunderstood the real nature of my feelings for Karl; and that miscalculation might cost me dear.
thinking
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From this reading I sat for some time thinking about it--and my thoughts increased rather than diminished my uneasiness.
thoughts
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From this reading I sat for some time thinking about it--and my thoughts increased rather than diminished my uneasiness.
time
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From this reading I sat for some time thinking about it--and my thoughts increased rather than diminished my uneasiness.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I COME TO TERMS WITH MADAME My interview with Karl led to a very disquieting discovery.
true
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From this reading It was true that when I had seen him at Madame d'Artelle's I had hated him cordially; but the reason was clear to me now.
uneasiness
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From this reading I sat for some time thinking about it--and my thoughts increased rather than diminished my uneasiness.
up
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From this reading To use a very expressive vulgarism one often hears at home, I began to fear that I "had run up against a snag."
use
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From this reading To use a very expressive vulgarism one often hears at home, I began to fear that I "had run up against a snag."
very
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From this reading I COME TO TERMS WITH MADAME My interview with Karl led to a very disquieting discovery.
vulgarism
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From this reading To use a very expressive vulgarism one often hears at home, I began to fear that I "had run up against a snag."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was true that when I had seen him at Madame d'Artelle's I had hated him cordially; but the reason was clear to me now.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was true that when I had seen him at Madame d'Artelle's I had hated him cordially; but the reason was clear to me now.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I COME TO TERMS WITH MADAME My interview with Karl led to a very disquieting discovery.
words
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From this reading In other words, I had misunderstood the real nature of my feelings for Karl; and that miscalculation might cost me dear.
