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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 His mind was a burning chaos; and he suffered all the torments of jealousy and uncertainty.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Even while he told himself that he now hated Nettie, his heart went back to her--in aching tenderness about her.
aching
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From this reading Even while he told himself that he now hated Nettie, his heart went back to her--in aching tenderness about her.
all
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From this reading His mind was a burning chaos; and he suffered all the torments of jealousy and uncertainty.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His mind was a burning chaos; and he suffered all the torments of jealousy and uncertainty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
back
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From this reading Even while he told himself that he now hated Nettie, his heart went back to her--in aching tenderness about her.
beautiful
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From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
brings
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From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
burning
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From this reading His mind was a burning chaos; and he suffered all the torments of jealousy and uncertainty.
camp
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From this reading Cyril reached the purebred camp the following morning.
chaos
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From this reading His mind was a burning chaos; and he suffered all the torments of jealousy and uncertainty.
Cyril
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From this reading Cyril reached the purebred camp the following morning.
divinely
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From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even while he told himself that he now hated Nettie, his heart went back to her--in aching tenderness about her.
eyes
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From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
face
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From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
following
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From this reading Cyril reached the purebred camp the following morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had ridden without stopping the whole of the previous night.
hair
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From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
hated
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From this reading Even while he told himself that he now hated Nettie, his heart went back to her--in aching tenderness about her.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had ridden without stopping the whole of the previous night.
heart
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From this reading Even while he told himself that he now hated Nettie, his heart went back to her--in aching tenderness about her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Even while he told himself that he now hated Nettie, his heart went back to her--in aching tenderness about her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Even while he told himself that he now hated Nettie, his heart went back to her--in aching tenderness about her.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mind was a burning chaos; and he suffered all the torments of jealousy and uncertainty.
human
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From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even while he told himself that he now hated Nettie, his heart went back to her--in aching tenderness about her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
jealousy
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From this reading His mind was a burning chaos; and he suffered all the torments of jealousy and uncertainty.
known
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From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
lighting
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From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
love
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From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
lover
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From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
making
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From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind was a burning chaos; and he suffered all the torments of jealousy and uncertainty.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cyril reached the purebred camp the following morning.
Nettie
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From this reading Even while he told himself that he now hated Nettie, his heart went back to her--in aching tenderness about her.
night
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From this reading He had ridden without stopping the whole of the previous night.
now
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From this reading Even while he told himself that he now hated Nettie, his heart went back to her--in aching tenderness about her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had ridden without stopping the whole of the previous night.
pictured
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From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
previous
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From this reading He had ridden without stopping the whole of the previous night.
purebred
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From this reading Cyril reached the purebred camp the following morning.
reached
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From this reading Cyril reached the purebred camp the following morning.
ridden
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From this reading He had ridden without stopping the whole of the previous night.
shining
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From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
stopping
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From this reading He had ridden without stopping the whole of the previous night.
suffered
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From this reading His mind was a burning chaos; and he suffered all the torments of jealousy and uncertainty.
sun
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From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
tenderness
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From this reading Even while he told himself that he now hated Nettie, his heart went back to her--in aching tenderness about her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even while he told himself that he now hated Nettie, his heart went back to her--in aching tenderness about her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cyril reached the purebred camp the following morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even while he told himself that he now hated Nettie, his heart went back to her--in aching tenderness about her.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even while he told himself that he now hated Nettie, his heart went back to her--in aching tenderness about her.
torments
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From this reading His mind was a burning chaos; and he suffered all the torments of jealousy and uncertainty.
uncertainty
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From this reading His mind was a burning chaos; and he suffered all the torments of jealousy and uncertainty.
up
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From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His mind was a burning chaos; and he suffered all the torments of jealousy and uncertainty.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even while he told himself that he now hated Nettie, his heart went back to her--in aching tenderness about her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He pictured her as he had known her--her hair shining in the sun, and that look which love alone brings to the human eyes, lighting up her face and making it divinely beautiful to her lover.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Even while he told himself that he now hated Nettie, his heart went back to her--in aching tenderness about her.
whole
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From this reading He had ridden without stopping the whole of the previous night.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had ridden without stopping the whole of the previous night.
