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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 Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
accept
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From this reading The vanquished is fain to accept whatever the victor is pleased to give, though discontent and impotent rage may be gnawing his entrails.
ace
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From this reading He had held good cards, and had played them with considerable cleverness; but no play could prevail against his antagonist's ace of trumps.
AGAINSTprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading AGAINST WIND AND TIDE.
akin
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From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AGAINST WIND AND TIDE.
antagonist's
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From this reading He had held good cards, and had played them with considerable cleverness; but no play could prevail against his antagonist's ace of trumps.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The vanquished is fain to accept whatever the victor is pleased to give, though discontent and impotent rage may be gnawing his entrails.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading George Sheldon had been a loser in that game in which the Haygarthian inheritance was the stake.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
brother
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From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had held good cards, and had played them with considerable cleverness; but no play could prevail against his antagonist's ace of trumps.
cards
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From this reading He had held good cards, and had played them with considerable cleverness; but no play could prevail against his antagonist's ace of trumps.
clevernessnounUS /ˈklev.ər.nəs/
The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.
From this reading He had held good cards, and had played them with considerable cleverness; but no play could prevail against his antagonist's ace of trumps.
conqueror
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From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
considerable
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From this reading He had held good cards, and had played them with considerable cleverness; but no play could prevail against his antagonist's ace of trumps.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had held good cards, and had played them with considerable cleverness; but no play could prevail against his antagonist's ace of trumps.
country
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From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
discontent
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From this reading The vanquished is fain to accept whatever the victor is pleased to give, though discontent and impotent rage may be gnawing his entrails.
entrails
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From this reading The vanquished is fain to accept whatever the victor is pleased to give, though discontent and impotent rage may be gnawing his entrails.
fain
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From this reading The vanquished is fain to accept whatever the victor is pleased to give, though discontent and impotent rage may be gnawing his entrails.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
game
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From this reading George Sheldon had been a loser in that game in which the Haygarthian inheritance was the stake.
George
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From this reading George Sheldon had been a loser in that game in which the Haygarthian inheritance was the stake.
give
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From this reading The vanquished is fain to accept whatever the victor is pleased to give, though discontent and impotent rage may be gnawing his entrails.
gnawing
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From this reading The vanquished is fain to accept whatever the victor is pleased to give, though discontent and impotent rage may be gnawing his entrails.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had held good cards, and had played them with considerable cleverness; but no play could prevail against his antagonist's ace of trumps.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading George Sheldon had been a loser in that game in which the Haygarthian inheritance was the stake.
Haygarthian
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From this reading George Sheldon had been a loser in that game in which the Haygarthian inheritance was the stake.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had held good cards, and had played them with considerable cleverness; but no play could prevail against his antagonist's ace of trumps.
held
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From this reading He had held good cards, and had played them with considerable cleverness; but no play could prevail against his antagonist's ace of trumps.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
impotent
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From this reading The vanquished is fain to accept whatever the victor is pleased to give, though discontent and impotent rage may be gnawing his entrails.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading George Sheldon had been a loser in that game in which the Haygarthian inheritance was the stake.
inheritance
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From this reading George Sheldon had been a loser in that game in which the Haygarthian inheritance was the stake.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The vanquished is fain to accept whatever the victor is pleased to give, though discontent and impotent rage may be gnawing his entrails.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
loser
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From this reading George Sheldon had been a loser in that game in which the Haygarthian inheritance was the stake.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The vanquished is fain to accept whatever the victor is pleased to give, though discontent and impotent rage may be gnawing his entrails.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had held good cards, and had played them with considerable cleverness; but no play could prevail against his antagonist's ace of trumps.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
Philip
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From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
play
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From this reading He had held good cards, and had played them with considerable cleverness; but no play could prevail against his antagonist's ace of trumps.
played
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From this reading He had held good cards, and had played them with considerable cleverness; but no play could prevail against his antagonist's ace of trumps.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The vanquished is fain to accept whatever the victor is pleased to give, though discontent and impotent rage may be gnawing his entrails.
prevail
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From this reading He had held good cards, and had played them with considerable cleverness; but no play could prevail against his antagonist's ace of trumps.
rage
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From this reading The vanquished is fain to accept whatever the victor is pleased to give, though discontent and impotent rage may be gnawing his entrails.
relations
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From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
Sheldon
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From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
somewhat
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From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
stake
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From this reading George Sheldon had been a loser in that game in which the Haygarthian inheritance was the stake.
state
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From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
subjugated
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From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading George Sheldon had been a loser in that game in which the Haygarthian inheritance was the stake.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had held good cards, and had played them with considerable cleverness; but no play could prevail against his antagonist's ace of trumps.
there
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From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The vanquished is fain to accept whatever the victor is pleased to give, though discontent and impotent rage may be gnawing his entrails.
TIDE
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From this reading AGAINST WIND AND TIDE.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
trumps
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From this reading He had held good cards, and had played them with considerable cleverness; but no play could prevail against his antagonist's ace of trumps.
vanquished
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From this reading The vanquished is fain to accept whatever the victor is pleased to give, though discontent and impotent rage may be gnawing his entrails.
victor
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From this reading The vanquished is fain to accept whatever the victor is pleased to give, though discontent and impotent rage may be gnawing his entrails.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Between Philip Sheldon and his brother there was at this time a state of feeling somewhat akin to the relations between a subjugated country and its conqueror.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The vanquished is fain to accept whatever the victor is pleased to give, though discontent and impotent rage may be gnawing his entrails.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading George Sheldon had been a loser in that game in which the Haygarthian inheritance was the stake.
WINDnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AGAINST WIND AND TIDE.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had held good cards, and had played them with considerable cleverness; but no play could prevail against his antagonist's ace of trumps.
