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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 In a way he was almost ashamed of himself for doing so.
all
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From this reading His tempestuous desire for her was something he could not understand, something which forcibly escaped from the control of reason, to which all his life had been submitted.
almost
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From this reading In a way he was almost ashamed of himself for doing so.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yetta had walked into his cold, impersonal life in an utterly disturbing way.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if some sudden leak had let a glare of sunlight into a photographer's dark room.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading In a way he was almost ashamed of himself for doing so.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ISADORE BRAUN It was shortly before her visit to Cos-Cob that Isadore Braun asked Yetta to marry him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His tempestuous desire for her was something he could not understand, something which forcibly escaped from the control of reason, to which all his life had been submitted.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ISADORE BRAUN It was shortly before her visit to Cos-Cob that Isadore Braun asked Yetta to marry him.
BRAUN
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From this reading ISADORE BRAUN It was shortly before her visit to Cos-Cob that Isadore Braun asked Yetta to marry him.
cold
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From this reading Yetta had walked into his cold, impersonal life in an utterly disturbing way.
control
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From this reading His tempestuous desire for her was something he could not understand, something which forcibly escaped from the control of reason, to which all his life had been submitted.
Cos-Cob
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From this reading ISADORE BRAUN It was shortly before her visit to Cos-Cob that Isadore Braun asked Yetta to marry him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His tempestuous desire for her was something he could not understand, something which forcibly escaped from the control of reason, to which all his life had been submitted.
dark
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From this reading It was as if some sudden leak had let a glare of sunlight into a photographer's dark room.
desire
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From this reading His tempestuous desire for her was something he could not understand, something which forcibly escaped from the control of reason, to which all his life had been submitted.
disturbing
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From this reading Yetta had walked into his cold, impersonal life in an utterly disturbing way.
doing
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From this reading In a way he was almost ashamed of himself for doing so.
escaped
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From this reading His tempestuous desire for her was something he could not understand, something which forcibly escaped from the control of reason, to which all his life had been submitted.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In a way he was almost ashamed of himself for doing so.
forcibly
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From this reading His tempestuous desire for her was something he could not understand, something which forcibly escaped from the control of reason, to which all his life had been submitted.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His tempestuous desire for her was something he could not understand, something which forcibly escaped from the control of reason, to which all his life had been submitted.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as if some sudden leak had let a glare of sunlight into a photographer's dark room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His tempestuous desire for her was something he could not understand, something which forcibly escaped from the control of reason, to which all his life had been submitted.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a way he was almost ashamed of himself for doing so.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ISADORE BRAUN It was shortly before her visit to Cos-Cob that Isadore Braun asked Yetta to marry him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ISADORE BRAUN It was shortly before her visit to Cos-Cob that Isadore Braun asked Yetta to marry him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In a way he was almost ashamed of himself for doing so.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His tempestuous desire for her was something he could not understand, something which forcibly escaped from the control of reason, to which all his life had been submitted.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if some sudden leak had let a glare of sunlight into a photographer's dark room.
impersonal
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From this reading Yetta had walked into his cold, impersonal life in an utterly disturbing way.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a way he was almost ashamed of himself for doing so.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yetta had walked into his cold, impersonal life in an utterly disturbing way.
ISADORE
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From this reading ISADORE BRAUN It was shortly before her visit to Cos-Cob that Isadore Braun asked Yetta to marry him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ISADORE BRAUN It was shortly before her visit to Cos-Cob that Isadore Braun asked Yetta to marry him.
leak
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From this reading It was as if some sudden leak had let a glare of sunlight into a photographer's dark room.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It was as if some sudden leak had let a glare of sunlight into a photographer's dark room.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His tempestuous desire for her was something he could not understand, something which forcibly escaped from the control of reason, to which all his life had been submitted.
marry
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From this reading ISADORE BRAUN It was shortly before her visit to Cos-Cob that Isadore Braun asked Yetta to marry him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His tempestuous desire for her was something he could not understand, something which forcibly escaped from the control of reason, to which all his life had been submitted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a way he was almost ashamed of himself for doing so.
photographer's
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From this reading It was as if some sudden leak had let a glare of sunlight into a photographer's dark room.
reason
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From this reading His tempestuous desire for her was something he could not understand, something which forcibly escaped from the control of reason, to which all his life had been submitted.
room
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From this reading It was as if some sudden leak had let a glare of sunlight into a photographer's dark room.
shortly
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From this reading ISADORE BRAUN It was shortly before her visit to Cos-Cob that Isadore Braun asked Yetta to marry him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In a way he was almost ashamed of himself for doing so.
some
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From this reading It was as if some sudden leak had let a glare of sunlight into a photographer's dark room.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading His tempestuous desire for her was something he could not understand, something which forcibly escaped from the control of reason, to which all his life had been submitted.
submitted
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From this reading His tempestuous desire for her was something he could not understand, something which forcibly escaped from the control of reason, to which all his life had been submitted.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as if some sudden leak had let a glare of sunlight into a photographer's dark room.
sunlight
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From this reading It was as if some sudden leak had let a glare of sunlight into a photographer's dark room.
tempestuous
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From this reading His tempestuous desire for her was something he could not understand, something which forcibly escaped from the control of reason, to which all his life had been submitted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ISADORE BRAUN It was shortly before her visit to Cos-Cob that Isadore Braun asked Yetta to marry him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His tempestuous desire for her was something he could not understand, something which forcibly escaped from the control of reason, to which all his life had been submitted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ISADORE BRAUN It was shortly before her visit to Cos-Cob that Isadore Braun asked Yetta to marry him.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His tempestuous desire for her was something he could not understand, something which forcibly escaped from the control of reason, to which all his life had been submitted.
utterly
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From this reading Yetta had walked into his cold, impersonal life in an utterly disturbing way.
visit
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From this reading ISADORE BRAUN It was shortly before her visit to Cos-Cob that Isadore Braun asked Yetta to marry him.
walked
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From this reading Yetta had walked into his cold, impersonal life in an utterly disturbing way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ISADORE BRAUN It was shortly before her visit to Cos-Cob that Isadore Braun asked Yetta to marry him.
way
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From this reading In a way he was almost ashamed of himself for doing so.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His tempestuous desire for her was something he could not understand, something which forcibly escaped from the control of reason, to which all his life had been submitted.
Yetta
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From this reading ISADORE BRAUN It was shortly before her visit to Cos-Cob that Isadore Braun asked Yetta to marry him.
