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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 A quick remorse has entered his soul.
all
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From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
almost
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From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
aloud
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From this reading With a faltering voice he reads aloud the sad and hopeless words:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
bare
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From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
blow
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From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
brief
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From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
chamber
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From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
cold
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From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
cursing
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From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
darkness
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From this reading He did not love her, yet he would not have the light of her young, strong life go out in darkness like that.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
dealt
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From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
depths
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From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not love her, yet he would not have the light of her young, strong life go out in darkness like that.
entered
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From this reading A quick remorse has entered his soul.
faltering
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From this reading With a faltering voice he reads aloud the sad and hopeless words:
fatal
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From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
fate
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From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
floor
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From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
girl-wife
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From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
go
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From this reading He did not love her, yet he would not have the light of her young, strong life go out in darkness like that.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
hand
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From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He did not love her, yet he would not have the light of her young, strong life go out in darkness like that.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
heart
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From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He did not love her, yet he would not have the light of her young, strong life go out in darkness like that.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
hopeless
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From this reading With a faltering voice he reads aloud the sad and hopeless words:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He did not love her, yet he would not have the light of her young, strong life go out in darkness like that.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
lead
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From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
Leslie
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From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
letter
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From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
lies
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From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not love her, yet he would not have the light of her young, strong life go out in darkness like that.
light
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From this reading He did not love her, yet he would not have the light of her young, strong life go out in darkness like that.
like
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From this reading He did not love her, yet he would not have the light of her young, strong life go out in darkness like that.
love
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From this reading He did not love her, yet he would not have the light of her young, strong life go out in darkness like that.
married
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From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
night
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From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
Noble
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From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not love her, yet he would not have the light of her young, strong life go out in darkness like that.
now
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From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
out
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From this reading He did not love her, yet he would not have the light of her young, strong life go out in darkness like that.
pathos
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From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
pity
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From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
quick
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From this reading A quick remorse has entered his soul.
raving
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From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
reads
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From this reading With a faltering voice he reads aloud the sad and hopeless words:
remorse
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From this reading A quick remorse has entered his soul.
room
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From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
sad
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From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
sight
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From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
soul
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From this reading A quick remorse has entered his soul.
strong
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From this reading He did not love her, yet he would not have the light of her young, strong life go out in darkness like that.
stunned
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From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
swift
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From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
touch
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From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
truth
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From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
vain
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From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
voice
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From this reading With a faltering voice he reads aloud the sad and hopeless words:
walked
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From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When they tell Leslie Noble the fatal truth--when they lead him to the cold, bare chamber where his girl-wife lies dead, he is stunned by the swift and terrible blow that the hand of fate has dealt him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though he has walked the floor of his room all night, raving, and almost cursing himself because he had married her, the sight of her now--like _that_--and the sad pathos of that brief letter touch him to the depths of his heart with a vain remorse and pity.
words
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From this reading With a faltering voice he reads aloud the sad and hopeless words:
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He did not love her, yet he would not have the light of her young, strong life go out in darkness like that.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He did not love her, yet he would not have the light of her young, strong life go out in darkness like that.
young
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From this reading He did not love her, yet he would not have the light of her young, strong life go out in darkness like that.
