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achieved
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From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
ANCHOR
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL PROFITS BY CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WEIGHS ANCHOR IN THE MARIAN.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL PROFITS BY CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WEIGHS ANCHOR IN THE MARIAN.
announced
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From this reading Miss Collingsby appeared to be the greatest sufferer; and the scream with which she announced my defeat was only the echo of my own feelings.
apparently
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From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
appeared
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From this reading Miss Collingsby appeared to be the greatest sufferer; and the scream with which she announced my defeat was only the echo of my own feelings.
appears
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From this reading More than once in my eventful career I have realized that neither success nor defeat is what it appears to be.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the battle was really her own, rather than mine, of course my misfortune was the greater catastrophe to her.
battle
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From this reading As the battle was really her own, rather than mine, of course my misfortune was the greater catastrophe to her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading More than once in my eventful career I have realized that neither success nor defeat is what it appears to be.
Ben
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From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL PROFITS BY CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WEIGHS ANCHOR IN THE MARIAN.
career
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From this reading More than once in my eventful career I have realized that neither success nor defeat is what it appears to be.
catastrophe
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From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
CIRCUMSTANCES
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL PROFITS BY CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WEIGHS ANCHOR IN THE MARIAN.
Collingsby
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congratulating
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From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the battle was really her own, rather than mine, of course my misfortune was the greater catastrophe to her.
defeat
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From this reading More than once in my eventful career I have realized that neither success nor defeat is what it appears to be.
echo
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From this reading Miss Collingsby appeared to be the greatest sufferer; and the scream with which she announced my defeat was only the echo of my own feelings.
end
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From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
eventful
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From this reading More than once in my eventful career I have realized that neither success nor defeat is what it appears to be.
feelings
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From this reading Miss Collingsby appeared to be the greatest sufferer; and the scream with which she announced my defeat was only the echo of my own feelings.
foreseen
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From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
greater
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From this reading As the battle was really her own, rather than mine, of course my misfortune was the greater catastrophe to her.
greatest
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From this reading Miss Collingsby appeared to be the greatest sufferer; and the scream with which she announced my defeat was only the echo of my own feelings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading More than once in my eventful career I have realized that neither success nor defeat is what it appears to be.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As the battle was really her own, rather than mine, of course my misfortune was the greater catastrophe to her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading More than once in my eventful career I have realized that neither success nor defeat is what it appears to be.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL PROFITS BY CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WEIGHS ANCHOR IN THE MARIAN.
involved
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From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More than once in my eventful career I have realized that neither success nor defeat is what it appears to be.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading More than once in my eventful career I have realized that neither success nor defeat is what it appears to be.
MARIAN
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minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As the battle was really her own, rather than mine, of course my misfortune was the greater catastrophe to her.
misfortune
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From this reading As the battle was really her own, rather than mine, of course my misfortune was the greater catastrophe to her.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Collingsby appeared to be the greatest sufferer; and the scream with which she announced my defeat was only the echo of my own feelings.
More
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From this reading More than once in my eventful career I have realized that neither success nor defeat is what it appears to be.
mourning
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From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
Mr
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From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading More than once in my eventful career I have realized that neither success nor defeat is what it appears to be.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading More than once in my eventful career I have realized that neither success nor defeat is what it appears to be.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading More than once in my eventful career I have realized that neither success nor defeat is what it appears to be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
once
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From this reading More than once in my eventful career I have realized that neither success nor defeat is what it appears to be.
only
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From this reading Miss Collingsby appeared to be the greatest sufferer; and the scream with which she announced my defeat was only the echo of my own feelings.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
own
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From this reading Miss Collingsby appeared to be the greatest sufferer; and the scream with which she announced my defeat was only the echo of my own feelings.
PHIL
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL PROFITS BY CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WEIGHS ANCHOR IN THE MARIAN.
PROFITS
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rather
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From this reading As the battle was really her own, rather than mine, of course my misfortune was the greater catastrophe to her.
realized
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From this reading More than once in my eventful career I have realized that neither success nor defeat is what it appears to be.
really
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From this reading As the battle was really her own, rather than mine, of course my misfortune was the greater catastrophe to her.
scream
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From this reading Miss Collingsby appeared to be the greatest sufferer; and the scream with which she announced my defeat was only the echo of my own feelings.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Collingsby appeared to be the greatest sufferer; and the scream with which she announced my defeat was only the echo of my own feelings.
success
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From this reading More than once in my eventful career I have realized that neither success nor defeat is what it appears to be.
sufferer
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From this reading Miss Collingsby appeared to be the greatest sufferer; and the scream with which she announced my defeat was only the echo of my own feelings.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than once in my eventful career I have realized that neither success nor defeat is what it appears to be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading More than once in my eventful career I have realized that neither success nor defeat is what it appears to be.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL PROFITS BY CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WEIGHS ANCHOR IN THE MARIAN.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading More than once in my eventful career I have realized that neither success nor defeat is what it appears to be.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
victory
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From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
Waterford
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From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
WEIGHS
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL PROFITS BY CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WEIGHS ANCHOR IN THE MARIAN.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading More than once in my eventful career I have realized that neither success nor defeat is what it appears to be.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL PROFITS BY CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WEIGHS ANCHOR IN THE MARIAN.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Mr. Ben Waterford was congratulating himself upon the victory he had apparently achieved, and I was mourning over the defeat involved in my catastrophe, neither of us had foreseen the end.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Collingsby appeared to be the greatest sufferer; and the scream with which she announced my defeat was only the echo of my own feelings.
