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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 Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
absence
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From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
accident
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From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
air
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From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
all
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From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading If anything could stop the rats gnawing my conscience, it would be this blessed change.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If anything could stop the rats gnawing my conscience, it would be this blessed change.
beautiful
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From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
blessed
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From this reading If anything could stop the rats gnawing my conscience, it would be this blessed change.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
break
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From this reading Of course nothing did happen in Paris to break up the party.
Brian
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From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
certain
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From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
change
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From this reading If anything could stop the rats gnawing my conscience, it would be this blessed change.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading If anything could stop the rats gnawing my conscience, it would be this blessed change.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If anything could stop the rats gnawing my conscience, it would be this blessed change.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course nothing did happen in Paris to break up the party.
days
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From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of course nothing did happen in Paris to break up the party.
disturbing
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From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
French
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From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
Front
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From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
gnawing
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From this reading If anything could stop the rats gnawing my conscience, it would be this blessed change.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
happen
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From this reading Of course nothing did happen in Paris to break up the party.
happened
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From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
happy
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From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I might have known that nothing would.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
Herter
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From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
how
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From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I might have known that nothing would.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If anything could stop the rats gnawing my conscience, it would be this blessed change.
improving
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From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course nothing did happen in Paris to break up the party.
incarnation
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From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
introduction
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From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If anything could stop the rats gnawing my conscience, it would be this blessed change.
just
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From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
known
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From this reading I might have known that nothing would.
less
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From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
letter
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From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
makes
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From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
man
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From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
mere
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From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might have known that nothing would.
more
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From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If anything could stop the rats gnawing my conscience, it would be this blessed change.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Of course nothing did happen in Paris to break up the party.
now
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From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
oculist
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From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course nothing did happen in Paris to break up the party.
Paris
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From this reading Of course nothing did happen in Paris to break up the party.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course nothing did happen in Paris to break up the party.
promised
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From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
radiance
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From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
rats
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From this reading If anything could stop the rats gnawing my conscience, it would be this blessed change.
realized
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From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
received
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From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
say
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From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
somehow
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From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
soul
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From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
spiritual
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From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
stop
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From this reading If anything could stop the rats gnawing my conscience, it would be this blessed change.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I might have known that nothing would.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course nothing did happen in Paris to break up the party.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If anything could stop the rats gnawing my conscience, it would be this blessed change.
three
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From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course nothing did happen in Paris to break up the party.
up
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From this reading Of course nothing did happen in Paris to break up the party.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nothing happened at all, except that I received a letter from Doctor Herter with the promised introduction to an oculist just now at the Front, and that I realized, after three days' absence, how Brian is improving.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I might have known that nothing would.
young
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From this reading He has less the air of a beautiful soul, whose incarnation in a body is a mere accident, and more the look of a happy, handsome young man, with a certain spiritual radiance which makes him remarkable and somehow "disturbing," as the French say.
