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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 That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
acting
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From this reading With grim satisfaction he promised himself that his acting would be as successful as theirs.
agitation
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nothing but death could wipe out an injury of this nature.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With grim satisfaction he promised himself that his acting would be as successful as theirs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With grim satisfaction he promised himself that his acting would be as successful as theirs.
bitterness
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From this reading But the very bitterness of his resentment enabled him to restrain himself until the time for punishment came.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nothing but death could wipe out an injury of this nature.
called
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
came
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From this reading But the very bitterness of his resentment enabled him to restrain himself until the time for punishment came.
Clameran
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
concealing
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
control
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing but death could wipe out an injury of this nature.
day
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
death
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From this reading Nothing but death could wipe out an injury of this nature.
destroyer
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
dinner
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
enabled
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From this reading But the very bitterness of his resentment enabled him to restrain himself until the time for punishment came.
fear
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
flow
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the very bitterness of his resentment enabled him to restrain himself until the time for punishment came.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
fruit
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From this reading The next day he reaped the fruit of his prudence.
grim
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From this reading With grim satisfaction he promised himself that his acting would be as successful as theirs.
happiness
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With grim satisfaction he promised himself that his acting would be as successful as theirs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the very bitterness of his resentment enabled him to restrain himself until the time for punishment came.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the very bitterness of his resentment enabled him to restrain himself until the time for punishment came.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the very bitterness of his resentment enabled him to restrain himself until the time for punishment came.
home
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
house
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
indignation
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
injury
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From this reading Nothing but death could wipe out an injury of this nature.
kept
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
ladies
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
late
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
nature
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From this reading Nothing but death could wipe out an injury of this nature.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day he reaped the fruit of his prudence.
night
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
nine
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing but death could wipe out an injury of this nature.
o'clock
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing but death could wipe out an injury of this nature.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
out
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From this reading Nothing but death could wipe out an injury of this nature.
promised
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From this reading With grim satisfaction he promised himself that his acting would be as successful as theirs.
prudence
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From this reading The next day he reaped the fruit of his prudence.
punishment
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From this reading But the very bitterness of his resentment enabled him to restrain himself until the time for punishment came.
reaped
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From this reading The next day he reaped the fruit of his prudence.
resentment
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From this reading But the very bitterness of his resentment enabled him to restrain himself until the time for punishment came.
restrain
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From this reading But the very bitterness of his resentment enabled him to restrain himself until the time for punishment came.
return
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
rushed
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
satisfaction
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From this reading With grim satisfaction he promised himself that his acting would be as successful as theirs.
sight
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
succeeded
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
successful
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From this reading With grim satisfaction he promised himself that his acting would be as successful as theirs.
talk
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With grim satisfaction he promised himself that his acting would be as successful as theirs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the very bitterness of his resentment enabled him to restrain himself until the time for punishment came.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading With grim satisfaction he promised himself that his acting would be as successful as theirs.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nothing but death could wipe out an injury of this nature.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the very bitterness of his resentment enabled him to restrain himself until the time for punishment came.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the very bitterness of his resentment enabled him to restrain himself until the time for punishment came.
unable
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But the very bitterness of his resentment enabled him to restrain himself until the time for punishment came.
up
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From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
very
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From this reading But the very bitterness of his resentment enabled him to restrain himself until the time for punishment came.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That day he succeeded in concealing his agitation, and kept up a flow of talk at dinner; but at about nine o’clock, when Clameran called on the ladies, he rushed from the house, for fear that he would be unable to control his indignation at the sight of this destroyer of his happiness; and did not return home until late in the night.
wipe
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From this reading Nothing but death could wipe out an injury of this nature.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With grim satisfaction he promised himself that his acting would be as successful as theirs.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With grim satisfaction he promised himself that his acting would be as successful as theirs.
