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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 PASSION BURNT OUT.
absorbed
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From this reading In these latter days Clementina, entirely absorbed by her triumph and thirst for revenge, had hardly given him a thought.
affairs
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From this reading Raimundo's love affairs hung only by a thread.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In these latter days Clementina, entirely absorbed by her triumph and thirst for revenge, had hardly given him a thought.
BURNT
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From this reading A PASSION BURNT OUT.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They still met frequently, for the young man did not cease to visit her, but their love-passages were fewer every day.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Raimundo's love affairs hung only by a thread.
cease
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From this reading They still met frequently, for the young man did not cease to visit her, but their love-passages were fewer every day.
Clementina
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From this reading In these latter days Clementina, entirely absorbed by her triumph and thirst for revenge, had hardly given him a thought.
complained
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From this reading If he timidly complained of her neglect, the lady excused herself on the score of Escosura's jealousy.
day
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From this reading They still met frequently, for the young man did not cease to visit her, but their love-passages were fewer every day.
days
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From this reading In these latter days Clementina, entirely absorbed by her triumph and thirst for revenge, had hardly given him a thought.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They still met frequently, for the young man did not cease to visit her, but their love-passages were fewer every day.
entirely
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From this reading In these latter days Clementina, entirely absorbed by her triumph and thirst for revenge, had hardly given him a thought.
Escosura's
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From this reading If he timidly complained of her neglect, the lady excused herself on the score of Escosura's jealousy.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They still met frequently, for the young man did not cease to visit her, but their love-passages were fewer every day.
excused
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From this reading If he timidly complained of her neglect, the lady excused herself on the score of Escosura's jealousy.
fewer
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From this reading They still met frequently, for the young man did not cease to visit her, but their love-passages were fewer every day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In these latter days Clementina, entirely absorbed by her triumph and thirst for revenge, had hardly given him a thought.
frequently
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From this reading They still met frequently, for the young man did not cease to visit her, but their love-passages were fewer every day.
given
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From this reading In these latter days Clementina, entirely absorbed by her triumph and thirst for revenge, had hardly given him a thought.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In these latter days Clementina, entirely absorbed by her triumph and thirst for revenge, had hardly given him a thought.
hardly
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From this reading In these latter days Clementina, entirely absorbed by her triumph and thirst for revenge, had hardly given him a thought.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he timidly complained of her neglect, the lady excused herself on the score of Escosura's jealousy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In these latter days Clementina, entirely absorbed by her triumph and thirst for revenge, had hardly given him a thought.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading If he timidly complained of her neglect, the lady excused herself on the score of Escosura's jealousy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In these latter days Clementina, entirely absorbed by her triumph and thirst for revenge, had hardly given him a thought.
hung
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From this reading Raimundo's love affairs hung only by a thread.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he timidly complained of her neglect, the lady excused herself on the score of Escosura's jealousy.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In these latter days Clementina, entirely absorbed by her triumph and thirst for revenge, had hardly given him a thought.
jealousy
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From this reading If he timidly complained of her neglect, the lady excused herself on the score of Escosura's jealousy.
lady
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From this reading If he timidly complained of her neglect, the lady excused herself on the score of Escosura's jealousy.
latter
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From this reading In these latter days Clementina, entirely absorbed by her triumph and thirst for revenge, had hardly given him a thought.
love
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From this reading Raimundo's love affairs hung only by a thread.
love-passages
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From this reading They still met frequently, for the young man did not cease to visit her, but their love-passages were fewer every day.
man
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From this reading They still met frequently, for the young man did not cease to visit her, but their love-passages were fewer every day.
met
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From this reading They still met frequently, for the young man did not cease to visit her, but their love-passages were fewer every day.
neglect
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From this reading If he timidly complained of her neglect, the lady excused herself on the score of Escosura's jealousy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They still met frequently, for the young man did not cease to visit her, but their love-passages were fewer every day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If he timidly complained of her neglect, the lady excused herself on the score of Escosura's jealousy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If he timidly complained of her neglect, the lady excused herself on the score of Escosura's jealousy.
only
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From this reading Raimundo's love affairs hung only by a thread.
OUT
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From this reading A PASSION BURNT OUT.
PASSION
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From this reading A PASSION BURNT OUT.
Raimundo's
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From this reading Raimundo's love affairs hung only by a thread.
revenge
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From this reading In these latter days Clementina, entirely absorbed by her triumph and thirst for revenge, had hardly given him a thought.
score
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From this reading If he timidly complained of her neglect, the lady excused herself on the score of Escosura's jealousy.
still
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From this reading They still met frequently, for the young man did not cease to visit her, but their love-passages were fewer every day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They still met frequently, for the young man did not cease to visit her, but their love-passages were fewer every day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They still met frequently, for the young man did not cease to visit her, but their love-passages were fewer every day.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In these latter days Clementina, entirely absorbed by her triumph and thirst for revenge, had hardly given him a thought.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They still met frequently, for the young man did not cease to visit her, but their love-passages were fewer every day.
thirst
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From this reading In these latter days Clementina, entirely absorbed by her triumph and thirst for revenge, had hardly given him a thought.
thought
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From this reading In these latter days Clementina, entirely absorbed by her triumph and thirst for revenge, had hardly given him a thought.
thread
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From this reading Raimundo's love affairs hung only by a thread.
timidly
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From this reading If he timidly complained of her neglect, the lady excused herself on the score of Escosura's jealousy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They still met frequently, for the young man did not cease to visit her, but their love-passages were fewer every day.
triumph
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From this reading In these latter days Clementina, entirely absorbed by her triumph and thirst for revenge, had hardly given him a thought.
visit
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From this reading They still met frequently, for the young man did not cease to visit her, but their love-passages were fewer every day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They still met frequently, for the young man did not cease to visit her, but their love-passages were fewer every day.
young
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From this reading They still met frequently, for the young man did not cease to visit her, but their love-passages were fewer every day.
