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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 But suddenly at tea, which on the travellers' account was a substantial meal, a wretched sense of discomfort attacked him anew.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
account
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From this reading But suddenly at tea, which on the travellers' account was a substantial meal, a wretched sense of discomfort attacked him anew.
all
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From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Zinka and Gabrielle were at the railway station to meet Truyn, both gay, cordial and surpassingly lovely.
anew
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From this reading But suddenly at tea, which on the travellers' account was a substantial meal, a wretched sense of discomfort attacked him anew.
any
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From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
asked
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From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Zinka and Gabrielle were at the railway station to meet Truyn, both gay, cordial and surpassingly lovely.
attacked
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From this reading But suddenly at tea, which on the travellers' account was a substantial meal, a wretched sense of discomfort attacked him anew.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
boasted
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From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Zinka and Gabrielle were at the railway station to meet Truyn, both gay, cordial and surpassingly lovely.
brightened
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From this reading The sight of them, and their merry talk at first brightened Oswald's mood.
bring
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From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But suddenly at tea, which on the travellers' account was a substantial meal, a wretched sense of discomfort attacked him anew.
clasp
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From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
coloured
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From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
commission
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From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
cordial
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From this reading Zinka and Gabrielle were at the railway station to meet Truyn, both gay, cordial and surpassingly lovely.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
discomfort
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From this reading But suddenly at tea, which on the travellers' account was a substantial meal, a wretched sense of discomfort attacked him anew.
entrusted
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From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
first
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From this reading The sight of them, and their merry talk at first brightened Oswald's mood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
Forgive
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From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
forgot
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From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
fulfilment
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From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
Gabrielle
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From this reading Zinka and Gabrielle were at the railway station to meet Truyn, both gay, cordial and surpassingly lovely.
gay
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From this reading Zinka and Gabrielle were at the railway station to meet Truyn, both gay, cordial and surpassingly lovely.
gold
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From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But suddenly at tea, which on the travellers' account was a substantial meal, a wretched sense of discomfort attacked him anew.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
How
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From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
Hungarian
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From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
jeweller
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From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
lady
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From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
laughingly
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From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
left
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From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
lovely
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From this reading Zinka and Gabrielle were at the railway station to meet Truyn, both gay, cordial and surpassingly lovely.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
meal
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From this reading But suddenly at tea, which on the travellers' account was a substantial meal, a wretched sense of discomfort attacked him anew.
meet
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From this reading Zinka and Gabrielle were at the railway station to meet Truyn, both gay, cordial and surpassingly lovely.
merry
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From this reading The sight of them, and their merry talk at first brightened Oswald's mood.
mood
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From this reading The sight of them, and their merry talk at first brightened Oswald's mood.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sight of them, and their merry talk at first brightened Oswald's mood.
often
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From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But suddenly at tea, which on the travellers' account was a substantial meal, a wretched sense of discomfort attacked him anew.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
Oswald's
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From this reading The sight of them, and their merry talk at first brightened Oswald's mood.
Prague
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From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
punctilious
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From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
railway
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From this reading Zinka and Gabrielle were at the railway station to meet Truyn, both gay, cordial and surpassingly lovely.
rare
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From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
repaired
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From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
saying
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From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
send
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From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
sense
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From this reading But suddenly at tea, which on the travellers' account was a substantial meal, a wretched sense of discomfort attacked him anew.
set
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From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
sight
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From this reading The sight of them, and their merry talk at first brightened Oswald's mood.
started
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From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
station
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From this reading Zinka and Gabrielle were at the railway station to meet Truyn, both gay, cordial and surpassingly lovely.
stones
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From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
substantial
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From this reading But suddenly at tea, which on the travellers' account was a substantial meal, a wretched sense of discomfort attacked him anew.
suddenly
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From this reading But suddenly at tea, which on the travellers' account was a substantial meal, a wretched sense of discomfort attacked him anew.
surpassingly
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From this reading Zinka and Gabrielle were at the railway station to meet Truyn, both gay, cordial and surpassingly lovely.
table
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From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
talk
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From this reading The sight of them, and their merry talk at first brightened Oswald's mood.
tea
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From this reading But suddenly at tea, which on the travellers' account was a substantial meal, a wretched sense of discomfort attacked him anew.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Zinka and Gabrielle were at the railway station to meet Truyn, both gay, cordial and surpassingly lovely.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The sight of them, and their merry talk at first brightened Oswald's mood.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sight of them, and their merry talk at first brightened Oswald's mood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Zinka and Gabrielle were at the railway station to meet Truyn, both gay, cordial and surpassingly lovely.
travellers
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From this reading But suddenly at tea, which on the travellers' account was a substantial meal, a wretched sense of discomfort attacked him anew.
Truyn
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From this reading Zinka and Gabrielle were at the railway station to meet Truyn, both gay, cordial and surpassingly lovely.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But suddenly at tea, which on the travellers' account was a substantial meal, a wretched sense of discomfort attacked him anew.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Zinka and Gabrielle were at the railway station to meet Truyn, both gay, cordial and surpassingly lovely.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But suddenly at tea, which on the travellers' account was a substantial meal, a wretched sense of discomfort attacked him anew.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
workmanship
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From this reading As he had often laughingly boasted of his punctilious fulfilment of any commission from a lady, Gabrielle, before he left for Prague, had entrusted to him, to have repaired, a gold clasp of Hungarian workmanship set with rare, coloured stones.
wretched
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From this reading But suddenly at tea, which on the travellers' account was a substantial meal, a wretched sense of discomfort attacked him anew.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When at the table she asked him, "How about my clasp--did you bring it with you, or is the jeweller to send it?" he started, saying, "Forgive me, I forgot all about it."
Zinka
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From this reading Zinka and Gabrielle were at the railway station to meet Truyn, both gay, cordial and surpassingly lovely.
