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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 It is easy to divine how I passed the night after those vexations of a whole day.
adventures
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From this reading When I had lain down, I asked myself first of all what had happened, and why I had had such adventures.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It is easy to divine how I passed the night after those vexations of a whole day.
all
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From this reading When I had lain down, I asked myself first of all what had happened, and why I had had such adventures.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I had lain down, I asked myself first of all what had happened, and why I had had such adventures.
angered
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From this reading That Selim pleased Hania, and she him, was more than certain; but what right had I to be angered because of that, and destroy every one's peace?
answer
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From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I had lain down, I asked myself first of all what had happened, and why I had had such adventures.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not they were at fault, but I. This thought should have calmed me, but the opposite happened.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading That Selim pleased Hania, and she him, was more than certain; but what right had I to be angered because of that, and destroy every one's peace?
bound
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From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That Selim pleased Hania, and she him, was more than certain; but what right had I to be angered because of that, and destroy every one's peace?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
calmed
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From this reading Not they were at fault, but I. This thought should have calmed me, but the opposite happened.
certain
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From this reading That Selim pleased Hania, and she him, was more than certain; but what right had I to be angered because of that, and destroy every one's peace?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
curiosity
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From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
day
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From this reading It is easy to divine how I passed the night after those vexations of a whole day.
destroy
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From this reading That Selim pleased Hania, and she him, was more than certain; but what right had I to be angered because of that, and destroy every one's peace?
divine
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From this reading It is easy to divine how I passed the night after those vexations of a whole day.
down
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From this reading When I had lain down, I asked myself first of all what had happened, and why I had had such adventures.
easy
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From this reading It is easy to divine how I passed the night after those vexations of a whole day.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading That Selim pleased Hania, and she him, was more than certain; but what right had I to be angered because of that, and destroy every one's peace?
explained
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From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
fault
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From this reading Not they were at fault, but I. This thought should have calmed me, but the opposite happened.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I had lain down, I asked myself first of all what had happened, and why I had had such adventures.
friendliness
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From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I had lain down, I asked myself first of all what had happened, and why I had had such adventures.
Hania
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From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
happened
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From this reading When I had lain down, I asked myself first of all what had happened, and why I had had such adventures.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Not they were at fault, but I. This thought should have calmed me, but the opposite happened.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That Selim pleased Hania, and she him, was more than certain; but what right had I to be angered because of that, and destroy every one's peace?
how
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From this reading It is easy to divine how I passed the night after those vexations of a whole day.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is easy to divine how I passed the night after those vexations of a whole day.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is easy to divine how I passed the night after those vexations of a whole day.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is easy to divine how I passed the night after those vexations of a whole day.
lain
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From this reading When I had lain down, I asked myself first of all what had happened, and why I had had such adventures.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not they were at fault, but I. This thought should have calmed me, but the opposite happened.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
more
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From this reading That Selim pleased Hania, and she him, was more than certain; but what right had I to be angered because of that, and destroy every one's peace?
mutual
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From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When I had lain down, I asked myself first of all what had happened, and why I had had such adventures.
night
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From this reading It is easy to divine how I passed the night after those vexations of a whole day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is easy to divine how I passed the night after those vexations of a whole day.
one's
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From this reading That Selim pleased Hania, and she him, was more than certain; but what right had I to be angered because of that, and destroy every one's peace?
opposite
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From this reading Not they were at fault, but I. This thought should have calmed me, but the opposite happened.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is easy to divine how I passed the night after those vexations of a whole day.
peace
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From this reading That Selim pleased Hania, and she him, was more than certain; but what right had I to be angered because of that, and destroy every one's peace?
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That Selim pleased Hania, and she him, was more than certain; but what right had I to be angered because of that, and destroy every one's peace?
reproach
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From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That Selim pleased Hania, and she him, was more than certain; but what right had I to be angered because of that, and destroy every one's peace?
Selim
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From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That Selim pleased Hania, and she him, was more than certain; but what right had I to be angered because of that, and destroy every one's peace?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Not they were at fault, but I. This thought should have calmed me, but the opposite happened.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading When I had lain down, I asked myself first of all what had happened, and why I had had such adventures.
sympathy
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From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That Selim pleased Hania, and she him, was more than certain; but what right had I to be angered because of that, and destroy every one's peace?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is easy to divine how I passed the night after those vexations of a whole day.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not they were at fault, but I. This thought should have calmed me, but the opposite happened.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Not they were at fault, but I. This thought should have calmed me, but the opposite happened.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is easy to divine how I passed the night after those vexations of a whole day.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not they were at fault, but I. This thought should have calmed me, but the opposite happened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is easy to divine how I passed the night after those vexations of a whole day.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
vexations
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From this reading It is easy to divine how I passed the night after those vexations of a whole day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not they were at fault, but I. This thought should have calmed me, but the opposite happened.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When I had lain down, I asked myself first of all what had happened, and why I had had such adventures.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I had lain down, I asked myself first of all what had happened, and why I had had such adventures.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
whole
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From this reading It is easy to divine how I passed the night after those vexations of a whole day.
why
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From this reading When I had lain down, I asked myself first of all what had happened, and why I had had such adventures.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The answer was easy: Nothing had happened; that is, I could not reproach either Selim or Hania with anything which might not be explained by the friendliness which bound us all equally, or by curiosity, or by mutual sympathy.
