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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 Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
agreement
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From this reading Ei! that was something so strange in him, so out of harmony with his moral make up, that he could not come into agreement with himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Augustinovich lost his humor and the freedom of thought usual to him.
aristocracy
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From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We have said that Augustinovich feared to tell Yosef what had happened at Pani Visberg's.
Augustinovich
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From this reading We have said that Augustinovich feared to tell Yosef what had happened at Pani Visberg's.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ei! that was something so strange in him, so out of harmony with his moral make up, that he could not come into agreement with himself.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ei! that was something so strange in him, so out of harmony with his moral make up, that he could not come into agreement with himself.
deceived
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From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
degree
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From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
Ei
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From this reading Ei! that was something so strange in him, so out of harmony with his moral make up, that he could not come into agreement with himself.
expectations
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From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
feared
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From this reading We have said that Augustinovich feared to tell Yosef what had happened at Pani Visberg's.
felt
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From this reading Whether he would or not, he felt respect for Lula, and he felt respect for woman.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whether he would or not, he felt respect for Lula, and he felt respect for woman.
freedom
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From this reading Augustinovich lost his humor and the freedom of thought usual to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have said that Augustinovich feared to tell Yosef what had happened at Pani Visberg's.
happened
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From this reading We have said that Augustinovich feared to tell Yosef what had happened at Pani Visberg's.
harmony
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From this reading Ei! that was something so strange in him, so out of harmony with his moral make up, that he could not come into agreement with himself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have said that Augustinovich feared to tell Yosef what had happened at Pani Visberg's.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whether he would or not, he felt respect for Lula, and he felt respect for woman.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Augustinovich lost his humor and the freedom of thought usual to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ei! that was something so strange in him, so out of harmony with his moral make up, that he could not come into agreement with himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
humor
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From this reading Augustinovich lost his humor and the freedom of thought usual to him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ei! that was something so strange in him, so out of harmony with his moral make up, that he could not come into agreement with himself.
lost
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From this reading Augustinovich lost his humor and the freedom of thought usual to him.
loved
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From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
Lula
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From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ei! that was something so strange in him, so out of harmony with his moral make up, that he could not come into agreement with himself.
moral
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From this reading Ei! that was something so strange in him, so out of harmony with his moral make up, that he could not come into agreement with himself.
news
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From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whether he would or not, he felt respect for Lula, and he felt respect for woman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether he would or not, he felt respect for Lula, and he felt respect for woman.
out
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From this reading Ei! that was something so strange in him, so out of harmony with his moral make up, that he could not come into agreement with himself.
Pani
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From this reading We have said that Augustinovich feared to tell Yosef what had happened at Pani Visberg's.
Pelski
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From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
respect
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From this reading Whether he would or not, he felt respect for Lula, and he felt respect for woman.
said
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From this reading We have said that Augustinovich feared to tell Yosef what had happened at Pani Visberg's.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
shocked
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From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
sickness
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From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ei! that was something so strange in him, so out of harmony with his moral make up, that he could not come into agreement with himself.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Ei! that was something so strange in him, so out of harmony with his moral make up, that he could not come into agreement with himself.
spite
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From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
strange
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From this reading Ei! that was something so strange in him, so out of harmony with his moral make up, that he could not come into agreement with himself.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have said that Augustinovich feared to tell Yosef what had happened at Pani Visberg's.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have said that Augustinovich feared to tell Yosef what had happened at Pani Visberg's.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Augustinovich lost his humor and the freedom of thought usual to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have said that Augustinovich feared to tell Yosef what had happened at Pani Visberg's.
up
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From this reading Ei! that was something so strange in him, so out of harmony with his moral make up, that he could not come into agreement with himself.
usual
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From this reading Augustinovich lost his humor and the freedom of thought usual to him.
Visberg's
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From this reading We have said that Augustinovich feared to tell Yosef what had happened at Pani Visberg's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ei! that was something so strange in him, so out of harmony with his moral make up, that he could not come into agreement with himself.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have said that Augustinovich feared to tell Yosef what had happened at Pani Visberg's.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We have said that Augustinovich feared to tell Yosef what had happened at Pani Visberg's.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether he would or not, he felt respect for Lula, and he felt respect for woman.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ei! that was something so strange in him, so out of harmony with his moral make up, that he could not come into agreement with himself.
woman
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From this reading Whether he would or not, he felt respect for Lula, and he felt respect for woman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Whether he would or not, he felt respect for Lula, and he felt respect for woman.
Yosef
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From this reading We have said that Augustinovich feared to tell Yosef what had happened at Pani Visberg's.
young
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From this reading Lula had deceived his expectations; in spite of aristocracy, in spite of Pelski, she loved the young doctor, since news of his sickness had shocked her to such a degree.
