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all
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he slept all night, with clenched fists, and woke next morning quite calm, even gay.
always
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From this reading He always made one hardy effort to surmount them, then when that failed he would withdraw, with no desire to renew the combat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he slept all night, with clenched fists, and woke next morning quite calm, even gay.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The truth is that Durtal was not of those who are attracted by difficulties.
attracted
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From this reading The truth is that Durtal was not of those who are attracted by difficulties.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The scene of the night before, which ought to have exacerbated his senses, produced exactly the opposite effect.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The truth is that Durtal was not of those who are attracted by difficulties.
calm
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he slept all night, with clenched fists, and woke next morning quite calm, even gay.
Chantelouve
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From this reading If Mme. Chantelouve thought to entice him by delays, she had miscalculated.
clenched
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he slept all night, with clenched fists, and woke next morning quite calm, even gay.
combat
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From this reading He always made one hardy effort to surmount them, then when that failed he would withdraw, with no desire to renew the combat.
Contrary
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he slept all night, with clenched fists, and woke next morning quite calm, even gay.
delays
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From this reading If Mme. Chantelouve thought to entice him by delays, she had miscalculated.
desire
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From this reading He always made one hardy effort to surmount them, then when that failed he would withdraw, with no desire to renew the combat.
difficulties
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From this reading The truth is that Durtal was not of those who are attracted by difficulties.
Durtal
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From this reading The truth is that Durtal was not of those who are attracted by difficulties.
effect
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From this reading The scene of the night before, which ought to have exacerbated his senses, produced exactly the opposite effect.
effort
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From this reading He always made one hardy effort to surmount them, then when that failed he would withdraw, with no desire to renew the combat.
entice
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From this reading If Mme. Chantelouve thought to entice him by delays, she had miscalculated.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he slept all night, with clenched fists, and woke next morning quite calm, even gay.
exacerbated
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From this reading The scene of the night before, which ought to have exacerbated his senses, produced exactly the opposite effect.
exactly
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From this reading The scene of the night before, which ought to have exacerbated his senses, produced exactly the opposite effect.
expectations
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he slept all night, with clenched fists, and woke next morning quite calm, even gay.
failed
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From this reading He always made one hardy effort to surmount them, then when that failed he would withdraw, with no desire to renew the combat.
fists
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he slept all night, with clenched fists, and woke next morning quite calm, even gay.
gay
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he slept all night, with clenched fists, and woke next morning quite calm, even gay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Mme. Chantelouve thought to entice him by delays, she had miscalculated.
hardy
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From this reading He always made one hardy effort to surmount them, then when that failed he would withdraw, with no desire to renew the combat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The scene of the night before, which ought to have exacerbated his senses, produced exactly the opposite effect.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he slept all night, with clenched fists, and woke next morning quite calm, even gay.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If Mme. Chantelouve thought to entice him by delays, she had miscalculated.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he slept all night, with clenched fists, and woke next morning quite calm, even gay.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Mme. Chantelouve thought to entice him by delays, she had miscalculated.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The truth is that Durtal was not of those who are attracted by difficulties.
made
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From this reading He always made one hardy effort to surmount them, then when that failed he would withdraw, with no desire to renew the combat.
miscalculated
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From this reading If Mme. Chantelouve thought to entice him by delays, she had miscalculated.
Mme
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From this reading If Mme. Chantelouve thought to entice him by delays, she had miscalculated.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he slept all night, with clenched fists, and woke next morning quite calm, even gay.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he slept all night, with clenched fists, and woke next morning quite calm, even gay.
night
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he slept all night, with clenched fists, and woke next morning quite calm, even gay.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He always made one hardy effort to surmount them, then when that failed he would withdraw, with no desire to renew the combat.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The truth is that Durtal was not of those who are attracted by difficulties.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The scene of the night before, which ought to have exacerbated his senses, produced exactly the opposite effect.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He always made one hardy effort to surmount them, then when that failed he would withdraw, with no desire to renew the combat.
opposite
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From this reading The scene of the night before, which ought to have exacerbated his senses, produced exactly the opposite effect.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading The scene of the night before, which ought to have exacerbated his senses, produced exactly the opposite effect.
produced
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From this reading The scene of the night before, which ought to have exacerbated his senses, produced exactly the opposite effect.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he slept all night, with clenched fists, and woke next morning quite calm, even gay.
renew
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From this reading He always made one hardy effort to surmount them, then when that failed he would withdraw, with no desire to renew the combat.
scene
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From this reading The scene of the night before, which ought to have exacerbated his senses, produced exactly the opposite effect.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading The scene of the night before, which ought to have exacerbated his senses, produced exactly the opposite effect.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Mme. Chantelouve thought to entice him by delays, she had miscalculated.
slept
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he slept all night, with clenched fists, and woke next morning quite calm, even gay.
surmount
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From this reading He always made one hardy effort to surmount them, then when that failed he would withdraw, with no desire to renew the combat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The truth is that Durtal was not of those who are attracted by difficulties.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The scene of the night before, which ought to have exacerbated his senses, produced exactly the opposite effect.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He always made one hardy effort to surmount them, then when that failed he would withdraw, with no desire to renew the combat.
then
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From this reading He always made one hardy effort to surmount them, then when that failed he would withdraw, with no desire to renew the combat.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The truth is that Durtal was not of those who are attracted by difficulties.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Mme. Chantelouve thought to entice him by delays, she had miscalculated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he slept all night, with clenched fists, and woke next morning quite calm, even gay.
truth
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From this reading The truth is that Durtal was not of those who are attracted by difficulties.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The truth is that Durtal was not of those who are attracted by difficulties.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He always made one hardy effort to surmount them, then when that failed he would withdraw, with no desire to renew the combat.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The scene of the night before, which ought to have exacerbated his senses, produced exactly the opposite effect.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The truth is that Durtal was not of those who are attracted by difficulties.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he slept all night, with clenched fists, and woke next morning quite calm, even gay.
withdraw
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From this reading He always made one hardy effort to surmount them, then when that failed he would withdraw, with no desire to renew the combat.
woke
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he slept all night, with clenched fists, and woke next morning quite calm, even gay.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He always made one hardy effort to surmount them, then when that failed he would withdraw, with no desire to renew the combat.
