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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 "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And," to justify his inconsistency, "I hoped to get some information about the canon.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Oh, on that subject I am not through with her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
annihilated
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
answering
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From this reading She's got to make up her mind to speak out and quit answering me by monosyllables and guarded phrases as she did yesterday.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She's got to make up her mind to speak out and quit answering me by monosyllables and guarded phrases as she did yesterday.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
bed
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
breaking
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From this reading Deep down, I have not got over my firm resolution of breaking with her, but I could not dismiss her like a cocotte.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Deep down, I have not got over my firm resolution of breaking with her, but I could not dismiss her like a cocotte.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She's got to make up her mind to speak out and quit answering me by monosyllables and guarded phrases as she did yesterday.
cannot
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
canon
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From this reading And," to justify his inconsistency, "I hoped to get some information about the canon.
carnal
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
cocotte
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From this reading Deep down, I have not got over my firm resolution of breaking with her, but I could not dismiss her like a cocotte.
continue
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Deep down, I have not got over my firm resolution of breaking with her, but I could not dismiss her like a cocotte.
declinenounUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
Deep
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From this reading Deep down, I have not got over my firm resolution of breaking with her, but I could not dismiss her like a cocotte.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She's got to make up her mind to speak out and quit answering me by monosyllables and guarded phrases as she did yesterday.
dismiss
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From this reading Deep down, I have not got over my firm resolution of breaking with her, but I could not dismiss her like a cocotte.
down
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From this reading Deep down, I have not got over my firm resolution of breaking with her, but I could not dismiss her like a cocotte.
Durtal
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
establish
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
firm
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
footing
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
get
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From this reading And," to justify his inconsistency, "I hoped to get some information about the canon.
got
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From this reading Deep down, I have not got over my firm resolution of breaking with her, but I could not dismiss her like a cocotte.
guarded
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From this reading She's got to make up her mind to speak out and quit answering me by monosyllables and guarded phrases as she did yesterday.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Deep down, I have not got over my firm resolution of breaking with her, but I could not dismiss her like a cocotte.
held
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
hoped
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From this reading And," to justify his inconsistency, "I hoped to get some information about the canon.
Hyacinthe
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
inconsistency
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From this reading And," to justify his inconsistency, "I hoped to get some information about the canon.
information
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From this reading And," to justify his inconsistency, "I hoped to get some information about the canon.
instances
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
instant
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
justify
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From this reading And," to justify his inconsistency, "I hoped to get some information about the canon.
like
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From this reading Deep down, I have not got over my firm resolution of breaking with her, but I could not dismiss her like a cocotte.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's got to make up her mind to speak out and quit answering me by monosyllables and guarded phrases as she did yesterday.
man
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She's got to make up her mind to speak out and quit answering me by monosyllables and guarded phrases as she did yesterday.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's got to make up her mind to speak out and quit answering me by monosyllables and guarded phrases as she did yesterday.
moment
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
monosyllables
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From this reading She's got to make up her mind to speak out and quit answering me by monosyllables and guarded phrases as she did yesterday.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
most
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Deep down, I have not got over my firm resolution of breaking with her, but I could not dismiss her like a cocotte.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Deep down, I have not got over my firm resolution of breaking with her, but I could not dismiss her like a cocotte.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, on that subject I am not through with her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Oh, on that subject I am not through with her.
out
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From this reading She's got to make up her mind to speak out and quit answering me by monosyllables and guarded phrases as she did yesterday.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Deep down, I have not got over my firm resolution of breaking with her, but I could not dismiss her like a cocotte.
pertinacious
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
phrases
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From this reading She's got to make up her mind to speak out and quit answering me by monosyllables and guarded phrases as she did yesterday.
quit
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From this reading She's got to make up her mind to speak out and quit answering me by monosyllables and guarded phrases as she did yesterday.
reason
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
recovers
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
refused
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
resolution
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From this reading Deep down, I have not got over my firm resolution of breaking with her, but I could not dismiss her like a cocotte.
said
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She's got to make up her mind to speak out and quit answering me by monosyllables and guarded phrases as she did yesterday.
She's
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From this reading She's got to make up her mind to speak out and quit answering me by monosyllables and guarded phrases as she did yesterday.
simply
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
some
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From this reading And," to justify his inconsistency, "I hoped to get some information about the canon.
speak
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From this reading She's got to make up her mind to speak out and quit answering me by monosyllables and guarded phrases as she did yesterday.
subject
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From this reading Oh, on that subject I am not through with her.
succumbs
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
supplicated
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Oh, on that subject I am not through with her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
up
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From this reading She's got to make up her mind to speak out and quit answering me by monosyllables and guarded phrases as she did yesterday.
visits
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
why
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
wishing
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Deep down, I have not got over my firm resolution of breaking with her, but I could not dismiss her like a cocotte.
yesterday
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From this reading She's got to make up her mind to speak out and quit answering me by monosyllables and guarded phrases as she did yesterday.
yield
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From this reading "When I think," said Durtal to himself the next morning, "that in bed, at the moment when the most pertinacious will succumbs, I held firm and refused to yield to the instances of Hyacinthe wishing to establish a footing here, and that after the carnal decline, at that instant when annihilated man recovers--alas!--his reason, I supplicated her, myself, to continue her visits, why, I simply cannot understand myself.
