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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 That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Douglas Falloden rode home rapidly after parting from Connie.
all
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He suffered, and could not endure to suffer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
astonishment
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He, too, drew rein for a moment at the spot where Connie had looked out over Flood Castle and its valley.
bitter
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From this reading Passion, impatience, bitter regret consumed him.
Castle
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From this reading He, too, drew rein for a moment at the spot where Connie had looked out over Flood Castle and its valley.
Connie
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From this reading Douglas Falloden rode home rapidly after parting from Connie.
consumed
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From this reading Passion, impatience, bitter regret consumed him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He suffered, and could not endure to suffer.
desires
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
Douglas
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From this reading Douglas Falloden rode home rapidly after parting from Connie.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, too, drew rein for a moment at the spot where Connie had looked out over Flood Castle and its valley.
endure
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From this reading He suffered, and could not endure to suffer.
Falloden
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From this reading Douglas Falloden rode home rapidly after parting from Connie.
flattering
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
Flood
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From this reading He, too, drew rein for a moment at the spot where Connie had looked out over Flood Castle and its valley.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He, too, drew rein for a moment at the spot where Connie had looked out over Flood Castle and its valley.
friend
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Douglas Falloden rode home rapidly after parting from Connie.
grown
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He suffered, and could not endure to suffer.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Passion, impatience, bitter regret consumed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
home
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From this reading Douglas Falloden rode home rapidly after parting from Connie.
impatience
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From this reading Passion, impatience, bitter regret consumed him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
inflicting
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He, too, drew rein for a moment at the spot where Connie had looked out over Flood Castle and its valley.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, too, drew rein for a moment at the spot where Connie had looked out over Flood Castle and its valley.
moment
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From this reading He, too, drew rein for a moment at the spot where Connie had looked out over Flood Castle and its valley.
monstrous
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
natural
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He suffered, and could not endure to suffer.
now
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
obeying
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
obsequious
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
out
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From this reading He, too, drew rein for a moment at the spot where Connie had looked out over Flood Castle and its valley.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He, too, drew rein for a moment at the spot where Connie had looked out over Flood Castle and its valley.
parting
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From this reading Douglas Falloden rode home rapidly after parting from Connie.
Passion
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From this reading Passion, impatience, bitter regret consumed him.
rapidly
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From this reading Douglas Falloden rode home rapidly after parting from Connie.
rebuffs
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
regret
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From this reading Passion, impatience, bitter regret consumed him.
rein
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From this reading He, too, drew rein for a moment at the spot where Connie had looked out over Flood Castle and its valley.
reprisals
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
resentment
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
rode
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From this reading Douglas Falloden rode home rapidly after parting from Connie.
roused
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
spot
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From this reading He, too, drew rein for a moment at the spot where Connie had looked out over Flood Castle and its valley.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
suffer
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From this reading He suffered, and could not endure to suffer.
suffered
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From this reading He suffered, and could not endure to suffer.
temperament
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He suffered, and could not endure to suffer.
too
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From this reading He, too, drew rein for a moment at the spot where Connie had looked out over Flood Castle and its valley.
traitorous
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
turned
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
up
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
valley
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From this reading He, too, drew rein for a moment at the spot where Connie had looked out over Flood Castle and its valley.
way
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He, too, drew rein for a moment at the spot where Connie had looked out over Flood Castle and its valley.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
whims
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
yielding
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From this reading That life, which had grown up with him as a flattering and obsequious friend, obeying all his whims, yielding to all his desires, should now have turned upon him in this traitorous way, inflicting such monstrous reprisals and rebuffs, roused in him the astonishment and resentment natural to such a temperament.
