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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 He did not pass for a weak person, and he was not exactly weak; but he spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them back with the other.
all
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From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
always
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From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was very winning and generous in his repentances, and he enjoyed them so much they were often repeated.
anguish
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From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
away
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From this reading He did not pass for a weak person, and he was not exactly weak; but he spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them back with the other.
back
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From this reading He did not pass for a weak person, and he was not exactly weak; but he spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them back with the other.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He loved dearly to skate on thin ice,--that was the trouble,--especially where he fancied the water to be just within his depth.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There was for him something piquant in being thus neither innocent nor guilty, but always on some delicious middle ground.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not pass for a weak person, and he was not exactly weak; but he spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them back with the other.
charmers
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From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
dearly
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From this reading He loved dearly to skate on thin ice,--that was the trouble,--especially where he fancied the water to be just within his depth.
delicious
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From this reading There was for him something piquant in being thus neither innocent nor guilty, but always on some delicious middle ground.
depth
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From this reading He loved dearly to skate on thin ice,--that was the trouble,--especially where he fancied the water to be just within his depth.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not pass for a weak person, and he was not exactly weak; but he spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them back with the other.
ended
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From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
enjoyed
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From this reading He was very winning and generous in his repentances, and he enjoyed them so much they were often repeated.
especially
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From this reading He loved dearly to skate on thin ice,--that was the trouble,--especially where he fancied the water to be just within his depth.
exactly
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From this reading He did not pass for a weak person, and he was not exactly weak; but he spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them back with the other.
fancied
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From this reading He loved dearly to skate on thin ice,--that was the trouble,--especially where he fancied the water to be just within his depth.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He did not pass for a weak person, and he was not exactly weak; but he spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them back with the other.
forced
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From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
generous
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From this reading He was very winning and generous in his repentances, and he enjoyed them so much they were often repeated.
ground
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From this reading There was for him something piquant in being thus neither innocent nor guilty, but always on some delicious middle ground.
guilty
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From this reading There was for him something piquant in being thus neither innocent nor guilty, but always on some delicious middle ground.
hand
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From this reading He did not pass for a weak person, and he was not exactly weak; but he spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them back with the other.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was very winning and generous in his repentances, and he enjoyed them so much they were often repeated.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was very winning and generous in his repentances, and he enjoyed them so much they were often repeated.
ice
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From this reading He loved dearly to skate on thin ice,--that was the trouble,--especially where he fancied the water to be just within his depth.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
innocent
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From this reading There was for him something piquant in being thus neither innocent nor guilty, but always on some delicious middle ground.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
just
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From this reading He loved dearly to skate on thin ice,--that was the trouble,--especially where he fancied the water to be just within his depth.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not pass for a weak person, and he was not exactly weak; but he spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them back with the other.
loved
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From this reading He loved dearly to skate on thin ice,--that was the trouble,--especially where he fancied the water to be just within his depth.
middle
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From this reading There was for him something piquant in being thus neither innocent nor guilty, but always on some delicious middle ground.
much
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From this reading He was very winning and generous in his repentances, and he enjoyed them so much they were often repeated.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading There was for him something piquant in being thus neither innocent nor guilty, but always on some delicious middle ground.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There was for him something piquant in being thus neither innocent nor guilty, but always on some delicious middle ground.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not pass for a weak person, and he was not exactly weak; but he spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them back with the other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
often
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From this reading He was very winning and generous in his repentances, and he enjoyed them so much they were often repeated.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was for him something piquant in being thus neither innocent nor guilty, but always on some delicious middle ground.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He did not pass for a weak person, and he was not exactly weak; but he spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them back with the other.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
other
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From this reading He did not pass for a weak person, and he was not exactly weak; but he spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them back with the other.
pass
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From this reading He did not pass for a weak person, and he was not exactly weak; but he spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them back with the other.
person
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From this reading He did not pass for a weak person, and he was not exactly weak; but he spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them back with the other.
piquant
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From this reading There was for him something piquant in being thus neither innocent nor guilty, but always on some delicious middle ground.
pleasure
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From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
pulling
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From this reading He did not pass for a weak person, and he was not exactly weak; but he spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them back with the other.
putting
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From this reading He did not pass for a weak person, and he was not exactly weak; but he spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them back with the other.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very winning and generous in his repentances, and he enjoyed them so much they were often repeated.
repentance
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From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
repentances
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From this reading He was very winning and generous in his repentances, and he enjoyed them so much they were often repeated.
reserve
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From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
skate
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From this reading He loved dearly to skate on thin ice,--that was the trouble,--especially where he fancied the water to be just within his depth.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was very winning and generous in his repentances, and he enjoyed them so much they were often repeated.
some
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From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was for him something piquant in being thus neither innocent nor guilty, but always on some delicious middle ground.
sometimes
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From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
spent
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From this reading He did not pass for a weak person, and he was not exactly weak; but he spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them back with the other.
temptations
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From this reading He did not pass for a weak person, and he was not exactly weak; but he spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them back with the other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was very winning and generous in his repentances, and he enjoyed them so much they were often repeated.
then
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From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
there
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From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was very winning and generous in his repentances, and he enjoyed them so much they were often repeated.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He loved dearly to skate on thin ice,--that was the trouble,--especially where he fancied the water to be just within his depth.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
thus
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From this reading There was for him something piquant in being thus neither innocent nor guilty, but always on some delicious middle ground.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
trouble
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From this reading He loved dearly to skate on thin ice,--that was the trouble,--especially where he fancied the water to be just within his depth.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
various
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From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
very
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From this reading He was very winning and generous in his repentances, and he enjoyed them so much they were often repeated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to some of these various charmers, first or last, then there was always in reserve the pleasure of repentance.
water
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From this reading He loved dearly to skate on thin ice,--that was the trouble,--especially where he fancied the water to be just within his depth.
weak
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From this reading He did not pass for a weak person, and he was not exactly weak; but he spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them back with the other.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was very winning and generous in his repentances, and he enjoyed them so much they were often repeated.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He loved dearly to skate on thin ice,--that was the trouble,--especially where he fancied the water to be just within his depth.
winning
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From this reading He was very winning and generous in his repentances, and he enjoyed them so much they were often repeated.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He did not pass for a weak person, and he was not exactly weak; but he spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them back with the other.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He loved dearly to skate on thin ice,--that was the trouble,--especially where he fancied the water to be just within his depth.
