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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 She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
all
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From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
almost
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From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And then there fell another crushing sorrow upon her.
Anton
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From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She began to think that she could forgive him, even for his suspicion, if he would only come to be forgiven.
became
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From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
bestow
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From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But he came not, and it was only too plain to her that she could not be the first to go to him after what had passed between them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he came not, and it was only too plain to her that she could not be the first to go to him after what had passed between them.
came
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From this reading But he came not, and it was only too plain to her that she could not be the first to go to him after what had passed between them.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began to think that she could forgive him, even for his suspicion, if he would only come to be forgiven.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She began to think that she could forgive him, even for his suspicion, if he would only come to be forgiven.
crushing
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From this reading And then there fell another crushing sorrow upon her.
days
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From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
deeply
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From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began to think that she could forgive him, even for his suspicion, if he would only come to be forgiven.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
fell
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From this reading And then there fell another crushing sorrow upon her.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he came not, and it was only too plain to her that she could not be the first to go to him after what had passed between them.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
forgive
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From this reading She began to think that she could forgive him, even for his suspicion, if he would only come to be forgiven.
forgiven
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From this reading She began to think that she could forgive him, even for his suspicion, if he would only come to be forgiven.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
give
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From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
go
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From this reading But he came not, and it was only too plain to her that she could not be the first to go to him after what had passed between them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She began to think that she could forgive him, even for his suspicion, if he would only come to be forgiven.
heard
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From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
heart
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From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She began to think that she could forgive him, even for his suspicion, if he would only come to be forgiven.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She began to think that she could forgive him, even for his suspicion, if he would only come to be forgiven.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She began to think that she could forgive him, even for his suspicion, if he would only come to be forgiven.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he came not, and it was only too plain to her that she could not be the first to go to him after what had passed between them.
Jews
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From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
less
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From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
lover
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From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
man
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From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
men
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From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
more
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From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
nature
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From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
Nina
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From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he came not, and it was only too plain to her that she could not be the first to go to him after what had passed between them.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
offended
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From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
only
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From this reading She began to think that she could forgive him, even for his suspicion, if he would only come to be forgiven.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he came not, and it was only too plain to her that she could not be the first to go to him after what had passed between them.
plain
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From this reading But he came not, and it was only too plain to her that she could not be the first to go to him after what had passed between them.
proposed
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From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
quarter
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From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
return
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From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
softened
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From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
sorrow
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From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
suspicion
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From this reading She began to think that she could forgive him, even for his suspicion, if he would only come to be forgiven.
suspicious
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From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But he came not, and it was only too plain to her that she could not be the first to go to him after what had passed between them.
then
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From this reading And then there fell another crushing sorrow upon her.
there
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From this reading And then there fell another crushing sorrow upon her.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began to think that she could forgive him, even for his suspicion, if he would only come to be forgiven.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
too
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From this reading But he came not, and it was only too plain to her that she could not be the first to go to him after what had passed between them.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
two
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From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he came not, and it was only too plain to her that she could not be the first to go to him after what had passed between them.
weariness
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From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But he came not, and it was only too plain to her that she could not be the first to go to him after what had passed between them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For two days after this Nina heard nothing from the Jews' quarter, and in her terrible distress her heart almost became softened towards the man who had so deeply offended her.
woman
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From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
women
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From this reading She began to tell herself, in the weariness of her sorrow, that men were different from women, and, of their nature, more suspicious; that no woman had a right to expect every virtue in her lover, and that no woman had less of such right than she herself, who had so little to give in return for all that Anton proposed to bestow upon her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She began to think that she could forgive him, even for his suspicion, if he would only come to be forgiven.
