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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 But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
accused
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From this reading He blamed and accused himself when he remembered the visits and the demeanor of this friend whom his wife had dismissed for no apparent reason.
all
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From this reading Then he grew angry at himself for harboring this shameful insinuation of the defiant, jealous, bad ego which lives in all of us.
almost
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From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
angry
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From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
anxious
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From this reading He stopped to think, looking over the past with anxious eyes.
apparent
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From this reading He blamed and accused himself when he remembered the visits and the demeanor of this friend whom his wife had dismissed for no apparent reason.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
bad
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From this reading Then he grew angry at himself for harboring this shameful insinuation of the defiant, jealous, bad ego which lives in all of us.
Bendel
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From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
blamednounUS /blamed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He blamed and accused himself when he remembered the visits and the demeanor of this friend whom his wife had dismissed for no apparent reason.
brother
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From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
charming
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From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
defiant
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From this reading Then he grew angry at himself for harboring this shameful insinuation of the defiant, jealous, bad ego which lives in all of us.
demeanor
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From this reading He blamed and accused himself when he remembered the visits and the demeanor of this friend whom his wife had dismissed for no apparent reason.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
dined
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From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
dismissed
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From this reading He blamed and accused himself when he remembered the visits and the demeanor of this friend whom his wife had dismissed for no apparent reason.
ego
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From this reading Then he grew angry at himself for harboring this shameful insinuation of the defiant, jealous, bad ego which lives in all of us.
eyes
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From this reading He stopped to think, looking over the past with anxious eyes.
fellow
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From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
friend
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From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
grew
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From this reading Then he grew angry at himself for harboring this shameful insinuation of the defiant, jealous, bad ego which lives in all of us.
grown
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From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
harboring
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From this reading Then he grew angry at himself for harboring this shameful insinuation of the defiant, jealous, bad ego which lives in all of us.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he grew angry at himself for harboring this shameful insinuation of the defiant, jealous, bad ego which lives in all of us.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he grew angry at himself for harboring this shameful insinuation of the defiant, jealous, bad ego which lives in all of us.
insinuation
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From this reading Then he grew angry at himself for harboring this shameful insinuation of the defiant, jealous, bad ego which lives in all of us.
intimate
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From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
jealous
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From this reading Then he grew angry at himself for harboring this shameful insinuation of the defiant, jealous, bad ego which lives in all of us.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
lives
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From this reading Then he grew angry at himself for harboring this shameful insinuation of the defiant, jealous, bad ego which lives in all of us.
looking
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From this reading He stopped to think, looking over the past with anxious eyes.
loved
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From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He blamed and accused himself when he remembered the visits and the demeanor of this friend whom his wife had dismissed for no apparent reason.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
now
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From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
old
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From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He stopped to think, looking over the past with anxious eyes.
past
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From this reading He stopped to think, looking over the past with anxious eyes.
reason
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From this reading He blamed and accused himself when he remembered the visits and the demeanor of this friend whom his wife had dismissed for no apparent reason.
remembered
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From this reading He blamed and accused himself when he remembered the visits and the demeanor of this friend whom his wife had dismissed for no apparent reason.
see
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From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
shameful
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From this reading Then he grew angry at himself for harboring this shameful insinuation of the defiant, jealous, bad ego which lives in all of us.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
sly
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From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped to think, looking over the past with anxious eyes.
Tancret
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From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
Then
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From this reading Then he grew angry at himself for harboring this shameful insinuation of the defiant, jealous, bad ego which lives in all of us.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped to think, looking over the past with anxious eyes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then he grew angry at himself for harboring this shameful insinuation of the defiant, jealous, bad ego which lives in all of us.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
three
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From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
times
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From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he grew angry at himself for harboring this shameful insinuation of the defiant, jealous, bad ego which lives in all of us.
visits
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From this reading He blamed and accused himself when he remembered the visits and the demeanor of this friend whom his wife had dismissed for no apparent reason.
week
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From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He blamed and accused himself when he remembered the visits and the demeanor of this friend whom his wife had dismissed for no apparent reason.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then he grew angry at himself for harboring this shameful insinuation of the defiant, jealous, bad ego which lives in all of us.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
why
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From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
wife
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From this reading Tancret, good old Tancret, whom he, Bendel, loved as a brother and whom he continued to see on the sly, since his wife, he did not know why, had grown angry at the charming fellow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
year
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From this reading But, now he thought of it, she had had a friend, an intimate friend, who for almost a year had dined with them three times a week.
