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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 Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
also
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From this reading But he knew also, or he guessed, that the poignancy of her grief would be sharpened by remorse, and he felt that in the first outburst of self-reproach his presence would be the last she would welcome.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
Arthur
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From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
ask
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From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But he knew also, or he guessed, that the poignancy of her grief would be sharpened by remorse, and he felt that in the first outburst of self-reproach his presence would be the last she would welcome.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was not a pleasant thought for a lover; but then how much worse, he reflected, would it have been for her, had she never made up her mind to confession.
better
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From this reading And in his own person how much better he now stood.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But he knew also, or he guessed, that the poignancy of her grief would be sharpened by remorse, and he felt that in the first outburst of self-reproach his presence would be the last she would welcome.
Clement
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From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
confession
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From this reading It was not a pleasant thought for a lover; but then how much worse, he reflected, would it have been for her, had she never made up her mind to confession.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
door
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From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
enter
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From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
fall
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From this reading He knew how heavily the shock would fall on her, and his heart was wrung for her.
felt
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From this reading But he knew also, or he guessed, that the poignancy of her grief would be sharpened by remorse, and he felt that in the first outburst of self-reproach his presence would be the last she would welcome.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he knew also, or he guessed, that the poignancy of her grief would be sharpened by remorse, and he felt that in the first outburst of self-reproach his presence would be the last she would welcome.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
grief
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From this reading But he knew also, or he guessed, that the poignancy of her grief would be sharpened by remorse, and he felt that in the first outburst of self-reproach his presence would be the last she would welcome.
guessed
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From this reading But he knew also, or he guessed, that the poignancy of her grief would be sharpened by remorse, and he felt that in the first outburst of self-reproach his presence would be the last she would welcome.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was not a pleasant thought for a lover; but then how much worse, he reflected, would it have been for her, had she never made up her mind to confession.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
heart
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From this reading He knew how heavily the shock would fall on her, and his heart was wrung for her.
heavily
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From this reading He knew how heavily the shock would fall on her, and his heart was wrung for her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew how heavily the shock would fall on her, and his heart was wrung for her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew how heavily the shock would fall on her, and his heart was wrung for her.
house
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From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
how
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From this reading He knew how heavily the shock would fall on her, and his heart was wrung for her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he knew also, or he guessed, that the poignancy of her grief would be sharpened by remorse, and he felt that in the first outburst of self-reproach his presence would be the last she would welcome.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a pleasant thought for a lover; but then how much worse, he reflected, would it have been for her, had she never made up her mind to confession.
Josina
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From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
knew
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From this reading He knew how heavily the shock would fall on her, and his heart was wrung for her.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
less
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From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
lover
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From this reading It was not a pleasant thought for a lover; but then how much worse, he reflected, would it have been for her, had she never made up her mind to confession.
made
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From this reading It was not a pleasant thought for a lover; but then how much worse, he reflected, would it have been for her, had she never made up her mind to confession.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not a pleasant thought for a lover; but then how much worse, he reflected, would it have been for her, had she never made up her mind to confession.
much
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From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not a pleasant thought for a lover; but then how much worse, he reflected, would it have been for her, had she never made up her mind to confession.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
now
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From this reading And in his own person how much better he now stood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But he knew also, or he guessed, that the poignancy of her grief would be sharpened by remorse, and he felt that in the first outburst of self-reproach his presence would be the last she would welcome.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He knew how heavily the shock would fall on her, and his heart was wrung for her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But he knew also, or he guessed, that the poignancy of her grief would be sharpened by remorse, and he felt that in the first outburst of self-reproach his presence would be the last she would welcome.
outburst
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From this reading But he knew also, or he guessed, that the poignancy of her grief would be sharpened by remorse, and he felt that in the first outburst of self-reproach his presence would be the last she would welcome.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
own
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From this reading And in his own person how much better he now stood.
person
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From this reading And in his own person how much better he now stood.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not a pleasant thought for a lover; but then how much worse, he reflected, would it have been for her, had she never made up her mind to confession.
poignancy
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From this reading But he knew also, or he guessed, that the poignancy of her grief would be sharpened by remorse, and he felt that in the first outburst of self-reproach his presence would be the last she would welcome.
presence
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From this reading But he knew also, or he guessed, that the poignancy of her grief would be sharpened by remorse, and he felt that in the first outburst of self-reproach his presence would be the last she would welcome.
reflected
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From this reading It was not a pleasant thought for a lover; but then how much worse, he reflected, would it have been for her, had she never made up her mind to confession.
remorse
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From this reading But he knew also, or he guessed, that the poignancy of her grief would be sharpened by remorse, and he felt that in the first outburst of self-reproach his presence would be the last she would welcome.
secured
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From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
self-reproach
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From this reading But he knew also, or he guessed, that the poignancy of her grief would be sharpened by remorse, and he felt that in the first outburst of self-reproach his presence would be the last she would welcome.
sharpened
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From this reading But he knew also, or he guessed, that the poignancy of her grief would be sharpened by remorse, and he felt that in the first outburst of self-reproach his presence would be the last she would welcome.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he knew also, or he guessed, that the poignancy of her grief would be sharpened by remorse, and he felt that in the first outburst of self-reproach his presence would be the last she would welcome.
shock
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From this reading He knew how heavily the shock would fall on her, and his heart was wrung for her.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in his own person how much better he now stood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he knew also, or he guessed, that the poignancy of her grief would be sharpened by remorse, and he felt that in the first outburst of self-reproach his presence would be the last she would welcome.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
then
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From this reading It was not a pleasant thought for a lover; but then how much worse, he reflected, would it have been for her, had she never made up her mind to confession.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not a pleasant thought for a lover; but then how much worse, he reflected, would it have been for her, had she never made up her mind to confession.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
up
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From this reading It was not a pleasant thought for a lover; but then how much worse, he reflected, would it have been for her, had she never made up her mind to confession.
ventured
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From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
walked
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From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He knew how heavily the shock would fall on her, and his heart was wrung for her.
welcome
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From this reading But he knew also, or he guessed, that the poignancy of her grief would be sharpened by remorse, and he felt that in the first outburst of self-reproach his presence would be the last she would welcome.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
word
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From this reading Clement had walked with the doctor to the door and had secured a last word with Arthur outside, but he had not ventured to enter the house, much less to ask for Josina.
worse
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From this reading It was not a pleasant thought for a lover; but then how much worse, he reflected, would it have been for her, had she never made up her mind to confession.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He knew how heavily the shock would fall on her, and his heart was wrung for her.
wrung
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From this reading He knew how heavily the shock would fall on her, and his heart was wrung for her.
