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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 "I do perceive here a divided duty."--_Othello._ JEALOUSY is the keenest, the most selfish, the most poignant of all sufferings.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading To watch Dulce day after day in her cousin's society, to mark her great eyes grow brighter when he comes, is now more than he can endure.
all
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From this reading "I do perceive here a divided duty."--_Othello._ JEALOUSY is the keenest, the most selfish, the most poignant of all sufferings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This monster having now seized upon Stephen, is holding him in a close embrace and is swiftly crushing within him all hope and peace and joy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
Blount
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From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
brighter
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From this reading To watch Dulce day after day in her cousin's society, to mark her great eyes grow brighter when he comes, is now more than he can endure.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading To watch Dulce day after day in her cousin's society, to mark her great eyes grow brighter when he comes, is now more than he can endure.
close
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From this reading This monster having now seized upon Stephen, is holding him in a close embrace and is swiftly crushing within him all hope and peace and joy.
comes
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From this reading To watch Dulce day after day in her cousin's society, to mark her great eyes grow brighter when he comes, is now more than he can endure.
commented
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From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
cousin's
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From this reading To watch Dulce day after day in her cousin's society, to mark her great eyes grow brighter when he comes, is now more than he can endure.
crushing
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From this reading This monster having now seized upon Stephen, is holding him in a close embrace and is swiftly crushing within him all hope and peace and joy.
day
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From this reading To watch Dulce day after day in her cousin's society, to mark her great eyes grow brighter when he comes, is now more than he can endure.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I do perceive here a divided duty."--_Othello._ JEALOUSY is the keenest, the most selfish, the most poignant of all sufferings.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do perceive here a divided duty."--_Othello._ JEALOUSY is the keenest, the most selfish, the most poignant of all sufferings.
Dulce
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From this reading To watch Dulce day after day in her cousin's society, to mark her great eyes grow brighter when he comes, is now more than he can endure.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading "I do perceive here a divided duty."--_Othello._ JEALOUSY is the keenest, the most selfish, the most poignant of all sufferings.
embrace
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From this reading This monster having now seized upon Stephen, is holding him in a close embrace and is swiftly crushing within him all hope and peace and joy.
endure
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From this reading To watch Dulce day after day in her cousin's society, to mark her great eyes grow brighter when he comes, is now more than he can endure.
eyes
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From this reading To watch Dulce day after day in her cousin's society, to mark her great eyes grow brighter when he comes, is now more than he can endure.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
find
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From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To watch Dulce day after day in her cousin's society, to mark her great eyes grow brighter when he comes, is now more than he can endure.
grow
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From this reading To watch Dulce day after day in her cousin's society, to mark her great eyes grow brighter when he comes, is now more than he can endure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading This monster having now seized upon Stephen, is holding him in a close embrace and is swiftly crushing within him all hope and peace and joy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To watch Dulce day after day in her cousin's society, to mark her great eyes grow brighter when he comes, is now more than he can endure.
hell
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From this reading "It is," says Milton, "the injured lover's hell."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To watch Dulce day after day in her cousin's society, to mark her great eyes grow brighter when he comes, is now more than he can endure.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do perceive here a divided duty."--_Othello._ JEALOUSY is the keenest, the most selfish, the most poignant of all sufferings.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This monster having now seized upon Stephen, is holding him in a close embrace and is swiftly crushing within him all hope and peace and joy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
holding
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From this reading This monster having now seized upon Stephen, is holding him in a close embrace and is swiftly crushing within him all hope and peace and joy.
hope
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From this reading This monster having now seized upon Stephen, is holding him in a close embrace and is swiftly crushing within him all hope and peace and joy.
household
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From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do perceive here a divided duty."--_Othello._ JEALOUSY is the keenest, the most selfish, the most poignant of all sufferings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This monster having now seized upon Stephen, is holding him in a close embrace and is swiftly crushing within him all hope and peace and joy.
injured
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From this reading "It is," says Milton, "the injured lover's hell."
intolerable
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From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I do perceive here a divided duty."--_Othello._ JEALOUSY is the keenest, the most selfish, the most poignant of all sufferings.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is," says Milton, "the injured lover's hell."
JEALOUSY
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From this reading "I do perceive here a divided duty."--_Othello._ JEALOUSY is the keenest, the most selfish, the most poignant of all sufferings.
joy
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From this reading This monster having now seized upon Stephen, is holding him in a close embrace and is swiftly crushing within him all hope and peace and joy.
keenest
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From this reading "I do perceive here a divided duty."--_Othello._ JEALOUSY is the keenest, the most selfish, the most poignant of all sufferings.
lover's
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From this reading "It is," says Milton, "the injured lover's hell."
mad
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From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
mark
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From this reading To watch Dulce day after day in her cousin's society, to mark her great eyes grow brighter when he comes, is now more than he can endure.
members
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From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
Milton
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From this reading "It is," says Milton, "the injured lover's hell."
monster
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From this reading This monster having now seized upon Stephen, is holding him in a close embrace and is swiftly crushing within him all hope and peace and joy.
more
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From this reading To watch Dulce day after day in her cousin's society, to mark her great eyes grow brighter when he comes, is now more than he can endure.
most
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From this reading "I do perceive here a divided duty."--_Othello._ JEALOUSY is the keenest, the most selfish, the most poignant of all sufferings.
now
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From this reading This monster having now seized upon Stephen, is holding him in a close embrace and is swiftly crushing within him all hope and peace and joy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I do perceive here a divided duty."--_Othello._ JEALOUSY is the keenest, the most selfish, the most poignant of all sufferings.
Othello
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From this reading "I do perceive here a divided duty."--_Othello._ JEALOUSY is the keenest, the most selfish, the most poignant of all sufferings.
peace
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From this reading This monster having now seized upon Stephen, is holding him in a close embrace and is swiftly crushing within him all hope and peace and joy.
perceive
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From this reading "I do perceive here a divided duty."--_Othello._ JEALOUSY is the keenest, the most selfish, the most poignant of all sufferings.
poignant
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From this reading "I do perceive here a divided duty."--_Othello._ JEALOUSY is the keenest, the most selfish, the most poignant of all sufferings.
pride
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From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
rage
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From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
renders
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From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
says
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From this reading "It is," says Milton, "the injured lover's hell."
second
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From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
seized
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From this reading This monster having now seized upon Stephen, is holding him in a close embrace and is swiftly crushing within him all hope and peace and joy.
selfish
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From this reading "I do perceive here a divided duty."--_Othello._ JEALOUSY is the keenest, the most selfish, the most poignant of all sufferings.
shrinking
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From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
society
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From this reading To watch Dulce day after day in her cousin's society, to mark her great eyes grow brighter when he comes, is now more than he can endure.
Stephen
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From this reading This monster having now seized upon Stephen, is holding him in a close embrace and is swiftly crushing within him all hope and peace and joy.
sufferings
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From this reading "I do perceive here a divided duty."--_Othello._ JEALOUSY is the keenest, the most selfish, the most poignant of all sufferings.
swiftly
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From this reading This monster having now seized upon Stephen, is holding him in a close embrace and is swiftly crushing within him all hope and peace and joy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To watch Dulce day after day in her cousin's society, to mark her great eyes grow brighter when he comes, is now more than he can endure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I do perceive here a divided duty."--_Othello._ JEALOUSY is the keenest, the most selfish, the most poignant of all sufferings.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This monster having now seized upon Stephen, is holding him in a close embrace and is swiftly crushing within him all hope and peace and joy.
times
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From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To watch Dulce day after day in her cousin's society, to mark her great eyes grow brighter when he comes, is now more than he can endure.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This monster having now seized upon Stephen, is holding him in a close embrace and is swiftly crushing within him all hope and peace and joy.
warns
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From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
watch
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From this reading To watch Dulce day after day in her cousin's society, to mark her great eyes grow brighter when he comes, is now more than he can endure.
watched
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From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading To watch Dulce day after day in her cousin's society, to mark her great eyes grow brighter when he comes, is now more than he can endure.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading This monster having now seized upon Stephen, is holding him in a close embrace and is swiftly crushing within him all hope and peace and joy.
wounded
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From this reading To find himself second where he had been first is intolerable to him, and a shrinking feeling that warns him he is being watched and commented upon by all the members of the Blount household, renders him at times half mad with rage and wounded pride.
