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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_Othello._ Alone in my room that night I began to think again.
AlonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_Othello._ Alone in my room that night I began to think again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now I could do both, and for hours I tried to solve the problem before me.
back
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From this reading I had hurried back from the cave with fearful speed, never daring to stop or think.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now I could do both, and for hours I tried to solve the problem before me.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_Othello._ Alone in my room that night I began to think again.
BEGINNINGnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
beware
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
bliss
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Now I could do both, and for hours I tried to solve the problem before me.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who dotes yet doubts; suspects yet fondly loves.
cave
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From this reading I had hurried back from the cave with fearful speed, never daring to stop or think.
certain
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now I could do both, and for hours I tried to solve the problem before me.
cuckold
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
damned
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From this reading But O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who dotes yet doubts; suspects yet fondly loves.
daring
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From this reading I had hurried back from the cave with fearful speed, never daring to stop or think.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now I could do both, and for hours I tried to solve the problem before me.
dotes
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From this reading But O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who dotes yet doubts; suspects yet fondly loves.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
doubts
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From this reading But O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who dotes yet doubts; suspects yet fondly loves.
END
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
fate
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
fearful
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From this reading I had hurried back from the cave with fearful speed, never daring to stop or think.
feeds
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
fondly
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From this reading But O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who dotes yet doubts; suspects yet fondly loves.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now I could do both, and for hours I tried to solve the problem before me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had hurried back from the cave with fearful speed, never daring to stop or think.
green-eyed
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had hurried back from the cave with fearful speed, never daring to stop or think.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who dotes yet doubts; suspects yet fondly loves.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
hours
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From this reading Now I could do both, and for hours I tried to solve the problem before me.
hurried
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From this reading I had hurried back from the cave with fearful speed, never daring to stop or think.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading --_Othello._ Alone in my room that night I began to think again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --_Othello._ Alone in my room that night I began to think again.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
jealousy
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
lives
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
lord
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
love
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
loves
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From this reading But O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who dotes yet doubts; suspects yet fondly loves.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now I could do both, and for hours I tried to solve the problem before me.
meat
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
minutes
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From this reading But O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who dotes yet doubts; suspects yet fondly loves.
mock
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
monster
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had hurried back from the cave with fearful speed, never daring to stop or think.
night
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From this reading --_Othello._ Alone in my room that night I began to think again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
Now
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From this reading Now I could do both, and for hours I tried to solve the problem before me.
O
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
o'er
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From this reading But O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who dotes yet doubts; suspects yet fondly loves.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I had hurried back from the cave with fearful speed, never daring to stop or think.
Othello
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From this reading --_Othello._ Alone in my room that night I began to think again.
problem
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From this reading Now I could do both, and for hours I tried to solve the problem before me.
room
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From this reading --_Othello._ Alone in my room that night I began to think again.
solve
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From this reading Now I could do both, and for hours I tried to solve the problem before me.
speed
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From this reading I had hurried back from the cave with fearful speed, never daring to stop or think.
stop
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From this reading I had hurried back from the cave with fearful speed, never daring to stop or think.
suspects
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From this reading But O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who dotes yet doubts; suspects yet fondly loves.
tells
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From this reading But O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who dotes yet doubts; suspects yet fondly loves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_Othello._ Alone in my room that night I began to think again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --_Othello._ Alone in my room that night I began to think again.
tried
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From this reading Now I could do both, and for hours I tried to solve the problem before me.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who dotes yet doubts; suspects yet fondly loves.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had hurried back from the cave with fearful speed, never daring to stop or think.
wronger
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END O beware of my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on: that cuckold lives on bliss Who, certain of his fate, love not its wronger.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who dotes yet doubts; suspects yet fondly loves.
