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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 To which must be added that I am one of those who, when violence and physical danger are not in question, retain a fair mastery of their minds.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To which must be added that I am one of those who, when violence and physical danger are not in question, retain a fair mastery of their minds.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I approached, the chagrin in the King's face gave place to a look of surprise; and that again, but more slowly, to one of intelligence.
allowed
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From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading To which must be added that I am one of those who, when violence and physical danger are not in question, retain a fair mastery of their minds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
anywhere
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From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
approached
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From this reading As I approached, the chagrin in the King's face gave place to a look of surprise; and that again, but more slowly, to one of intelligence.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To which must be added that I am one of those who, when violence and physical danger are not in question, retain a fair mastery of their minds.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To which must be added that I am one of those who, when violence and physical danger are not in question, retain a fair mastery of their minds.
Brome's
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From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the thing took a turn which relieved me when I least expected it.
chagrin
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From this reading As I approached, the chagrin in the King's face gave place to a look of surprise; and that again, but more slowly, to one of intelligence.
confess
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From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
danger
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From this reading To which must be added that I am one of those who, when violence and physical danger are not in question, retain a fair mastery of their minds.
Duke
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From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
economies
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From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
else
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From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
entertained
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From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
escape
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From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
expected
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From this reading But the thing took a turn which relieved me when I least expected it.
face
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From this reading As I approached, the chagrin in the King's face gave place to a look of surprise; and that again, but more slowly, to one of intelligence.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To which must be added that I am one of those who, when violence and physical danger are not in question, retain a fair mastery of their minds.
fears
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From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
gave
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From this reading As I approached, the chagrin in the King's face gave place to a look of surprise; and that again, but more slowly, to one of intelligence.
generosity
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From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
glimpse
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From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
hand
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From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
intelligence
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From this reading As I approached, the chagrin in the King's face gave place to a look of surprise; and that again, but more slowly, to one of intelligence.
interview
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From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the thing took a turn which relieved me when I least expected it.
King
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From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
King's
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From this reading As I approached, the chagrin in the King's face gave place to a look of surprise; and that again, but more slowly, to one of intelligence.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the thing took a turn which relieved me when I least expected it.
lessened
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From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I approached, the chagrin in the King's face gave place to a look of surprise; and that again, but more slowly, to one of intelligence.
mastery
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From this reading To which must be added that I am one of those who, when violence and physical danger are not in question, retain a fair mastery of their minds.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the thing took a turn which relieved me when I least expected it.
minds
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From this reading To which must be added that I am one of those who, when violence and physical danger are not in question, retain a fair mastery of their minds.
moment
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From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
more
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From this reading As I approached, the chagrin in the King's face gave place to a look of surprise; and that again, but more slowly, to one of intelligence.
Mr
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From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To which must be added that I am one of those who, when violence and physical danger are not in question, retain a fair mastery of their minds.
obscurely
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From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
odd
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From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To which must be added that I am one of those who, when violence and physical danger are not in question, retain a fair mastery of their minds.
otherwise
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From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
pen
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From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
physical
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From this reading To which must be added that I am one of those who, when violence and physical danger are not in question, retain a fair mastery of their minds.
place
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From this reading As I approached, the chagrin in the King's face gave place to a look of surprise; and that again, but more slowly, to one of intelligence.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To which must be added that I am one of those who, when violence and physical danger are not in question, retain a fair mastery of their minds.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the thing took a turn which relieved me when I least expected it.
remaining
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From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
retain
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From this reading To which must be added that I am one of those who, when violence and physical danger are not in question, retain a fair mastery of their minds.
room
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From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
sacrificed
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From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
safe
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From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
seated
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From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
slowly
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From this reading As I approached, the chagrin in the King's face gave place to a look of surprise; and that again, but more slowly, to one of intelligence.
somewhat
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From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
surprise
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From this reading As I approached, the chagrin in the King's face gave place to a look of surprise; and that again, but more slowly, to one of intelligence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To which must be added that I am one of those who, when violence and physical danger are not in question, retain a fair mastery of their minds.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the thing took a turn which relieved me when I least expected it.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading To which must be added that I am one of those who, when violence and physical danger are not in question, retain a fair mastery of their minds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the thing took a turn which relieved me when I least expected it.
turn
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From this reading But the thing took a turn which relieved me when I least expected it.
unexpected
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From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
violence
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From this reading To which must be added that I am one of those who, when violence and physical danger are not in question, retain a fair mastery of their minds.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading To which must be added that I am one of those who, when violence and physical danger are not in question, retain a fair mastery of their minds.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To which must be added that I am one of those who, when violence and physical danger are not in question, retain a fair mastery of their minds.
wished
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From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The odd and unexpected glimpse of generosity which the King had allowed to escape him, in his interview with the Duke, somewhat lessened the fears I must otherwise have entertained at that moment.
world
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From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nevertheless, I am free to confess that as I went forward, I wished myself anywhere else in the world, and would have sacrificed half my remaining economies to be seated, pen in hand, and obscurely safe, in Mr. Brome's room.
