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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 He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
afar
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From this reading The Countess, whose watchful jealousy never slept, had foreseen this danger from afar, and had signaled it before it even existed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But might that peril exist to-morrow, the day after, in a month?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
Annette
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From this reading Certainly he did not believe himself in love with Annette.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SWEET POISON With slow steps, Olivier returned to his own house, troubled as if he had just learned some shameful family secret.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Countess, whose watchful jealousy never slept, had foreseen this danger from afar, and had signaled it before it even existed.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Certainly he did not believe himself in love with Annette.
book
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From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But might that peril exist to-morrow, the day after, in a month?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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Certainly
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From this reading Certainly he did not believe himself in love with Annette.
clearly
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From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
Countess
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From this reading The Countess, whose watchful jealousy never slept, had foreseen this danger from afar, and had signaled it before it even existed.
danger
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From this reading The Countess, whose watchful jealousy never slept, had foreseen this danger from afar, and had signaled it before it even existed.
day
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From this reading But might that peril exist to-morrow, the day after, in a month?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Certainly he did not believe himself in love with Annette.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Countess, whose watchful jealousy never slept, had foreseen this danger from afar, and had signaled it before it even existed.
exist
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From this reading But might that peril exist to-morrow, the day after, in a month?
existed
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From this reading The Countess, whose watchful jealousy never slept, had foreseen this danger from afar, and had signaled it before it even existed.
family
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foreseen
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From this reading The Countess, whose watchful jealousy never slept, had foreseen this danger from afar, and had signaled it before it even existed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Countess, whose watchful jealousy never slept, had foreseen this danger from afar, and had signaled it before it even existed.
glued
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From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hand
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From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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heart
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From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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house
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From this reading SWEET POISON With slow steps, Olivier returned to his own house, troubled as if he had just learned some shameful family secret.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Certainly he did not believe himself in love with Annette.
inner
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From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
intimate
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From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Countess, whose watchful jealousy never slept, had foreseen this danger from afar, and had signaled it before it even existed.
jealousy
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From this reading The Countess, whose watchful jealousy never slept, had foreseen this danger from afar, and had signaled it before it even existed.
just
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learned
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love
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From this reading Certainly he did not believe himself in love with Annette.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But might that peril exist to-morrow, the day after, in a month?
month
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From this reading But might that peril exist to-morrow, the day after, in a month?
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Countess, whose watchful jealousy never slept, had foreseen this danger from afar, and had signaled it before it even existed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Certainly he did not believe himself in love with Annette.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
Olivier
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only
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From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
own
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pages
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From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
peril
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From this reading But might that peril exist to-morrow, the day after, in a month?
POISON
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read
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From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SWEET POISON With slow steps, Olivier returned to his own house, troubled as if he had just learned some shameful family secret.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
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see
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From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
separating
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shameful
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signaled
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From this reading The Countess, whose watchful jealousy never slept, had foreseen this danger from afar, and had signaled it before it even existed.
slept
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From this reading The Countess, whose watchful jealousy never slept, had foreseen this danger from afar, and had signaled it before it even existed.
slow
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some
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sometimes
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From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
sound
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From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
steps
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strange
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From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
SWEET
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From this reading SWEET POISON With slow steps, Olivier returned to his own house, troubled as if he had just learned some shameful family secret.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But might that peril exist to-morrow, the day after, in a month?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Countess, whose watchful jealousy never slept, had foreseen this danger from afar, and had signaled it before it even existed.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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to-morrow
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From this reading But might that peril exist to-morrow, the day after, in a month?
together
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From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
tried
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From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
troubled
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From this reading SWEET POISON With slow steps, Olivier returned to his own house, troubled as if he had just learned some shameful family secret.
turn
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From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
watchful
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From this reading The Countess, whose watchful jealousy never slept, had foreseen this danger from afar, and had signaled it before it even existed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The Countess, whose watchful jealousy never slept, had foreseen this danger from afar, and had signaled it before it even existed.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SWEET POISON With slow steps, Olivier returned to his own house, troubled as if he had just learned some shameful family secret.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He tried to sound his heart, to see clearly within himself, to read those intimate pages of the inner book which seemed glued together, and which sometimes only a strange hand can turn over by separating them.
