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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 Not only do you break your promise, but you break it with brutal violence to a young lady who has shown you nothing but kindness!”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He preferred to defend his honour as best he could, which was chiefly by claiming the right to change his mind about what was after all his own affair.
accessory
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From this reading But that was precisely what Baumgartner would not allow for a moment; it was just as much his affair as accessory after the fact, and in accordance with their mutual and final agreement overnight.
accordance
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From this reading But that was precisely what Baumgartner would not allow for a moment; it was just as much his affair as accessory after the fact, and in accordance with their mutual and final agreement overnight.
affair
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From this reading He preferred to defend his honour as best he could, which was chiefly by claiming the right to change his mind about what was after all his own affair.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He preferred to defend his honour as best he could, which was chiefly by claiming the right to change his mind about what was after all his own affair.
agreement
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From this reading But that was precisely what Baumgartner would not allow for a moment; it was just as much his affair as accessory after the fact, and in accordance with their mutual and final agreement overnight.
all
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From this reading He preferred to defend his honour as best he could, which was chiefly by claiming the right to change his mind about what was after all his own affair.
allow
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From this reading But that was precisely what Baumgartner would not allow for a moment; it was just as much his affair as accessory after the fact, and in accordance with their mutual and final agreement overnight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But that was precisely what Baumgartner would not allow for a moment; it was just as much his affair as accessory after the fact, and in accordance with their mutual and final agreement overnight.
any
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From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He preferred to defend his honour as best he could, which was chiefly by claiming the right to change his mind about what was after all his own affair.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
back
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From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
Baumgartner
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From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
best
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From this reading He preferred to defend his honour as best he could, which was chiefly by claiming the right to change his mind about what was after all his own affair.
break
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From this reading Not only do you break your promise, but you break it with brutal violence to a young lady who has shown you nothing but kindness!”
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
brutal
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From this reading Not only do you break your promise, but you break it with brutal violence to a young lady who has shown you nothing but kindness!”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He preferred to defend his honour as best he could, which was chiefly by claiming the right to change his mind about what was after all his own affair.
cad
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From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
change
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From this reading He preferred to defend his honour as best he could, which was chiefly by claiming the right to change his mind about what was after all his own affair.
chiefly
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From this reading He preferred to defend his honour as best he could, which was chiefly by claiming the right to change his mind about what was after all his own affair.
claiming
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From this reading He preferred to defend his honour as best he could, which was chiefly by claiming the right to change his mind about what was after all his own affair.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He preferred to defend his honour as best he could, which was chiefly by claiming the right to change his mind about what was after all his own affair.
defend
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From this reading He preferred to defend his honour as best he could, which was chiefly by claiming the right to change his mind about what was after all his own affair.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Not only do you break your promise, but you break it with brutal violence to a young lady who has shown you nothing but kindness!”
Dr
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From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
eyes
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From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
fact
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From this reading But that was precisely what Baumgartner would not allow for a moment; it was just as much his affair as accessory after the fact, and in accordance with their mutual and final agreement overnight.
false
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From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
final
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From this reading But that was precisely what Baumgartner would not allow for a moment; it was just as much his affair as accessory after the fact, and in accordance with their mutual and final agreement overnight.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But that was precisely what Baumgartner would not allow for a moment; it was just as much his affair as accessory after the fact, and in accordance with their mutual and final agreement overnight.
greater
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From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not only do you break your promise, but you break it with brutal violence to a young lady who has shown you nothing but kindness!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He preferred to defend his honour as best he could, which was chiefly by claiming the right to change his mind about what was after all his own affair.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
honour
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From this reading He preferred to defend his honour as best he could, which was chiefly by claiming the right to change his mind about what was after all his own affair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not only do you break your promise, but you break it with brutal violence to a young lady who has shown you nothing but kindness!”
just
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From this reading But that was precisely what Baumgartner would not allow for a moment; it was just as much his affair as accessory after the fact, and in accordance with their mutual and final agreement overnight.
justice
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From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
kindness
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From this reading Not only do you break your promise, but you break it with brutal violence to a young lady who has shown you nothing but kindness!”
lady
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From this reading Not only do you break your promise, but you break it with brutal violence to a young lady who has shown you nothing but kindness!”
made
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From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He preferred to defend his honour as best he could, which was chiefly by claiming the right to change his mind about what was after all his own affair.
moment
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From this reading But that was precisely what Baumgartner would not allow for a moment; it was just as much his affair as accessory after the fact, and in accordance with their mutual and final agreement overnight.
much
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From this reading But that was precisely what Baumgartner would not allow for a moment; it was just as much his affair as accessory after the fact, and in accordance with their mutual and final agreement overnight.
mutual
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From this reading But that was precisely what Baumgartner would not allow for a moment; it was just as much his affair as accessory after the fact, and in accordance with their mutual and final agreement overnight.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Not only do you break your promise, but you break it with brutal violence to a young lady who has shown you nothing but kindness!”
only
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From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
opportunity
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From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
out
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From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
overnight
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From this reading But that was precisely what Baumgartner would not allow for a moment; it was just as much his affair as accessory after the fact, and in accordance with their mutual and final agreement overnight.
own
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From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
play
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From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
Pocket
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From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
precisely
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From this reading But that was precisely what Baumgartner would not allow for a moment; it was just as much his affair as accessory after the fact, and in accordance with their mutual and final agreement overnight.
preferred
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From this reading He preferred to defend his honour as best he could, which was chiefly by claiming the right to change his mind about what was after all his own affair.
promise
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From this reading Not only do you break your promise, but you break it with brutal violence to a young lady who has shown you nothing but kindness!”
rate
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From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He preferred to defend his honour as best he could, which was chiefly by claiming the right to change his mind about what was after all his own affair.
said
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From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
seize
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From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
shown
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From this reading Not only do you break your promise, but you break it with brutal violence to a young lady who has shown you nothing but kindness!”
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But that was precisely what Baumgartner would not allow for a moment; it was just as much his affair as accessory after the fact, and in accordance with their mutual and final agreement overnight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
try
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From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
turned
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From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
violence
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From this reading Not only do you break your promise, but you break it with brutal violence to a young lady who has shown you nothing but kindness!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He preferred to defend his honour as best he could, which was chiefly by claiming the right to change his mind about what was after all his own affair.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He preferred to defend his honour as best he could, which was chiefly by claiming the right to change his mind about what was after all his own affair.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He preferred to defend his honour as best he could, which was chiefly by claiming the right to change his mind about what was after all his own affair.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Not only do you break your promise, but you break it with brutal violence to a young lady who has shown you nothing but kindness!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not only do you break your promise, but you break it with brutal violence to a young lady who has shown you nothing but kindness!”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Pocket might have replied with justice that the young lady had brought the violence upon herself; but that would have made him out a greater cad than ever, in his own eyes at any rate.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So,” said Dr. Baumgartner, “you not only try to play me false, but you seize the first opportunity when my back is turned!
young
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From this reading Not only do you break your promise, but you break it with brutal violence to a young lady who has shown you nothing but kindness!”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Not only do you break your promise, but you break it with brutal violence to a young lady who has shown you nothing but kindness!”
