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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 LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
air
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From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
All
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From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was only with dawn that he slept at all, and his dreams were good.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was only with dawn that he slept at all, and his dreams were good.
awake
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From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.
belief
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From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
beneficence
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From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
certainly
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From this reading Reprehensible, certainly.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
dawn
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From this reading It was only with dawn that he slept at all, and his dreams were good.
development
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From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
dreams
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From this reading It was only with dawn that he slept at all, and his dreams were good.
earth
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From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.
easy
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From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
feudal
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From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
give
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From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was only with dawn that he slept at all, and his dreams were good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Stafford had not slept much.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was only with dawn that he slept at all, and his dreams were good.
impudence
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From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
INSOLENCE
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From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.
just
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From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
lain
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From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.
large
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From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
lord
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From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
LOVE'S
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From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
loving
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From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
magnitude
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From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.
man
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From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
much
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From this reading Stafford had not slept much.
night
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From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Stafford had not slept much.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
only
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From this reading It was only with dawn that he slept at all, and his dreams were good.
possession
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From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
proprietorship
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From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.
realize
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From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.
Reprehensible
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From this reading Reprehensible, certainly.
slept
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From this reading Stafford had not slept much.
sometimes
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From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
Stafford
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From this reading Stafford had not slept much.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.
trying
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From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was only with dawn that he slept at all, and his dreams were good.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was only with dawn that he slept at all, and his dreams were good.
woman
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From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
