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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 Paul could not for the life of him imagine why Tantaine had left the room in apparently so angry a mood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
anger
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From this reading He could understand the anger of Hortebise, who was Rigal’s friend; but what on earth had Tantaine in common with the wealthy banker and his daughter?
angry
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From this reading Paul could not for the life of him imagine why Tantaine had left the room in apparently so angry a mood.
apparently
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From this reading Paul could not for the life of him imagine why Tantaine had left the room in apparently so angry a mood.
banker
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From this reading He could understand the anger of Hortebise, who was Rigal’s friend; but what on earth had Tantaine in common with the wealthy banker and his daughter?
bed
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From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He could understand the anger of Hortebise, who was Rigal’s friend; but what on earth had Tantaine in common with the wealthy banker and his daughter?
catch
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From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
caused
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From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
certainly
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From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
closed
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From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
common
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From this reading He could understand the anger of Hortebise, who was Rigal’s friend; but what on earth had Tantaine in common with the wealthy banker and his daughter?
COPPER
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From this reading THE TAFILA COPPER MINES, LIMITED.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Paul could not for the life of him imagine why Tantaine had left the room in apparently so angry a mood.
daughter
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From this reading He could understand the anger of Hortebise, who was Rigal’s friend; but what on earth had Tantaine in common with the wealthy banker and his daughter?
deference
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From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
door
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From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
eagerness
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From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
earth
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From this reading He could understand the anger of Hortebise, who was Rigal’s friend; but what on earth had Tantaine in common with the wealthy banker and his daughter?
Flavia
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From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Paul could not for the life of him imagine why Tantaine had left the room in apparently so angry a mood.
Forgetful
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From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
friend
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From this reading He could understand the anger of Hortebise, who was Rigal’s friend; but what on earth had Tantaine in common with the wealthy banker and his daughter?
going
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From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
guilty
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From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Paul could not for the life of him imagine why Tantaine had left the room in apparently so angry a mood.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Paul could not for the life of him imagine why Tantaine had left the room in apparently so angry a mood.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He could understand the anger of Hortebise, who was Rigal’s friend; but what on earth had Tantaine in common with the wealthy banker and his daughter?
hoping
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From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
Hortebise
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From this reading He could understand the anger of Hortebise, who was Rigal’s friend; but what on earth had Tantaine in common with the wealthy banker and his daughter?
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Paul could not for the life of him imagine why Tantaine had left the room in apparently so angry a mood.
improper
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From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Paul could not for the life of him imagine why Tantaine had left the room in apparently so angry a mood.
intense
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From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Paul could not for the life of him imagine why Tantaine had left the room in apparently so angry a mood.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Paul could not for the life of him imagine why Tantaine had left the room in apparently so angry a mood.
LIMITED
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From this reading THE TAFILA COPPER MINES, LIMITED.
listened
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From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
manner
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From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
MINES
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From this reading THE TAFILA COPPER MINES, LIMITED.
mood
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From this reading Paul could not for the life of him imagine why Tantaine had left the room in apparently so angry a mood.
most
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From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
movement
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From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Paul could not for the life of him imagine why Tantaine had left the room in apparently so angry a mood.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Paul could not for the life of him imagine why Tantaine had left the room in apparently so angry a mood.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He could understand the anger of Hortebise, who was Rigal’s friend; but what on earth had Tantaine in common with the wealthy banker and his daughter?
pain
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From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
Paul
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From this reading Paul could not for the life of him imagine why Tantaine had left the room in apparently so angry a mood.
produced
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From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
respect
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From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
Rigal's
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From this reading He could understand the anger of Hortebise, who was Rigal’s friend; but what on earth had Tantaine in common with the wealthy banker and his daughter?
room
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From this reading Paul could not for the life of him imagine why Tantaine had left the room in apparently so angry a mood.
sat
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From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
smallest
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From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Paul could not for the life of him imagine why Tantaine had left the room in apparently so angry a mood.
spoken
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From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
TAFILA
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From this reading THE TAFILA COPPER MINES, LIMITED.
Tantaine
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From this reading Paul could not for the life of him imagine why Tantaine had left the room in apparently so angry a mood.
tender
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From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TAFILA COPPER MINES, LIMITED.
thick
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From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
treat
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From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could understand the anger of Hortebise, who was Rigal’s friend; but what on earth had Tantaine in common with the wealthy banker and his daughter?
up
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From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
very
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From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
walls
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From this reading Forgetful of the pain which the smallest movement upon his part produced, Paul sat up in his bed, and listened with intense eagerness, hoping to catch what was going on in the next room; but he could hear nothing through the thick walls and the closed door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He could understand the anger of Hortebise, who was Rigal’s friend; but what on earth had Tantaine in common with the wealthy banker and his daughter?
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
wealthy
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From this reading He could understand the anger of Hortebise, who was Rigal’s friend; but what on earth had Tantaine in common with the wealthy banker and his daughter?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He could understand the anger of Hortebise, who was Rigal’s friend; but what on earth had Tantaine in common with the wealthy banker and his daughter?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He could understand the anger of Hortebise, who was Rigal’s friend; but what on earth had Tantaine in common with the wealthy banker and his daughter?
why
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From this reading Paul could not for the life of him imagine why Tantaine had left the room in apparently so angry a mood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had certainly spoken of Flavia in a most improper manner; for the very weakness of which she had been guilty should have caused him to treat her with tender deference and respect.
