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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 The _contretemps_ had been disagreeable--a thing to be regretted.
again
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From this reading How could he be, with those tender speeches still echoing in his ears--that piece of paper in his possession, which once again he had taken out, and read under the light of his own lamp?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How could he be, with those tender speeches still echoing in his ears--that piece of paper in his possession, which once again he had taken out, and read under the light of his own lamp?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The _contretemps_ had been disagreeable--a thing to be regretted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The _contretemps_ had been disagreeable--a thing to be regretted.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this did not hinder him from having a hope.
contretemps
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From this reading The _contretemps_ had been disagreeable--a thing to be regretted.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could he be, with those tender speeches still echoing in his ears--that piece of paper in his possession, which once again he had taken out, and read under the light of his own lamp?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But this did not hinder him from having a hope.
disagreeable
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From this reading The _contretemps_ had been disagreeable--a thing to be regretted.
ears
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From this reading How could he be, with those tender speeches still echoing in his ears--that piece of paper in his possession, which once again he had taken out, and read under the light of his own lamp?
echoing
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From this reading How could he be, with those tender speeches still echoing in his ears--that piece of paper in his possession, which once again he had taken out, and read under the light of his own lamp?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But this did not hinder him from having a hope.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The _contretemps_ had been disagreeable--a thing to be regretted.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But this did not hinder him from having a hope.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet, thinking over it, he was not wretched; scarce unhappy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was painful to think "papa would never sanction her seeing him again."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was painful to think "papa would never sanction her seeing him again."
hinder
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From this reading But this did not hinder him from having a hope.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How could he be, with those tender speeches still echoing in his ears--that piece of paper in his possession, which once again he had taken out, and read under the light of his own lamp?
hope
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From this reading But this did not hinder him from having a hope.
How
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From this reading How could he be, with those tender speeches still echoing in his ears--that piece of paper in his possession, which once again he had taken out, and read under the light of his own lamp?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How could he be, with those tender speeches still echoing in his ears--that piece of paper in his possession, which once again he had taken out, and read under the light of his own lamp?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet, thinking over it, he was not wretched; scarce unhappy.
lamp
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light
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never
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From this reading It was painful to think "papa would never sanction her seeing him again."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet, thinking over it, he was not wretched; scarce unhappy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How could he be, with those tender speeches still echoing in his ears--that piece of paper in his possession, which once again he had taken out, and read under the light of his own lamp?
once
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out
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From this reading How could he be, with those tender speeches still echoing in his ears--that piece of paper in his possession, which once again he had taken out, and read under the light of his own lamp?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Yet, thinking over it, he was not wretched; scarce unhappy.
own
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From this reading How could he be, with those tender speeches still echoing in his ears--that piece of paper in his possession, which once again he had taken out, and read under the light of his own lamp?
painful
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From this reading It was painful to think "papa would never sanction her seeing him again."
papa
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From this reading It was painful to think "papa would never sanction her seeing him again."
paper
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piece
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possession
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read
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From this reading How could he be, with those tender speeches still echoing in his ears--that piece of paper in his possession, which once again he had taken out, and read under the light of his own lamp?
regretted
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From this reading The _contretemps_ had been disagreeable--a thing to be regretted.
sanction
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From this reading It was painful to think "papa would never sanction her seeing him again."
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading Yet, thinking over it, he was not wretched; scarce unhappy.
seeing
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From this reading It was painful to think "papa would never sanction her seeing him again."
speeches
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still
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From this reading How could he be, with those tender speeches still echoing in his ears--that piece of paper in his possession, which once again he had taken out, and read under the light of his own lamp?
taken
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tender
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From this reading How could he be, with those tender speeches still echoing in his ears--that piece of paper in his possession, which once again he had taken out, and read under the light of his own lamp?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How could he be, with those tender speeches still echoing in his ears--that piece of paper in his possession, which once again he had taken out, and read under the light of his own lamp?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _contretemps_ had been disagreeable--a thing to be regretted.
thing
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From this reading The _contretemps_ had been disagreeable--a thing to be regretted.
think
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From this reading It was painful to think "papa would never sanction her seeing him again."
thinking
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From this reading Yet, thinking over it, he was not wretched; scarce unhappy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this did not hinder him from having a hope.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading How could he be, with those tender speeches still echoing in his ears--that piece of paper in his possession, which once again he had taken out, and read under the light of his own lamp?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The _contretemps_ had been disagreeable--a thing to be regretted.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading How could he be, with those tender speeches still echoing in his ears--that piece of paper in his possession, which once again he had taken out, and read under the light of his own lamp?
unhappy
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From this reading Yet, thinking over it, he was not wretched; scarce unhappy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet, thinking over it, he was not wretched; scarce unhappy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading How could he be, with those tender speeches still echoing in his ears--that piece of paper in his possession, which once again he had taken out, and read under the light of his own lamp?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading How could he be, with those tender speeches still echoing in his ears--that piece of paper in his possession, which once again he had taken out, and read under the light of his own lamp?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was painful to think "papa would never sanction her seeing him again."
wretched
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From this reading Yet, thinking over it, he was not wretched; scarce unhappy.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, thinking over it, he was not wretched; scarce unhappy.
