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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 Harry Clavering, when he went away from Onslow Crescent, after his interview with Cecilia Burton, was a wretched, pitiable man.
able
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From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Harry Clavering, when he went away from Onslow Crescent, after his interview with Cecilia Burton, was a wretched, pitiable man.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
all
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From this reading He had laid bare to her all his weakness, and for a moment she had spurned him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
any
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From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
away
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From this reading Harry Clavering, when he went away from Onslow Crescent, after his interview with Cecilia Burton, was a wretched, pitiable man.
bare
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From this reading He had laid bare to her all his weakness, and for a moment she had spurned him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
Burton
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From this reading Harry Clavering, when he went away from Onslow Crescent, after his interview with Cecilia Burton, was a wretched, pitiable man.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
Cecilia
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From this reading Harry Clavering, when he went away from Onslow Crescent, after his interview with Cecilia Burton, was a wretched, pitiable man.
Clavering
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From this reading Harry Clavering, when he went away from Onslow Crescent, after his interview with Cecilia Burton, was a wretched, pitiable man.
CLAVERING'S
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From this reading HARRY CLAVERING'S CONFESSION.
condescended
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From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
CONFESSION
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From this reading HARRY CLAVERING'S CONFESSION.
convinced
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From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
Crescent
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From this reading Harry Clavering, when he went away from Onslow Crescent, after his interview with Cecilia Burton, was a wretched, pitiable man.
despise
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From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
entertain
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From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
esteemed
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From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
far
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From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
feel
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From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
Florence
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From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Harry Clavering, when he went away from Onslow Crescent, after his interview with Cecilia Burton, was a wretched, pitiable man.
future
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From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
gracious
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From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
HARRY
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From this reading HARRY CLAVERING'S CONFESSION.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harry Clavering, when he went away from Onslow Crescent, after his interview with Cecilia Burton, was a wretched, pitiable man.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had laid bare to her all his weakness, and for a moment she had spurned him.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry Clavering, when he went away from Onslow Crescent, after his interview with Cecilia Burton, was a wretched, pitiable man.
implore
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From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
interview
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From this reading Harry Clavering, when he went away from Onslow Crescent, after his interview with Cecilia Burton, was a wretched, pitiable man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
laid
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From this reading He had laid bare to her all his weakness, and for a moment she had spurned him.
less
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From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
longer
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From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
man
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From this reading Harry Clavering, when he went away from Onslow Crescent, after his interview with Cecilia Burton, was a wretched, pitiable man.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
misery
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From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
moment
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From this reading He had laid bare to her all his weakness, and for a moment she had spurned him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
object
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From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
Onslow
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From this reading Harry Clavering, when he went away from Onslow Crescent, after his interview with Cecilia Burton, was a wretched, pitiable man.
path
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From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
pitiable
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From this reading Harry Clavering, when he went away from Onslow Crescent, after his interview with Cecilia Burton, was a wretched, pitiable man.
reconciled
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From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
respect
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From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
sister
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From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
spurned
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From this reading He had laid bare to her all his weakness, and for a moment she had spurned him.
struggling
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From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
surest
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From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
taking
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From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
then
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From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
thoroughly
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From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
true
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From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
truth
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From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harry Clavering, when he went away from Onslow Crescent, after his interview with Cecilia Burton, was a wretched, pitiable man.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading He had laid bare to her all his weakness, and for a moment she had spurned him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry Clavering, when he went away from Onslow Crescent, after his interview with Cecilia Burton, was a wretched, pitiable man.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Harry Clavering, when he went away from Onslow Crescent, after his interview with Cecilia Burton, was a wretched, pitiable man.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was true that she had again reconciled herself to him, struggling to save both him and her sister from future misery,--that she had even condescended to implore him to be gracious to Florence, taking that which to her mind seemed then to be the surest path to her object; but not the less did he feel that she must despise him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harry Clavering, when he went away from Onslow Crescent, after his interview with Cecilia Burton, was a wretched, pitiable man.
woman
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From this reading He had told the truth of himself, as far as he was able to tell it, to a woman whom he thoroughly esteemed, and having done so was convinced that she could no longer entertain any respect for him.
wretched
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From this reading Harry Clavering, when he went away from Onslow Crescent, after his interview with Cecilia Burton, was a wretched, pitiable man.
