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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 Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
accustomed
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From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
admire
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From this reading How many times they had gone to admire those velvet curtains in the shop windows before buying them!
all
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From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
almost
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From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
arm-chair
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From this reading What happiness they felt on the day when they purchased that large arm-chair!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
attend
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From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
become
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From this reading The persons who do suffer are those of the middle classes, not the parvenus, but those who bid fair to become parvenus when misfortune overtook them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading How many times they had gone to admire those velvet curtains in the shop windows before buying them!
bid
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From this reading The persons who do suffer are those of the middle classes, not the parvenus, but those who bid fair to become parvenus when misfortune overtook them.
birth
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From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
bleedverbUS /bliːd/
To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The persons who do suffer are those of the middle classes, not the parvenus, but those who bid fair to become parvenus when misfortune overtook them.
buying
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From this reading How many times they had gone to admire those velvet curtains in the shop windows before buying them!
cases
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From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
classes
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From this reading The persons who do suffer are those of the middle classes, not the parvenus, but those who bid fair to become parvenus when misfortune overtook them.
comforts
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From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
curtains
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From this reading How many times they had gone to admire those velvet curtains in the shop windows before buying them!
day
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From this reading What happiness they felt on the day when they purchased that large arm-chair!
deprives
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From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
desire
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From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The persons who do suffer are those of the middle classes, not the parvenus, but those who bid fair to become parvenus when misfortune overtook them.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The persons who do suffer are those of the middle classes, not the parvenus, but those who bid fair to become parvenus when misfortune overtook them.
felt
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From this reading What happiness they felt on the day when they purchased that large arm-chair!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
gone
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From this reading How many times they had gone to admire those velvet curtains in the shop windows before buying them!
gradually
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From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
happiness
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From this reading What happiness they felt on the day when they purchased that large arm-chair!
hearts
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From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
How
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From this reading How many times they had gone to admire those velvet curtains in the shop windows before buying them!
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How many times they had gone to admire those velvet curtains in the shop windows before buying them!
inexorable
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From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
infantile
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From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
joy
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From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
large
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From this reading What happiness they felt on the day when they purchased that large arm-chair!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
luxury
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From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
many
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From this reading How many times they had gone to admire those velvet curtains in the shop windows before buying them!
middle
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From this reading The persons who do suffer are those of the middle classes, not the parvenus, but those who bid fair to become parvenus when misfortune overtook them.
misfortune
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From this reading The persons who do suffer are those of the middle classes, not the parvenus, but those who bid fair to become parvenus when misfortune overtook them.
necessity
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From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The persons who do suffer are those of the middle classes, not the parvenus, but those who bid fair to become parvenus when misfortune overtook them.
object
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From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What happiness they felt on the day when they purchased that large arm-chair!
overtook
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From this reading The persons who do suffer are those of the middle classes, not the parvenus, but those who bid fair to become parvenus when misfortune overtook them.
parvenus
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From this reading The persons who do suffer are those of the middle classes, not the parvenus, but those who bid fair to become parvenus when misfortune overtook them.
persons
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From this reading The persons who do suffer are those of the middle classes, not the parvenus, but those who bid fair to become parvenus when misfortune overtook them.
possession
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From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
purchased
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From this reading What happiness they felt on the day when they purchased that large arm-chair!
recall
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From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
rich
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From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
shop
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From this reading How many times they had gone to admire those velvet curtains in the shop windows before buying them!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
suffer
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From this reading The persons who do suffer are those of the middle classes, not the parvenus, but those who bid fair to become parvenus when misfortune overtook them.
sufferings
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From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
surrounded
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From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
surrounds
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From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
there
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From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The persons who do suffer are those of the middle classes, not the parvenus, but those who bid fair to become parvenus when misfortune overtook them.
times
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From this reading How many times they had gone to admire those velvet curtains in the shop windows before buying them!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
ungratified
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From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
velvet
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From this reading How many times they had gone to admire those velvet curtains in the shop windows before buying them!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What happiness they felt on the day when they purchased that large arm-chair!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The persons who do suffer are those of the middle classes, not the parvenus, but those who bid fair to become parvenus when misfortune overtook them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The rich, who are accustomed from birth to the luxury that surrounds them, are ignorant of the terrible sufferings which attend such cases as these.
windows
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From this reading How many times they had gone to admire those velvet curtains in the shop windows before buying them!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Their hearts bleed when inexorable necessity deprives them of all the little comforts with which they had gradually surrounded themselves, for there is not an object that does not recall a long ungratified desire, and the almost infantile joy of possession.
