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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 poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
accident
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From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading The poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
allowed
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From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
announcing
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From this reading The poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
anxiety
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From this reading And as morning approached, her anxiety increased.
any
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From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
approached
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From this reading And as morning approached, her anxiety increased.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as morning approached, her anxiety increased.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
capable
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From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
Chupin
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From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
counting
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From this reading The poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
crime
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From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
detestable
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From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
door
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From this reading The poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
encountered
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From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
father
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From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
former
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From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
friends
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From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke the truth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And as morning approached, her anxiety increased.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
hours
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From this reading The poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
house
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From this reading The poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
husband
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From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
increased
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From this reading And as morning approached, her anxiety increased.
indeed
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From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
judged
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From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
knew
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From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
loved
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From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
man
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From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
met
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From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as morning approached, her anxiety increased.
night
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From this reading The poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
opened
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From this reading The poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
Polyte
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From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
remain
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From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
return
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From this reading The poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
said
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From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
scamps
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From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
some
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From this reading The poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
son
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From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
spite
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From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
spoke
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From this reading He spoke the truth.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
suspense
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From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
tenant's
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From this reading The poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He spoke the truth.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
trembling
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From this reading The poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
tried
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From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
truth
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From this reading He spoke the truth.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
vile
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From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps he had met his father, Polyte Chupin, the man whom she still loved in spite of everything, because he was her husband, but whom she judged, and whom indeed she knew, to be capable of any crime.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
woman
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From this reading The poor woman had passed a night of agony--counting the hours, and trembling each time the door of the house opened, announcing some tenant’s return.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “For her son would not have allowed her to remain in such suspense,” she said to herself, “unless he had met with some accident or encountered some of his former friends--those detestable scamps who had tried to make him as vile as themselves.”
