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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 "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Nevertheless ever and anon--when his gaze rested upon the Nut for instance--a curious gleam of kindliness would flicker across that death's head.
adventures
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
amazing
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an appalling face, was Chéri-Bibi's.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
anon
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From this reading Nevertheless ever and anon--when his gaze rested upon the Nut for instance--a curious gleam of kindliness would flicker across that death's head.
appalling
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From this reading It was an appalling face, was Chéri-Bibi's.
asked
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From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI "Have you left the black hole?" asked the Nut.
black
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From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI "Have you left the black hole?" asked the Nut.
broken
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
carving
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From this reading "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
CHÉRI-BIBI
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From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI "Have you left the black hole?" asked the Nut.
Chéri-Bibi's
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From this reading It was an appalling face, was Chéri-Bibi's.
convict
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
corrosive
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
curious
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From this reading Nevertheless ever and anon--when his gaze rested upon the Nut for instance--a curious gleam of kindliness would flicker across that death's head.
death's
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From this reading Nevertheless ever and anon--when his gaze rested upon the Nut for instance--a curious gleam of kindliness would flicker across that death's head.
escapes
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
even
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
ever
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From this reading Nevertheless ever and anon--when his gaze rested upon the Nut for instance--a curious gleam of kindliness would flicker across that death's head.
face
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From this reading It was an appalling face, was Chéri-Bibi's.
fierce
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
flesh
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
flicker
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From this reading Nevertheless ever and anon--when his gaze rested upon the Nut for instance--a curious gleam of kindliness would flicker across that death's head.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nevertheless ever and anon--when his gaze rested upon the Nut for instance--a curious gleam of kindliness would flicker across that death's head.
gaze
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From this reading Nevertheless ever and anon--when his gaze rested upon the Nut for instance--a curious gleam of kindliness would flicker across that death's head.
gleam
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From this reading Nevertheless ever and anon--when his gaze rested upon the Nut for instance--a curious gleam of kindliness would flicker across that death's head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
hand
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From this reading "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
hard
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From this reading "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI "Have you left the black hole?" asked the Nut.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
head
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From this reading Nevertheless ever and anon--when his gaze rested upon the Nut for instance--a curious gleam of kindliness would flicker across that death's head.
held
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From this reading "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
hole
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From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI "Have you left the black hole?" asked the Nut.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
innumerable
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
instance
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From this reading Nevertheless ever and anon--when his gaze rested upon the Nut for instance--a curious gleam of kindliness would flicker across that death's head.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an appalling face, was Chéri-Bibi's.
kindliness
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From this reading Nevertheless ever and anon--when his gaze rested upon the Nut for instance--a curious gleam of kindliness would flicker across that death's head.
knife
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From this reading "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
left
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From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI "Have you left the black hole?" asked the Nut.
long
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
look
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
marks
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
martyrdom
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless ever and anon--when his gaze rested upon the Nut for instance--a curious gleam of kindliness would flicker across that death's head.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
Nut
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From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI "Have you left the black hole?" asked the Nut.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
passed
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
passions
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
peculiarly
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From this reading "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
piece
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From this reading "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
point
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From this reading "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
ravaged
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
rested
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From this reading Nevertheless ever and anon--when his gaze rested upon the Nut for instance--a curious gleam of kindliness would flicker across that death's head.
returned
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From this reading "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
settlement
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
shaped
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From this reading "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
shudder
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
terrible
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI "Have you left the black hole?" asked the Nut.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
vitriol
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Nevertheless ever and anon--when his gaze rested upon the Nut for instance--a curious gleam of kindliness would flicker across that death's head.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
wood
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From this reading "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nevertheless ever and anon--when his gaze rested upon the Nut for instance--a curious gleam of kindliness would flicker across that death's head.
years
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From this reading His amazing adventures, the long years passed in the convict settlement, broken by innumerable escapes, his fierce passions and the martyrdom of the flesh even to the corrosive marks of vitriol, had ravaged that terrible face so that no one could look upon it without a shudder.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," returned Chéri-Bibi, who held in his hand a peculiarly shaped piece of hard wood which he was carving with the point of his knife.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI "Have you left the black hole?" asked the Nut.
