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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 She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
accents
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From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
account
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From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
air
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From this reading He had passed her with his haughty, supercilious air, pretending not to recognize her.
all
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From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
also
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From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he spoke of Henriette, and of her fruitless attempts to see her brother and come to his assistance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
assistance
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From this reading Then he spoke of Henriette, and of her fruitless attempts to see her brother and come to his assistance.
attempts
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From this reading Then he spoke of Henriette, and of her fruitless attempts to see her brother and come to his assistance.
back
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From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
brother
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From this reading Then he spoke of Henriette, and of her fruitless attempts to see her brother and come to his assistance.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once in Sedan chance had brought her face to face with Cousin Gunther, the man who was captain in the Prussian Guards.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once in Sedan chance had brought her face to face with Cousin Gunther, the man who was captain in the Prussian Guards.
chance
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From this reading Once in Sedan chance had brought her face to face with Cousin Gunther, the man who was captain in the Prussian Guards.
change
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From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he spoke of Henriette, and of her fruitless attempts to see her brother and come to his assistance.
coolly
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From this reading And he, thus learning how horribly a relative had met his fate, had taken the matter coolly; it was the fortune of war; the same thing might have happened to himself.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
Cousin
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From this reading Once in Sedan chance had brought her face to face with Cousin Gunther, the man who was captain in the Prussian Guards.
death
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From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
face
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From this reading Once in Sedan chance had brought her face to face with Cousin Gunther, the man who was captain in the Prussian Guards.
fate
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From this reading And he, thus learning how horribly a relative had met his fate, had taken the matter coolly; it was the fortune of war; the same thing might have happened to himself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And he, thus learning how horribly a relative had met his fate, had taken the matter coolly; it was the fortune of war; the same thing might have happened to himself.
fruitless
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From this reading Then he spoke of Henriette, and of her fruitless attempts to see her brother and come to his assistance.
Guards
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From this reading Once in Sedan chance had brought her face to face with Cousin Gunther, the man who was captain in the Prussian Guards.
Gunther
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From this reading Once in Sedan chance had brought her face to face with Cousin Gunther, the man who was captain in the Prussian Guards.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once in Sedan chance had brought her face to face with Cousin Gunther, the man who was captain in the Prussian Guards.
happened
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From this reading And he, thus learning how horribly a relative had met his fate, had taken the matter coolly; it was the fortune of war; the same thing might have happened to himself.
harsh
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From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
haughty
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From this reading He had passed her with his haughty, supercilious air, pretending not to recognize her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And he, thus learning how horribly a relative had met his fate, had taken the matter coolly; it was the fortune of war; the same thing might have happened to himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he spoke of Henriette, and of her fruitless attempts to see her brother and come to his assistance.
Henriette
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From this reading Then he spoke of Henriette, and of her fruitless attempts to see her brother and come to his assistance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he spoke of Henriette, and of her fruitless attempts to see her brother and come to his assistance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And he, thus learning how horribly a relative had met his fate, had taken the matter coolly; it was the fortune of war; the same thing might have happened to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he spoke of Henriette, and of her fruitless attempts to see her brother and come to his assistance.
horribly
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From this reading And he, thus learning how horribly a relative had met his fate, had taken the matter coolly; it was the fortune of war; the same thing might have happened to himself.
how
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From this reading And he, thus learning how horribly a relative had met his fate, had taken the matter coolly; it was the fortune of war; the same thing might have happened to himself.
hurried
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From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
husband's
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From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once in Sedan chance had brought her face to face with Cousin Gunther, the man who was captain in the Prussian Guards.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And he, thus learning how horribly a relative had met his fate, had taken the matter coolly; it was the fortune of war; the same thing might have happened to himself.
learning
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From this reading And he, thus learning how horribly a relative had met his fate, had taken the matter coolly; it was the fortune of war; the same thing might have happened to himself.
loathing
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From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
man
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From this reading Once in Sedan chance had brought her face to face with Cousin Gunther, the man who was captain in the Prussian Guards.
manner
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From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
matter
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From this reading And he, thus learning how horribly a relative had met his fate, had taken the matter coolly; it was the fortune of war; the same thing might have happened to himself.
met
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From this reading And he, thus learning how horribly a relative had met his fate, had taken the matter coolly; it was the fortune of war; the same thing might have happened to himself.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And he, thus learning how horribly a relative had met his fate, had taken the matter coolly; it was the fortune of war; the same thing might have happened to himself.
murderersnounUS /ˈmurderers/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had passed her with his haughty, supercilious air, pretending not to recognize her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he spoke of Henriette, and of her fruitless attempts to see her brother and come to his assistance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
Once
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From this reading Once in Sedan chance had brought her face to face with Cousin Gunther, the man who was captain in the Prussian Guards.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had passed her with his haughty, supercilious air, pretending not to recognize her.
presence
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From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
pretending
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From this reading He had passed her with his haughty, supercilious air, pretending not to recognize her.
Prussian
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From this reading Once in Sedan chance had brought her face to face with Cousin Gunther, the man who was captain in the Prussian Guards.
purpose
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From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
quickened
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From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
recognize
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From this reading He had passed her with his haughty, supercilious air, pretending not to recognize her.
relative
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From this reading And he, thus learning how horribly a relative had met his fate, had taken the matter coolly; it was the fortune of war; the same thing might have happened to himself.
reproach
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From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he, thus learning how horribly a relative had met his fate, had taken the matter coolly; it was the fortune of war; the same thing might have happened to himself.
Sedan
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From this reading Once in Sedan chance had brought her face to face with Cousin Gunther, the man who was captain in the Prussian Guards.
see
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From this reading Then he spoke of Henriette, and of her fruitless attempts to see her brother and come to his assistance.
sensation
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From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
spoke
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From this reading Then he spoke of Henriette, and of her fruitless attempts to see her brother and come to his assistance.
steps
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From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
supercilious
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From this reading He had passed her with his haughty, supercilious air, pretending not to recognize her.
taken
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From this reading And he, thus learning how horribly a relative had met his fate, had taken the matter coolly; it was the fortune of war; the same thing might have happened to himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once in Sedan chance had brought her face to face with Cousin Gunther, the man who was captain in the Prussian Guards.
Then
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From this reading Then he spoke of Henriette, and of her fruitless attempts to see her brother and come to his assistance.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he, thus learning how horribly a relative had met his fate, had taken the matter coolly; it was the fortune of war; the same thing might have happened to himself.
thus
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From this reading And he, thus learning how horribly a relative had met his fate, had taken the matter coolly; it was the fortune of war; the same thing might have happened to himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he spoke of Henriette, and of her fruitless attempts to see her brother and come to his assistance.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
turned
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From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
war
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From this reading And he, thus learning how horribly a relative had met his fate, had taken the matter coolly; it was the fortune of war; the same thing might have happened to himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once in Sedan chance had brought her face to face with Cousin Gunther, the man who was captain in the Prussian Guards.
Weiss's
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From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She, also, with a sensation of loathing, as if she were in the presence of one of her husband’s murderers, had hurried on with quickened steps; then, with a sudden change of purpose for which she could not account, had turned back and told him all the manner of Weiss’s death, in harsh accents of reproach.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Once in Sedan chance had brought her face to face with Cousin Gunther, the man who was captain in the Prussian Guards.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once in Sedan chance had brought her face to face with Cousin Gunther, the man who was captain in the Prussian Guards.
