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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 It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INVISIBLE HAND Again Dick felt as though he were gripped by an irresistible power, and that this power was evil.
all
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From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
ambition
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From this reading The picture which Romanoff made him see was beautiful beyond words, and he beheld a future of sensuous ease, of satisfied ambition, of indescribable delights.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE INVISIBLE HAND Again Dick felt as though he were gripped by an irresistible power, and that this power was evil.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE INVISIBLE HAND Again Dick felt as though he were gripped by an irresistible power, and that this power was evil.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE INVISIBLE HAND Again Dick felt as though he were gripped by an irresistible power, and that this power was evil.
beautiful
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From this reading The picture which Romanoff made him see was beautiful beyond words, and he beheld a future of sensuous ease, of satisfied ambition, of indescribable delights.
beheld
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From this reading The picture which Romanoff made him see was beautiful beyond words, and he beheld a future of sensuous ease, of satisfied ambition, of indescribable delights.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The picture which Romanoff made him see was beautiful beyond words, and he beheld a future of sensuous ease, of satisfied ambition, of indescribable delights.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE INVISIBLE HAND Again Dick felt as though he were gripped by an irresistible power, and that this power was evil.
chair
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From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
Count
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From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
delights
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From this reading The picture which Romanoff made him see was beautiful beyond words, and he beheld a future of sensuous ease, of satisfied ambition, of indescribable delights.
Dick
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From this reading THE INVISIBLE HAND Again Dick felt as though he were gripped by an irresistible power, and that this power was evil.
dominated
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From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
dressed
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From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
dull
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From this reading And what he saw seemed to dull his moral sense, to undermine his moral strength.
ease
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From this reading The picture which Romanoff made him see was beautiful beyond words, and he beheld a future of sensuous ease, of satisfied ambition, of indescribable delights.
evil
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From this reading THE INVISIBLE HAND Again Dick felt as though he were gripped by an irresistible power, and that this power was evil.
faultlessly
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From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
felt
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From this reading THE INVISIBLE HAND Again Dick felt as though he were gripped by an irresistible power, and that this power was evil.
fight
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From this reading Moreover, the man had by his news undermined the foundations of life, shattered the hopes he had nourished, and thus left him unable to fight.
foundations
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From this reading Moreover, the man had by his news undermined the foundations of life, shattered the hopes he had nourished, and thus left him unable to fight.
future
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From this reading The picture which Romanoff made him see was beautiful beyond words, and he beheld a future of sensuous ease, of satisfied ambition, of indescribable delights.
gripped
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From this reading THE INVISIBLE HAND Again Dick felt as though he were gripped by an irresistible power, and that this power was evil.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Moreover, the man had by his news undermined the foundations of life, shattered the hopes he had nourished, and thus left him unable to fight.
HAND
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From this reading THE INVISIBLE HAND Again Dick felt as though he were gripped by an irresistible power, and that this power was evil.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE INVISIBLE HAND Again Dick felt as though he were gripped by an irresistible power, and that this power was evil.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And what he saw seemed to dull his moral sense, to undermine his moral strength.
hopes
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From this reading Moreover, the man had by his news undermined the foundations of life, shattered the hopes he had nourished, and thus left him unable to fight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly
From this reading The picture which Romanoff made him see was beautiful beyond words, and he beheld a future of sensuous ease, of satisfied ambition, of indescribable delights.
influence
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From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
INVISIBLE
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From this reading THE INVISIBLE HAND Again Dick felt as though he were gripped by an irresistible power, and that this power was evil.
irresistible
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From this reading THE INVISIBLE HAND Again Dick felt as though he were gripped by an irresistible power, and that this power was evil.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moreover, the man had by his news undermined the foundations of life, shattered the hopes he had nourished, and thus left him unable to fight.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moreover, the man had by his news undermined the foundations of life, shattered the hopes he had nourished, and thus left him unable to fight.
made
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From this reading The picture which Romanoff made him see was beautiful beyond words, and he beheld a future of sensuous ease, of satisfied ambition, of indescribable delights.
man
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From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
moral
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From this reading And what he saw seemed to dull his moral sense, to undermine his moral strength.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, the man had by his news undermined the foundations of life, shattered the hopes he had nourished, and thus left him unable to fight.
near
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From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
news
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From this reading Moreover, the man had by his news undermined the foundations of life, shattered the hopes he had nourished, and thus left him unable to fight.
nourished
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From this reading Moreover, the man had by his news undermined the foundations of life, shattered the hopes he had nourished, and thus left him unable to fight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
outward
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From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
picture
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From this reading The picture which Romanoff made him see was beautiful beyond words, and he beheld a future of sensuous ease, of satisfied ambition, of indescribable delights.
polished
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From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
power
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From this reading THE INVISIBLE HAND Again Dick felt as though he were gripped by an irresistible power, and that this power was evil.
Romanoff
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From this reading The picture which Romanoff made him see was beautiful beyond words, and he beheld a future of sensuous ease, of satisfied ambition, of indescribable delights.
room
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From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
sat
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From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
satisfied
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From this reading The picture which Romanoff made him see was beautiful beyond words, and he beheld a future of sensuous ease, of satisfied ambition, of indescribable delights.
saw
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From this reading And what he saw seemed to dull his moral sense, to undermine his moral strength.
see
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From this reading The picture which Romanoff made him see was beautiful beyond words, and he beheld a future of sensuous ease, of satisfied ambition, of indescribable delights.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And what he saw seemed to dull his moral sense, to undermine his moral strength.
sense
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From this reading And what he saw seemed to dull his moral sense, to undermine his moral strength.
sensuous
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From this reading The picture which Romanoff made him see was beautiful beyond words, and he beheld a future of sensuous ease, of satisfied ambition, of indescribable delights.
shattered
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From this reading Moreover, the man had by his news undermined the foundations of life, shattered the hopes he had nourished, and thus left him unable to fight.
smiling
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From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And what he saw seemed to dull his moral sense, to undermine his moral strength.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE INVISIBLE HAND Again Dick felt as though he were gripped by an irresistible power, and that this power was evil.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INVISIBLE HAND Again Dick felt as though he were gripped by an irresistible power, and that this power was evil.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE INVISIBLE HAND Again Dick felt as though he were gripped by an irresistible power, and that this power was evil.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE INVISIBLE HAND Again Dick felt as though he were gripped by an irresistible power, and that this power was evil.
thus
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From this reading Moreover, the man had by his news undermined the foundations of life, shattered the hopes he had nourished, and thus left him unable to fight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And what he saw seemed to dull his moral sense, to undermine his moral strength.
true
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From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
unable
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From this reading Moreover, the man had by his news undermined the foundations of life, shattered the hopes he had nourished, and thus left him unable to fight.
undermine
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From this reading And what he saw seemed to dull his moral sense, to undermine his moral strength.
undermined
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From this reading Moreover, the man had by his news undermined the foundations of life, shattered the hopes he had nourished, and thus left him unable to fight.
urbane
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From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE INVISIBLE HAND Again Dick felt as though he were gripped by an irresistible power, and that this power was evil.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE INVISIBLE HAND Again Dick felt as though he were gripped by an irresistible power, and that this power was evil.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what he saw seemed to dull his moral sense, to undermine his moral strength.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The picture which Romanoff made him see was beautiful beyond words, and he beheld a future of sensuous ease, of satisfied ambition, of indescribable delights.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
words
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From this reading The picture which Romanoff made him see was beautiful beyond words, and he beheld a future of sensuous ease, of satisfied ambition, of indescribable delights.
world
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From this reading It was true that the Count sat in the chair near him, faultlessly dressed, urbane, smiling, with all the outward appearance of a polished man of the world; all the same, Dick felt that an evil influence dominated the room.
