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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 That which had in point of fact happened was not, as Iglesias felt, without a pretty sharp edge of irony.
agitated
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From this reading And agitated and hurt--for his pride unquestionably had suffered in the process--Iglesias asked himself what in the world he should do with this gift of freedom, what he should do, indeed, with that which remained to him of life?
amazing
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From this reading It was amazing, a thing to take your breath away for the moment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For to-day, London, so long his task-mistress and gaoler, had assumed a new attitude towards him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That which had in point of fact happened was not, as Iglesias felt, without a pretty sharp edge of irony.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And agitated and hurt--for his pride unquestionably had suffered in the process--Iglesias asked himself what in the world he should do with this gift of freedom, what he should do, indeed, with that which remained to him of life?
assumed
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From this reading For to-day, London, so long his task-mistress and gaoler, had assumed a new attitude towards him.
attitude
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From this reading For to-day, London, so long his task-mistress and gaoler, had assumed a new attitude towards him.
away
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From this reading It was amazing, a thing to take your breath away for the moment.
breath
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From this reading It was amazing, a thing to take your breath away for the moment.
cast
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From this reading Suddenly, unexpectedly, she had cast him off, given him his freedom.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And agitated and hurt--for his pride unquestionably had suffered in the process--Iglesias asked himself what in the world he should do with this gift of freedom, what he should do, indeed, with that which remained to him of life?
edge
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From this reading That which had in point of fact happened was not, as Iglesias felt, without a pretty sharp edge of irony.
fact
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From this reading That which had in point of fact happened was not, as Iglesias felt, without a pretty sharp edge of irony.
felt
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From this reading That which had in point of fact happened was not, as Iglesias felt, without a pretty sharp edge of irony.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For to-day, London, so long his task-mistress and gaoler, had assumed a new attitude towards him.
freedom
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From this reading Suddenly, unexpectedly, she had cast him off, given him his freedom.
gaoler
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From this reading For to-day, London, so long his task-mistress and gaoler, had assumed a new attitude towards him.
gift
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From this reading And agitated and hurt--for his pride unquestionably had suffered in the process--Iglesias asked himself what in the world he should do with this gift of freedom, what he should do, indeed, with that which remained to him of life?
given
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From this reading Suddenly, unexpectedly, she had cast him off, given him his freedom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That which had in point of fact happened was not, as Iglesias felt, without a pretty sharp edge of irony.
happened
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From this reading That which had in point of fact happened was not, as Iglesias felt, without a pretty sharp edge of irony.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And agitated and hurt--for his pride unquestionably had suffered in the process--Iglesias asked himself what in the world he should do with this gift of freedom, what he should do, indeed, with that which remained to him of life?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For to-day, London, so long his task-mistress and gaoler, had assumed a new attitude towards him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And agitated and hurt--for his pride unquestionably had suffered in the process--Iglesias asked himself what in the world he should do with this gift of freedom, what he should do, indeed, with that which remained to him of life?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For to-day, London, so long his task-mistress and gaoler, had assumed a new attitude towards him.
hurt
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From this reading And agitated and hurt--for his pride unquestionably had suffered in the process--Iglesias asked himself what in the world he should do with this gift of freedom, what he should do, indeed, with that which remained to him of life?
Iglesias
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From this reading That which had in point of fact happened was not, as Iglesias felt, without a pretty sharp edge of irony.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That which had in point of fact happened was not, as Iglesias felt, without a pretty sharp edge of irony.
indeed
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From this reading And agitated and hurt--for his pride unquestionably had suffered in the process--Iglesias asked himself what in the world he should do with this gift of freedom, what he should do, indeed, with that which remained to him of life?
irony
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From this reading That which had in point of fact happened was not, as Iglesias felt, without a pretty sharp edge of irony.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was amazing, a thing to take your breath away for the moment.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And agitated and hurt--for his pride unquestionably had suffered in the process--Iglesias asked himself what in the world he should do with this gift of freedom, what he should do, indeed, with that which remained to him of life?
London
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From this reading For to-day, London, so long his task-mistress and gaoler, had assumed a new attitude towards him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For to-day, London, so long his task-mistress and gaoler, had assumed a new attitude towards him.
moment
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From this reading It was amazing, a thing to take your breath away for the moment.
new
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From this reading For to-day, London, so long his task-mistress and gaoler, had assumed a new attitude towards him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That which had in point of fact happened was not, as Iglesias felt, without a pretty sharp edge of irony.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That which had in point of fact happened was not, as Iglesias felt, without a pretty sharp edge of irony.
off
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From this reading Suddenly, unexpectedly, she had cast him off, given him his freedom.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading That which had in point of fact happened was not, as Iglesias felt, without a pretty sharp edge of irony.
pretty
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From this reading That which had in point of fact happened was not, as Iglesias felt, without a pretty sharp edge of irony.
pride
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From this reading And agitated and hurt--for his pride unquestionably had suffered in the process--Iglesias asked himself what in the world he should do with this gift of freedom, what he should do, indeed, with that which remained to him of life?
process
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From this reading And agitated and hurt--for his pride unquestionably had suffered in the process--Iglesias asked himself what in the world he should do with this gift of freedom, what he should do, indeed, with that which remained to him of life?
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And agitated and hurt--for his pride unquestionably had suffered in the process--Iglesias asked himself what in the world he should do with this gift of freedom, what he should do, indeed, with that which remained to him of life?
sharp
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From this reading That which had in point of fact happened was not, as Iglesias felt, without a pretty sharp edge of irony.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly, unexpectedly, she had cast him off, given him his freedom.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And agitated and hurt--for his pride unquestionably had suffered in the process--Iglesias asked himself what in the world he should do with this gift of freedom, what he should do, indeed, with that which remained to him of life?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For to-day, London, so long his task-mistress and gaoler, had assumed a new attitude towards him.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly, unexpectedly, she had cast him off, given him his freedom.
suffered
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From this reading And agitated and hurt--for his pride unquestionably had suffered in the process--Iglesias asked himself what in the world he should do with this gift of freedom, what he should do, indeed, with that which remained to him of life?
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was amazing, a thing to take your breath away for the moment.
task-mistress
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From this reading For to-day, London, so long his task-mistress and gaoler, had assumed a new attitude towards him.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That which had in point of fact happened was not, as Iglesias felt, without a pretty sharp edge of irony.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was amazing, a thing to take your breath away for the moment.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was amazing, a thing to take your breath away for the moment.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And agitated and hurt--for his pride unquestionably had suffered in the process--Iglesias asked himself what in the world he should do with this gift of freedom, what he should do, indeed, with that which remained to him of life?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was amazing, a thing to take your breath away for the moment.
to-day
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From this reading For to-day, London, so long his task-mistress and gaoler, had assumed a new attitude towards him.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading For to-day, London, so long his task-mistress and gaoler, had assumed a new attitude towards him.
unexpectedly
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From this reading Suddenly, unexpectedly, she had cast him off, given him his freedom.
unquestionably
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From this reading And agitated and hurt--for his pride unquestionably had suffered in the process--Iglesias asked himself what in the world he should do with this gift of freedom, what he should do, indeed, with that which remained to him of life?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That which had in point of fact happened was not, as Iglesias felt, without a pretty sharp edge of irony.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And agitated and hurt--for his pride unquestionably had suffered in the process--Iglesias asked himself what in the world he should do with this gift of freedom, what he should do, indeed, with that which remained to him of life?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That which had in point of fact happened was not, as Iglesias felt, without a pretty sharp edge of irony.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And agitated and hurt--for his pride unquestionably had suffered in the process--Iglesias asked himself what in the world he should do with this gift of freedom, what he should do, indeed, with that which remained to him of life?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading That which had in point of fact happened was not, as Iglesias felt, without a pretty sharp edge of irony.
world
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From this reading And agitated and hurt--for his pride unquestionably had suffered in the process--Iglesias asked himself what in the world he should do with this gift of freedom, what he should do, indeed, with that which remained to him of life?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was amazing, a thing to take your breath away for the moment.
