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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 sufferings of the arrogant are not wholly depressing to the spectator; and of arrogance Hedrick had ever been a master.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Look here," he said miserably, "are you--you aren't--you don't have to go and--and _talk_ about this, do you?"
adventure
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From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sufferings of the arrogant are not wholly depressing to the spectator; and of arrogance Hedrick had ever been a master.
aren't
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From this reading "Look here," he said miserably, "are you--you aren't--you don't have to go and--and _talk_ about this, do you?"
arrogance
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From this reading The sufferings of the arrogant are not wholly depressing to the spectator; and of arrogance Hedrick had ever been a master.
arrogant
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From this reading The sufferings of the arrogant are not wholly depressing to the spectator; and of arrogance Hedrick had ever been a master.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She began to shake; a convulsion took her, and suddenly she sat upon the curbstone without dignity, and laughed as he had never seen her.
aspect
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From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
became
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From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The sufferings of the arrogant are not wholly depressing to the spectator; and of arrogance Hedrick had ever been a master.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began to shake; a convulsion took her, and suddenly she sat upon the curbstone without dignity, and laughed as he had never seen her.
bizarre
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From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
convulsion
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From this reading She began to shake; a convulsion took her, and suddenly she sat upon the curbstone without dignity, and laughed as he had never seen her.
curbstone
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From this reading She began to shake; a convulsion took her, and suddenly she sat upon the curbstone without dignity, and laughed as he had never seen her.
departure
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From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
depressing
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From this reading The sufferings of the arrogant are not wholly depressing to the spectator; and of arrogance Hedrick had ever been a master.
dignity
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From this reading She began to shake; a convulsion took her, and suddenly she sat upon the curbstone without dignity, and laughed as he had never seen her.
distrust
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From this reading A horrid distrust of her rose within him: he began to realize in what plight he stood, what terrors o'erhung.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Look here," he said miserably, "are you--you aren't--you don't have to go and--and _talk_ about this, do you?"
don't
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From this reading "Look here," he said miserably, "are you--you aren't--you don't have to go and--and _talk_ about this, do you?"
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sufferings of the arrogant are not wholly depressing to the spectator; and of arrogance Hedrick had ever been a master.
go
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From this reading "Look here," he said miserably, "are you--you aren't--you don't have to go and--and _talk_ about this, do you?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Look here," he said miserably, "are you--you aren't--you don't have to go and--and _talk_ about this, do you?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She began to shake; a convulsion took her, and suddenly she sat upon the curbstone without dignity, and laughed as he had never seen her.
Hedrick
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From this reading The sufferings of the arrogant are not wholly depressing to the spectator; and of arrogance Hedrick had ever been a master.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She began to shake; a convulsion took her, and suddenly she sat upon the curbstone without dignity, and laughed as he had never seen her.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look here," he said miserably, "are you--you aren't--you don't have to go and--and _talk_ about this, do you?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A horrid distrust of her rose within him: he began to realize in what plight he stood, what terrors o'erhung.
horrid
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From this reading A horrid distrust of her rose within him: he began to realize in what plight he stood, what terrors o'erhung.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
laughed
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From this reading She began to shake; a convulsion took her, and suddenly she sat upon the curbstone without dignity, and laughed as he had never seen her.
Laura
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From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
Lolita
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From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look here," he said miserably, "are you--you aren't--you don't have to go and--and _talk_ about this, do you?"
master
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From this reading The sufferings of the arrogant are not wholly depressing to the spectator; and of arrogance Hedrick had ever been a master.
miserably
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From this reading "Look here," he said miserably, "are you--you aren't--you don't have to go and--and _talk_ about this, do you?"
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began to shake; a convulsion took her, and suddenly she sat upon the curbstone without dignity, and laughed as he had never seen her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sufferings of the arrogant are not wholly depressing to the spectator; and of arrogance Hedrick had ever been a master.
o'erhung
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From this reading A horrid distrust of her rose within him: he began to realize in what plight he stood, what terrors o'erhung.
obscured
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From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
piteous
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From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
plight
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From this reading A horrid distrust of her rose within him: he began to realize in what plight he stood, what terrors o'erhung.
presented
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From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
realize
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From this reading A horrid distrust of her rose within him: he began to realize in what plight he stood, what terrors o'erhung.
rose
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From this reading A horrid distrust of her rose within him: he began to realize in what plight he stood, what terrors o'erhung.
safety
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From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
said
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From this reading "Look here," he said miserably, "are you--you aren't--you don't have to go and--and _talk_ about this, do you?"
sat
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From this reading She began to shake; a convulsion took her, and suddenly she sat upon the curbstone without dignity, and laughed as he had never seen her.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
seen
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From this reading She began to shake; a convulsion took her, and suddenly she sat upon the curbstone without dignity, and laughed as he had never seen her.
shake
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From this reading She began to shake; a convulsion took her, and suddenly she sat upon the curbstone without dignity, and laughed as he had never seen her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She began to shake; a convulsion took her, and suddenly she sat upon the curbstone without dignity, and laughed as he had never seen her.
spectator
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From this reading The sufferings of the arrogant are not wholly depressing to the spectator; and of arrogance Hedrick had ever been a master.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A horrid distrust of her rose within him: he began to realize in what plight he stood, what terrors o'erhung.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She began to shake; a convulsion took her, and suddenly she sat upon the curbstone without dignity, and laughed as he had never seen her.
sufferings
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From this reading The sufferings of the arrogant are not wholly depressing to the spectator; and of arrogance Hedrick had ever been a master.
talk
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From this reading "Look here," he said miserably, "are you--you aren't--you don't have to go and--and _talk_ about this, do you?"
terrors
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From this reading A horrid distrust of her rose within him: he began to realize in what plight he stood, what terrors o'erhung.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Look here," he said miserably, "are you--you aren't--you don't have to go and--and _talk_ about this, do you?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began to shake; a convulsion took her, and suddenly she sat upon the curbstone without dignity, and laughed as he had never seen her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She began to shake; a convulsion took her, and suddenly she sat upon the curbstone without dignity, and laughed as he had never seen her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
wholly
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From this reading The sufferings of the arrogant are not wholly depressing to the spectator; and of arrogance Hedrick had ever been a master.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the departure of Lolita in safety, what had seemed bizarre and piteous became obscured, and another aspect of the adventure was presented to Laura.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading A horrid distrust of her rose within him: he began to realize in what plight he stood, what terrors o'erhung.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She began to shake; a convulsion took her, and suddenly she sat upon the curbstone without dignity, and laughed as he had never seen her.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Look here," he said miserably, "are you--you aren't--you don't have to go and--and _talk_ about this, do you?"
