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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 is a bad thing to call down a crisis in the night-time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
anvils
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From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
attention
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From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
away
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From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
bad
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From this reading It is a bad thing to call down a crisis in the night-time.
Barbille
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From this reading He should have been seized with a fit of remorse, however, at the sight he saw in the Manor Cartier at midnight of the day when Jean Jacques Barbille had reached his fiftieth year.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He should have been seized with a fit of remorse, however, at the sight he saw in the Manor Cartier at midnight of the day when Jean Jacques Barbille had reached his fiftieth year.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There is nothing which, for pathos and for tragedy, can compare with a struggle between the young and the old.
break
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From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
burns
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From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
call
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From this reading It is a bad thing to call down a crisis in the night-time.
called
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From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There is nothing which, for pathos and for tragedy, can compare with a struggle between the young and the old.
candle
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From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
Cartier
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From this reading He should have been seized with a fit of remorse, however, at the sight he saw in the Manor Cartier at midnight of the day when Jean Jacques Barbille had reached his fiftieth year.
compare
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From this reading There is nothing which, for pathos and for tragedy, can compare with a struggle between the young and the old.
conflict
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From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
crisis
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From this reading It is a bad thing to call down a crisis in the night-time.
day
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From this reading He should have been seized with a fit of remorse, however, at the sight he saw in the Manor Cartier at midnight of the day when Jean Jacques Barbille had reached his fiftieth year.
Devil
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From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
down
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From this reading It is a bad thing to call down a crisis in the night-time.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
enemy
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From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
Estrangement
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From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
fiftieth
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From this reading He should have been seized with a fit of remorse, however, at the sight he saw in the Manor Cartier at midnight of the day when Jean Jacques Barbille had reached his fiftieth year.
fit
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From this reading He should have been seized with a fit of remorse, however, at the sight he saw in the Manor Cartier at midnight of the day when Jean Jacques Barbille had reached his fiftieth year.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is nothing which, for pathos and for tragedy, can compare with a struggle between the young and the old.
go
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From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He should have been seized with a fit of remorse, however, at the sight he saw in the Manor Cartier at midnight of the day when Jean Jacques Barbille had reached his fiftieth year.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He should have been seized with a fit of remorse, however, at the sight he saw in the Manor Cartier at midnight of the day when Jean Jacques Barbille had reached his fiftieth year.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
hearts
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From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He should have been seized with a fit of remorse, however, at the sight he saw in the Manor Cartier at midnight of the day when Jean Jacques Barbille had reached his fiftieth year.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is a bad thing to call down a crisis in the night-time.
indulge
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From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a bad thing to call down a crisis in the night-time.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a bad thing to call down a crisis in the night-time.
Jacques
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From this reading He should have been seized with a fit of remorse, however, at the sight he saw in the Manor Cartier at midnight of the day when Jean Jacques Barbille had reached his fiftieth year.
Jean
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From this reading He should have been seized with a fit of remorse, however, at the sight he saw in the Manor Cartier at midnight of the day when Jean Jacques Barbille had reached his fiftieth year.
laughs
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From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
lights
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From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
low
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From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
Manor
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From this reading He should have been seized with a fit of remorse, however, at the sight he saw in the Manor Cartier at midnight of the day when Jean Jacques Barbille had reached his fiftieth year.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
midnight
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From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
night-time
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From this reading It is a bad thing to call down a crisis in the night-time.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is nothing which, for pathos and for tragedy, can compare with a struggle between the young and the old.
objects
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From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
observes
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From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
old
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From this reading There is nothing which, for pathos and for tragedy, can compare with a struggle between the young and the old.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
other
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From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
other's
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From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
pathos
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From this reading There is nothing which, for pathos and for tragedy, can compare with a struggle between the young and the old.
reached
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From this reading He should have been seized with a fit of remorse, however, at the sight he saw in the Manor Cartier at midnight of the day when Jean Jacques Barbille had reached his fiftieth year.
remorse
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From this reading He should have been seized with a fit of remorse, however, at the sight he saw in the Manor Cartier at midnight of the day when Jean Jacques Barbille had reached his fiftieth year.
savage
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From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
saw
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From this reading He should have been seized with a fit of remorse, however, at the sight he saw in the Manor Cartier at midnight of the day when Jean Jacques Barbille had reached his fiftieth year.
scene
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From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
sees
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From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
seized
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From this reading He should have been seized with a fit of remorse, however, at the sight he saw in the Manor Cartier at midnight of the day when Jean Jacques Barbille had reached his fiftieth year.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He should have been seized with a fit of remorse, however, at the sight he saw in the Manor Cartier at midnight of the day when Jean Jacques Barbille had reached his fiftieth year.
sight
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From this reading He should have been seized with a fit of remorse, however, at the sight he saw in the Manor Cartier at midnight of the day when Jean Jacques Barbille had reached his fiftieth year.
sleep
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From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
struggle
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From this reading There is nothing which, for pathos and for tragedy, can compare with a struggle between the young and the old.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is a bad thing to call down a crisis in the night-time.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
There
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From this reading There is nothing which, for pathos and for tragedy, can compare with a struggle between the young and the old.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a bad thing to call down a crisis in the night-time.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a bad thing to call down a crisis in the night-time.
tragedy
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From this reading There is nothing which, for pathos and for tragedy, can compare with a struggle between the young and the old.
ultimate
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From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
understanding
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From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A "scene" at midnight is a savage enemy of ultimate understanding, and that Devil, called Estrangement, laughs as he observes the objects of his attention in conflict when the midnight candle burns.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is nothing which, for pathos and for tragedy, can compare with a struggle between the young and the old.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The Devil of Estrangement when he sees it, may go away and indulge himself in sleep; for there will be no sleep for those who, one young and the other old, break their hearts on each other's anvils, when the lights are low and it is long till morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He should have been seized with a fit of remorse, however, at the sight he saw in the Manor Cartier at midnight of the day when Jean Jacques Barbille had reached his fiftieth year.
year
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From this reading He should have been seized with a fit of remorse, however, at the sight he saw in the Manor Cartier at midnight of the day when Jean Jacques Barbille had reached his fiftieth year.
young
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From this reading There is nothing which, for pathos and for tragedy, can compare with a struggle between the young and the old.
