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accused
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From this reading Bitterly he accused himself for his stupid blindness; all this had been going on for days, and he had had no suspicion of it.
all
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From this reading Bitterly he accused himself for his stupid blindness; all this had been going on for days, and he had had no suspicion of it.
also
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From this reading Her father, isolated by his temper from any friends who might have seen what was happening and given warning in time, had also been unconscious of what was passing before his eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bitterly he accused himself for his stupid blindness; all this had been going on for days, and he had had no suspicion of it.
any
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From this reading Her father, isolated by his temper from any friends who might have seen what was happening and given warning in time, had also been unconscious of what was passing before his eyes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Bitterly he accused himself for his stupid blindness; all this had been going on for days, and he had had no suspicion of it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Her father, isolated by his temper from any friends who might have seen what was happening and given warning in time, had also been unconscious of what was passing before his eyes.
BitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading Bitterly he accused himself for his stupid blindness; all this had been going on for days, and he had had no suspicion of it.
blindness
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From this reading Bitterly he accused himself for his stupid blindness; all this had been going on for days, and he had had no suspicion of it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her father, isolated by his temper from any friends who might have seen what was happening and given warning in time, had also been unconscious of what was passing before his eyes.
came
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From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
Chelsea
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From this reading With the words “starved to death” ringing in his ears, Langly walked to Chelsea.
daughter
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From this reading His gruff independence had slowly famished his own daughter.
days
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From this reading Bitterly he accused himself for his stupid blindness; all this had been going on for days, and he had had no suspicion of it.
death
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From this reading With the words “starved to death” ringing in his ears, Langly walked to Chelsea.
ears
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From this reading With the words “starved to death” ringing in his ears, Langly walked to Chelsea.
eyes
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From this reading Her father, isolated by his temper from any friends who might have seen what was happening and given warning in time, had also been unconscious of what was passing before his eyes.
famished
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From this reading His gruff independence had slowly famished his own daughter.
father
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From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bitterly he accused himself for his stupid blindness; all this had been going on for days, and he had had no suspicion of it.
friends
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From this reading Her father, isolated by his temper from any friends who might have seen what was happening and given warning in time, had also been unconscious of what was passing before his eyes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
given
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From this reading Her father, isolated by his temper from any friends who might have seen what was happening and given warning in time, had also been unconscious of what was passing before his eyes.
go
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From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
going
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From this reading Bitterly he accused himself for his stupid blindness; all this had been going on for days, and he had had no suspicion of it.
gruff
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From this reading His gruff independence had slowly famished his own daughter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bitterly he accused himself for his stupid blindness; all this had been going on for days, and he had had no suspicion of it.
happening
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From this reading Her father, isolated by his temper from any friends who might have seen what was happening and given warning in time, had also been unconscious of what was passing before his eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her father, isolated by his temper from any friends who might have seen what was happening and given warning in time, had also been unconscious of what was passing before his eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bitterly he accused himself for his stupid blindness; all this had been going on for days, and he had had no suspicion of it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Bitterly he accused himself for his stupid blindness; all this had been going on for days, and he had had no suspicion of it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With the words “starved to death” ringing in his ears, Langly walked to Chelsea.
hungry
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From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the words “starved to death” ringing in his ears, Langly walked to Chelsea.
independence
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From this reading His gruff independence had slowly famished his own daughter.
isolated
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From this reading Her father, isolated by his temper from any friends who might have seen what was happening and given warning in time, had also been unconscious of what was passing before his eyes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bitterly he accused himself for his stupid blindness; all this had been going on for days, and he had had no suspicion of it.
Langly
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From this reading With the words “starved to death” ringing in his ears, Langly walked to Chelsea.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Bitterly he accused himself for his stupid blindness; all this had been going on for days, and he had had no suspicion of it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bitterly he accused himself for his stupid blindness; all this had been going on for days, and he had had no suspicion of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bitterly he accused himself for his stupid blindness; all this had been going on for days, and he had had no suspicion of it.
own
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From this reading His gruff independence had slowly famished his own daughter.
passing
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From this reading Her father, isolated by his temper from any friends who might have seen what was happening and given warning in time, had also been unconscious of what was passing before his eyes.
pinch
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From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
real
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From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
resist
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From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
ringing
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From this reading With the words “starved to death” ringing in his ears, Langly walked to Chelsea.
seen
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From this reading Her father, isolated by his temper from any friends who might have seen what was happening and given warning in time, had also been unconscious of what was passing before his eyes.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
slowly
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From this reading His gruff independence had slowly famished his own daughter.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
starved
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From this reading With the words “starved to death” ringing in his ears, Langly walked to Chelsea.
stinted
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From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
stupid
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From this reading Bitterly he accused himself for his stupid blindness; all this had been going on for days, and he had had no suspicion of it.
suspicion
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From this reading Bitterly he accused himself for his stupid blindness; all this had been going on for days, and he had had no suspicion of it.
temper
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From this reading Her father, isolated by his temper from any friends who might have seen what was happening and given warning in time, had also been unconscious of what was passing before his eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the words “starved to death” ringing in his ears, Langly walked to Chelsea.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Bitterly he accused himself for his stupid blindness; all this had been going on for days, and he had had no suspicion of it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father, isolated by his temper from any friends who might have seen what was happening and given warning in time, had also been unconscious of what was passing before his eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the words “starved to death” ringing in his ears, Langly walked to Chelsea.
too
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From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
unconscious
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From this reading Her father, isolated by his temper from any friends who might have seen what was happening and given warning in time, had also been unconscious of what was passing before his eyes.
undoubtedly
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From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
walked
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From this reading With the words “starved to death” ringing in his ears, Langly walked to Chelsea.
warning
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From this reading Her father, isolated by his temper from any friends who might have seen what was happening and given warning in time, had also been unconscious of what was passing before his eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
weak
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From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her father, isolated by his temper from any friends who might have seen what was happening and given warning in time, had also been unconscious of what was passing before his eyes.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had from the first undoubtedly stinted herself so that her father might not go hungry, and when, at last, the real pinch came, she was too weak to resist it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Her father, isolated by his temper from any friends who might have seen what was happening and given warning in time, had also been unconscious of what was passing before his eyes.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the words “starved to death” ringing in his ears, Langly walked to Chelsea.
words
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From this reading With the words “starved to death” ringing in his ears, Langly walked to Chelsea.
