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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Count Vavel did not see Marie, after his return from the drive with the baroness, until dinner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The consciousness of his disloyalty to the young girl troubled him, and he could not help but tremble when he came into her presence.
any
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From this reading It was not permitted to him to bestow his heart on any one.
baroness
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From this reading Count Vavel did not see Marie, after his return from the drive with the baroness, until dinner.
belong
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From this reading Did he not belong, soul and body, to this innocent creature, whom he had sworn to defend with his life?
bestow
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From this reading It was not permitted to him to bestow his heart on any one.
betray
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From this reading He had not ventured into her presence until then, when he fancied he had sufficiently mastered his emotions so that his countenance would not betray him.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did he not belong, soul and body, to this innocent creature, whom he had sworn to defend with his life?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The consciousness of his disloyalty to the young girl troubled him, and he could not help but tremble when he came into her presence.
came
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From this reading The consciousness of his disloyalty to the young girl troubled him, and he could not help but tremble when he came into her presence.
consciousness
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From this reading The consciousness of his disloyalty to the young girl troubled him, and he could not help but tremble when he came into her presence.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The consciousness of his disloyalty to the young girl troubled him, and he could not help but tremble when he came into her presence.
Count
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From this reading Count Vavel did not see Marie, after his return from the drive with the baroness, until dinner.
countenance
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From this reading He had not ventured into her presence until then, when he fancied he had sufficiently mastered his emotions so that his countenance would not betray him.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Did he not belong, soul and body, to this innocent creature, whom he had sworn to defend with his life?
defend
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From this reading Did he not belong, soul and body, to this innocent creature, whom he had sworn to defend with his life?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Count Vavel did not see Marie, after his return from the drive with the baroness, until dinner.
dinner
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From this reading Count Vavel did not see Marie, after his return from the drive with the baroness, until dinner.
disloyalty
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From this reading The consciousness of his disloyalty to the young girl troubled him, and he could not help but tremble when he came into her presence.
drive
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From this reading Count Vavel did not see Marie, after his return from the drive with the baroness, until dinner.
emotions
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From this reading He had not ventured into her presence until then, when he fancied he had sufficiently mastered his emotions so that his countenance would not betray him.
fancied
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From this reading He had not ventured into her presence until then, when he fancied he had sufficiently mastered his emotions so that his countenance would not betray him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Count Vavel did not see Marie, after his return from the drive with the baroness, until dinner.
girl
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From this reading The consciousness of his disloyalty to the young girl troubled him, and he could not help but tremble when he came into her presence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not ventured into her presence until then, when he fancied he had sufficiently mastered his emotions so that his countenance would not betray him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not ventured into her presence until then, when he fancied he had sufficiently mastered his emotions so that his countenance would not betray him.
heart
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From this reading It was not permitted to him to bestow his heart on any one.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The consciousness of his disloyalty to the young girl troubled him, and he could not help but tremble when he came into her presence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not ventured into her presence until then, when he fancied he had sufficiently mastered his emotions so that his countenance would not betray him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not ventured into her presence until then, when he fancied he had sufficiently mastered his emotions so that his countenance would not betray him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Count Vavel did not see Marie, after his return from the drive with the baroness, until dinner.
innocent
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From this reading Did he not belong, soul and body, to this innocent creature, whom he had sworn to defend with his life?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had not ventured into her presence until then, when he fancied he had sufficiently mastered his emotions so that his countenance would not betray him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not permitted to him to bestow his heart on any one.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did he not belong, soul and body, to this innocent creature, whom he had sworn to defend with his life?
Marie
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From this reading Count Vavel did not see Marie, after his return from the drive with the baroness, until dinner.
mastered
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From this reading He had not ventured into her presence until then, when he fancied he had sufficiently mastered his emotions so that his countenance would not betray him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Count Vavel did not see Marie, after his return from the drive with the baroness, until dinner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The consciousness of his disloyalty to the young girl troubled him, and he could not help but tremble when he came into her presence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was not permitted to him to bestow his heart on any one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was not permitted to him to bestow his heart on any one.
permitted
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From this reading It was not permitted to him to bestow his heart on any one.
presence
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From this reading He had not ventured into her presence until then, when he fancied he had sufficiently mastered his emotions so that his countenance would not betray him.
return
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From this reading Count Vavel did not see Marie, after his return from the drive with the baroness, until dinner.
see
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From this reading Count Vavel did not see Marie, after his return from the drive with the baroness, until dinner.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had not ventured into her presence until then, when he fancied he had sufficiently mastered his emotions so that his countenance would not betray him.
soul
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From this reading Did he not belong, soul and body, to this innocent creature, whom he had sworn to defend with his life?
sufficiently
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From this reading He had not ventured into her presence until then, when he fancied he had sufficiently mastered his emotions so that his countenance would not betray him.
sworn
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From this reading Did he not belong, soul and body, to this innocent creature, whom he had sworn to defend with his life?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had not ventured into her presence until then, when he fancied he had sufficiently mastered his emotions so that his countenance would not betray him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Count Vavel did not see Marie, after his return from the drive with the baroness, until dinner.
then
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From this reading He had not ventured into her presence until then, when he fancied he had sufficiently mastered his emotions so that his countenance would not betray him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Did he not belong, soul and body, to this innocent creature, whom he had sworn to defend with his life?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The consciousness of his disloyalty to the young girl troubled him, and he could not help but tremble when he came into her presence.
tremble
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From this reading The consciousness of his disloyalty to the young girl troubled him, and he could not help but tremble when he came into her presence.
troubled
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From this reading The consciousness of his disloyalty to the young girl troubled him, and he could not help but tremble when he came into her presence.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Count Vavel did not see Marie, after his return from the drive with the baroness, until dinner.
Vavel
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From this reading Count Vavel did not see Marie, after his return from the drive with the baroness, until dinner.
ventured
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From this reading He had not ventured into her presence until then, when he fancied he had sufficiently mastered his emotions so that his countenance would not betray him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not permitted to him to bestow his heart on any one.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had not ventured into her presence until then, when he fancied he had sufficiently mastered his emotions so that his countenance would not betray him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Did he not belong, soul and body, to this innocent creature, whom he had sworn to defend with his life?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Count Vavel did not see Marie, after his return from the drive with the baroness, until dinner.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had not ventured into her presence until then, when he fancied he had sufficiently mastered his emotions so that his countenance would not betray him.
young
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From this reading The consciousness of his disloyalty to the young girl troubled him, and he could not help but tremble when he came into her presence.
