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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 He was well aware, he said, that in her girlhood she had had a rascally young attorney as a lover and had thereby incurred her grandfather's anger.
all
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From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He returned home very sulky and was unusually ungracious towards Henrietta.
anger
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From this reading He was well aware, he said, that in her girlhood she had had a rascally young attorney as a lover and had thereby incurred her grandfather's anger.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was well aware, he said, that in her girlhood she had had a rascally young attorney as a lover and had thereby incurred her grandfather's anger.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHO IT WAS THAT RECOGNIZED FATIA NEGRA The events at the Mikalai _csarda_ considerably upset Hatszegi.
attorney
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From this reading He was well aware, he said, that in her girlhood she had had a rascally young attorney as a lover and had thereby incurred her grandfather's anger.
aware
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From this reading He was well aware, he said, that in her girlhood she had had a rascally young attorney as a lover and had thereby incurred her grandfather's anger.
bad
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From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
baron
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From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
betrayed
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From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
brother's
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From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
conduct
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From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
consequence
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From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
considerably
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From this reading WHO IT WAS THAT RECOGNIZED FATIA NEGRA The events at the Mikalai _csarda_ considerably upset Hatszegi.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
csarda
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From this reading WHO IT WAS THAT RECOGNIZED FATIA NEGRA The events at the Mikalai _csarda_ considerably upset Hatszegi.
disinherited
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From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
events
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From this reading WHO IT WAS THAT RECOGNIZED FATIA NEGRA The events at the Mikalai _csarda_ considerably upset Hatszegi.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He revealed to her that he knew everything.
FATIA
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From this reading WHO IT WAS THAT RECOGNIZED FATIA NEGRA The events at the Mikalai _csarda_ considerably upset Hatszegi.
girlhood
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From this reading He was well aware, he said, that in her girlhood she had had a rascally young attorney as a lover and had thereby incurred her grandfather's anger.
grandfather
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From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
grandfather's
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From this reading He was well aware, he said, that in her girlhood she had had a rascally young attorney as a lover and had thereby incurred her grandfather's anger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
Hatszegi
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From this reading WHO IT WAS THAT RECOGNIZED FATIA NEGRA The events at the Mikalai _csarda_ considerably upset Hatszegi.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He returned home very sulky and was unusually ungracious towards Henrietta.
Henrietta
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From this reading He returned home very sulky and was unusually ungracious towards Henrietta.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
hinted
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From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
home
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From this reading He returned home very sulky and was unusually ungracious towards Henrietta.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
incurred
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From this reading He was well aware, he said, that in her girlhood she had had a rascally young attorney as a lover and had thereby incurred her grandfather's anger.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHO IT WAS THAT RECOGNIZED FATIA NEGRA The events at the Mikalai _csarda_ considerably upset Hatszegi.
knew
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From this reading He revealed to her that he knew everything.
lover
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From this reading He was well aware, he said, that in her girlhood she had had a rascally young attorney as a lover and had thereby incurred her grandfather's anger.
Mikalai
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From this reading WHO IT WAS THAT RECOGNIZED FATIA NEGRA The events at the Mikalai _csarda_ considerably upset Hatszegi.
NEGRA
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From this reading WHO IT WAS THAT RECOGNIZED FATIA NEGRA The events at the Mikalai _csarda_ considerably upset Hatszegi.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
own
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From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
rascally
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From this reading He was well aware, he said, that in her girlhood she had had a rascally young attorney as a lover and had thereby incurred her grandfather's anger.
RECOGNIZED
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From this reading WHO IT WAS THAT RECOGNIZED FATIA NEGRA The events at the Mikalai _csarda_ considerably upset Hatszegi.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He returned home very sulky and was unusually ungracious towards Henrietta.
revealed
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From this reading He revealed to her that he knew everything.
said
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From this reading He was well aware, he said, that in her girlhood she had had a rascally young attorney as a lover and had thereby incurred her grandfather's anger.
scenes
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From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
several
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From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
sulky
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From this reading He returned home very sulky and was unusually ungracious towards Henrietta.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHO IT WAS THAT RECOGNIZED FATIA NEGRA The events at the Mikalai _csarda_ considerably upset Hatszegi.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHO IT WAS THAT RECOGNIZED FATIA NEGRA The events at the Mikalai _csarda_ considerably upset Hatszegi.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
There
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From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
thereby
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From this reading He was well aware, he said, that in her girlhood she had had a rascally young attorney as a lover and had thereby incurred her grandfather's anger.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He revealed to her that he knew everything.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He returned home very sulky and was unusually ungracious towards Henrietta.
twitted
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From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
ungracious
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From this reading He returned home very sulky and was unusually ungracious towards Henrietta.
unusually
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From this reading He returned home very sulky and was unusually ungracious towards Henrietta.
upset
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From this reading WHO IT WAS THAT RECOGNIZED FATIA NEGRA The events at the Mikalai _csarda_ considerably upset Hatszegi.
very
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From this reading He returned home very sulky and was unusually ungracious towards Henrietta.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHO IT WAS THAT RECOGNIZED FATIA NEGRA The events at the Mikalai _csarda_ considerably upset Hatszegi.
well
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From this reading He was well aware, he said, that in her girlhood she had had a rascally young attorney as a lover and had thereby incurred her grandfather's anger.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading WHO IT WAS THAT RECOGNIZED FATIA NEGRA The events at the Mikalai _csarda_ considerably upset Hatszegi.
wife
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From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were several violent scenes between them, in the course of which the baron twitted his wife with having betrayed him and hinted that it was all in consequence of her own and her brother's bad conduct that she had been disinherited by her grandfather.
young
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From this reading He was well aware, he said, that in her girlhood she had had a rascally young attorney as a lover and had thereby incurred her grandfather's anger.
