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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 moon was shining brightly and a fresh breeze had risen when Tristram left the hotel and walked rapidly towards the pier.
accusation
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From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
allowed
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From this reading How dared her uncle have allowed her to think such things!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moon was shining brightly and a fresh breeze had risen when Tristram left the hotel and walked rapidly towards the pier.
angered
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From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
any
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From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
bargain
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From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
beautiful
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From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
breeze
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From this reading The moon was shining brightly and a fresh breeze had risen when Tristram left the hotel and walked rapidly towards the pier.
bride's
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From this reading He was mad with rage and indignation from his bride's cruel taunts.
brightly
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From this reading The moon was shining brightly and a fresh breeze had risen when Tristram left the hotel and walked rapidly towards the pier.
comfort
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From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading He was mad with rage and indignation from his bride's cruel taunts.
dared
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From this reading How dared she!
desire
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From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
fresh
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From this reading The moon was shining brightly and a fresh breeze had risen when Tristram left the hotel and walked rapidly towards the pier.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was mad with rage and indignation from his bride's cruel taunts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moon was shining brightly and a fresh breeze had risen when Tristram left the hotel and walked rapidly towards the pier.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was mad with rage and indignation from his bride's cruel taunts.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was mad with rage and indignation from his bride's cruel taunts.
hotel
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From this reading The moon was shining brightly and a fresh breeze had risen when Tristram left the hotel and walked rapidly towards the pier.
How
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From this reading How dared she!
hurt
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From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
indignation
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From this reading He was mad with rage and indignation from his bride's cruel taunts.
injustice
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From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
innocent
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From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
knew
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From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
knowledge
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From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moon was shining brightly and a fresh breeze had risen when Tristram left the hotel and walked rapidly towards the pier.
mad
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From this reading He was mad with rage and indignation from his bride's cruel taunts.
made
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From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
moon
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From this reading The moon was shining brightly and a fresh breeze had risen when Tristram left the hotel and walked rapidly towards the pier.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
pier
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From this reading The moon was shining brightly and a fresh breeze had risen when Tristram left the hotel and walked rapidly towards the pier.
pride
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From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
rage
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From this reading He was mad with rage and indignation from his bride's cruel taunts.
rapidly
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From this reading The moon was shining brightly and a fresh breeze had risen when Tristram left the hotel and walked rapidly towards the pier.
risen
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From this reading The moon was shining brightly and a fresh breeze had risen when Tristram left the hotel and walked rapidly towards the pier.
self
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From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How dared she!
shining
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From this reading The moon was shining brightly and a fresh breeze had risen when Tristram left the hotel and walked rapidly towards the pier.
simply
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From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading How dared her uncle have allowed her to think such things!
taken
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From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
taunts
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From this reading He was mad with rage and indignation from his bride's cruel taunts.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moon was shining brightly and a fresh breeze had risen when Tristram left the hotel and walked rapidly towards the pier.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
things
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From this reading How dared her uncle have allowed her to think such things!
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How dared her uncle have allowed her to think such things!
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The knowledge of their injustice did not comfort him, and, though he knew he was innocent of any desire to have made a bargain, and had taken her simply for her beautiful self, still, the accusation hurt and angered his pride.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The moon was shining brightly and a fresh breeze had risen when Tristram left the hotel and walked rapidly towards the pier.
Tristram
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From this reading The moon was shining brightly and a fresh breeze had risen when Tristram left the hotel and walked rapidly towards the pier.
uncle
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From this reading How dared her uncle have allowed her to think such things!
walked
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From this reading The moon was shining brightly and a fresh breeze had risen when Tristram left the hotel and walked rapidly towards the pier.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moon was shining brightly and a fresh breeze had risen when Tristram left the hotel and walked rapidly towards the pier.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The moon was shining brightly and a fresh breeze had risen when Tristram left the hotel and walked rapidly towards the pier.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was mad with rage and indignation from his bride's cruel taunts.
