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advice
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From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
ailed
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From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
all
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From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
appropriate
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From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
bitterness
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From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
colour
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From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
confident
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From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
DEPUTATION
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From this reading THE DEPUTATION.
desire
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From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
expected
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From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
eyes
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From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
give
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From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
giving
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From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
grew
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From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
ground
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From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
lips
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From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
nettled
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From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
presently
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From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
sat
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From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
say
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From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
scornful
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From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
seen
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From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
silent
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From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
speak
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From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
story
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From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
supplied
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From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
supposed
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From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
suppressed
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From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
table
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From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEPUTATION.
things
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From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
tinged
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From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
why
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From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
wondering
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From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
word
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From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet he did not speak.
