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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 But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
accrue
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From this reading But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
advance
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From this reading For the present, however, he smothered his own interests and strove with all his strength to advance a solution of the problems before him.
advantage
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From this reading But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
all
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From this reading For the present, however, he smothered his own interests and strove with all his strength to advance a solution of the problems before him.
allowed
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From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
any
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From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
attitude
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From this reading The girl's attitude had changed; he was not blind and could not fail to note it.
balanced
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From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For the present, however, he smothered his own interests and strove with all his strength to advance a solution of the problems before him.
bias
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From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
blind
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From this reading The girl's attitude had changed; he was not blind and could not fail to note it.
Brendon
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From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
changed
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From this reading The girl's attitude had changed; he was not blind and could not fail to note it.
circumstance
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From this reading But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
create
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From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
discounted
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From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
Doria
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From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
enough
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From this reading But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
entertained
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From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
fact
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From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
fail
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From this reading The girl's attitude had changed; he was not blind and could not fail to note it.
failed
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From this reading But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
forget
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From this reading But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
future
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From this reading But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
girl's
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From this reading The girl's attitude had changed; he was not blind and could not fail to note it.
Giuseppe
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From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
happy
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From this reading But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading For the present, however, he smothered his own interests and strove with all his strength to advance a solution of the problems before him.
impartial
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From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
interests
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From this reading For the present, however, he smothered his own interests and strove with all his strength to advance a solution of the problems before him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The girl's attitude had changed; he was not blind and could not fail to note it.
Italian's
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From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
jealous
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From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
Jenny
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From this reading But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
justice
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From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
knew
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From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
love
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From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
man
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From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
more
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From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
note
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From this reading The girl's attitude had changed; he was not blind and could not fail to note it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
own
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From this reading For the present, however, he smothered his own interests and strove with all his strength to advance a solution of the problems before him.
PICKAXE
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From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
present
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From this reading For the present, however, he smothered his own interests and strove with all his strength to advance a solution of the problems before him.
problems
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From this reading For the present, however, he smothered his own interests and strove with all his strength to advance a solution of the problems before him.
regard
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From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
REVOLVER
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From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
rival
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From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
smothered
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From this reading For the present, however, he smothered his own interests and strove with all his strength to advance a solution of the problems before him.
solution
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From this reading For the present, however, he smothered his own interests and strove with all his strength to advance a solution of the problems before him.
some
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From this reading But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
sort
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From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For the present, however, he smothered his own interests and strove with all his strength to advance a solution of the problems before him.
strove
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From this reading For the present, however, he smothered his own interests and strove with all his strength to advance a solution of the problems before him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
understood
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From this reading But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
unsuccessful
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From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
victory
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From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
view
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From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He discounted the fact of the Italian's victory in love, and, because he knew himself to be an unsuccessful rival, was the more jealous that disappointment should not create any bias.
well
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From this reading But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
wife
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From this reading But Doria had failed to make Jenny a happy wife; he understood that well enough, and he could not forget that some future advantage to himself might accrue from this circumstance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading REVOLVER AND PICKAXE While Brendon entertained no sort of regard for Giuseppe Doria, his balanced mind allowed him to view the man with impartial justice.
