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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 A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
Albert
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From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
almost
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From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
any
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From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
book
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From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Jenny swiftly laughed me out of these emotions.
childlike
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From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
Como
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From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
destruction
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From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
dwelt
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From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
earned
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From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
emotions
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From this reading But Jenny swiftly laughed me out of these emotions.
entertained
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From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
environment
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From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
execution
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From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
flagrantly
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From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
GANNS
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From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
good-will
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From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
heart
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From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
innocent
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From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
Jenny
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From this reading But Jenny swiftly laughed me out of these emotions.
Keep
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From this reading "Keep your tenderness and sentiment for me," she said.
lake
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From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
lament
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From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
laughed
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From this reading But Jenny swiftly laughed me out of these emotions.
LEGACY
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From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
lover's
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From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I will not share them."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
off
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From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
out
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From this reading But Jenny swiftly laughed me out of these emotions.
peace
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From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
PETER
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From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
Redmayne
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From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
regret
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From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
said
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From this reading "Keep your tenderness and sentiment for me," she said.
season
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From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
sentiment
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From this reading "Keep your tenderness and sentiment for me," she said.
sentimental
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From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
serene
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From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
share
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From this reading "I will not share them."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Keep your tenderness and sentiment for me," she said.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
suggestive
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From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
swiftly
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From this reading But Jenny swiftly laughed me out of these emotions.
taking
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From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
tenderness
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From this reading "Keep your tenderness and sentiment for me," she said.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I will not share them."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But Jenny swiftly laughed me out of these emotions.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lake itself is so flagrantly sentimental and the environment so serene and suggestive of childlike peace and good-will that I could almost have found it in my heart to lament the innocent book lover's taking off.
traduced
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From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will not share them."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A LEGACY FOR PETER GANNS If at any time I entertained one shadow of regret in the execution of those who had traduced me and so earned their destruction, it was after we had dwelt for a season with Albert Redmayne beside Como.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Keep your tenderness and sentiment for me," she said.
