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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 She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
all
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From this reading He knew his late favourite well, her impulsiveness, her audacity, her lack of all restraint when thwarted or opposed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
audacitynounUS /ɑːˈdæs.ə.t̬i/
A willingness to take bold risks; insolent and daring boldness that defies all authority.
From this reading He knew his late favourite well, her impulsiveness, her audacity, her lack of all restraint when thwarted or opposed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
bitter
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From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
brow
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From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
butt
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From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
capable
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From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
charitable
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From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
clouded
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From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
compressed
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From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
devotions
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From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
easily
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From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
Europe
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From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
expense
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From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
exposure
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From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
FATHER
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From this reading THE FATHER OF HIS PEOPLE.
favourite
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From this reading He knew his late favourite well, her impulsiveness, her audacity, her lack of all restraint when thwarted or opposed.
frame
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From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
gossip
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From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew his late favourite well, her impulsiveness, her audacity, her lack of all restraint when thwarted or opposed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew his late favourite well, her impulsiveness, her audacity, her lack of all restraint when thwarted or opposed.
hideous
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From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FATHER OF HIS PEOPLE.
impulsiveness
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From this reading He knew his late favourite well, her impulsiveness, her audacity, her lack of all restraint when thwarted or opposed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
knew
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From this reading He knew his late favourite well, her impulsiveness, her audacity, her lack of all restraint when thwarted or opposed.
lack
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From this reading He knew his late favourite well, her impulsiveness, her audacity, her lack of all restraint when thwarted or opposed.
late
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From this reading He knew his late favourite well, her impulsiveness, her audacity, her lack of all restraint when thwarted or opposed.
laugh
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From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
leave
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From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
lips
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From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
Louis
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From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
made
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From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
making
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From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FATHER OF HIS PEOPLE.
often
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From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
opposed
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From this reading He knew his late favourite well, her impulsiveness, her audacity, her lack of all restraint when thwarted or opposed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He knew his late favourite well, her impulsiveness, her audacity, her lack of all restraint when thwarted or opposed.
others
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From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
PEOPLE
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From this reading THE FATHER OF HIS PEOPLE.
perhaps
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From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
public
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From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
restraint
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From this reading He knew his late favourite well, her impulsiveness, her audacity, her lack of all restraint when thwarted or opposed.
scandal
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From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
seen
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From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
shuddered
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From this reading He shuddered at the thought.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
some
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From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FATHER OF HIS PEOPLE.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He shuddered at the thought.
thwarted
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From this reading He knew his late favourite well, her impulsiveness, her audacity, her lack of all restraint when thwarted or opposed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
turning
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From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
very
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From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
walked
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From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Louis had walked on to his devotions in no very charitable frame of mind, as was easily to be seen from his clouded brow and compressed lips.
well
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From this reading He knew his late favourite well, her impulsiveness, her audacity, her lack of all restraint when thwarted or opposed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He knew his late favourite well, her impulsiveness, her audacity, her lack of all restraint when thwarted or opposed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was capable of making a hideous scandal, of turning against him that bitter tongue which had so often made him laugh at the expense of others, perhaps even of making some public exposure which would leave him the butt and gossip of Europe.
