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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 TRULY A MAN.
absence
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From this reading In her absence, he had regained quiet and some coolness, and believed he had conquered the treasonable passion which threatened his benefactor with disgrace.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Long after Madame Clemenceau had left the room, the Italian stood in the same position as he had taken after kissing her hand.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had she not disgraced him as it was; had she not run away with another lover?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Long after Madame Clemenceau had left the room, the Italian stood in the same position as he had taken after kissing her hand.
away
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From this reading Had she not disgraced him as it was; had she not run away with another lover?
beauty
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From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
believed
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From this reading In her absence, he had regained quiet and some coolness, and believed he had conquered the treasonable passion which threatened his benefactor with disgrace.
benefactor
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From this reading In her absence, he had regained quiet and some coolness, and believed he had conquered the treasonable passion which threatened his benefactor with disgrace.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
changed
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From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
Clemenceau
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From this reading Long after Madame Clemenceau had left the room, the Italian stood in the same position as he had taken after kissing her hand.
conquered
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From this reading In her absence, he had regained quiet and some coolness, and believed he had conquered the treasonable passion which threatened his benefactor with disgrace.
coolness
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From this reading In her absence, he had regained quiet and some coolness, and believed he had conquered the treasonable passion which threatened his benefactor with disgrace.
days
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From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading In her absence, he had regained quiet and some coolness, and believed he had conquered the treasonable passion which threatened his benefactor with disgrace.
disgraced
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From this reading Had she not disgraced him as it was; had she not run away with another lover?
dropped
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From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
extinguished
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From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
far
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From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
formerly
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From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Long after Madame Clemenceau had left the room, the Italian stood in the same position as he had taken after kissing her hand.
hand
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From this reading Long after Madame Clemenceau had left the room, the Italian stood in the same position as he had taken after kissing her hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Long after Madame Clemenceau had left the room, the Italian stood in the same position as he had taken after kissing her hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Long after Madame Clemenceau had left the room, the Italian stood in the same position as he had taken after kissing her hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In her absence, he had regained quiet and some coolness, and believed he had conquered the treasonable passion which threatened his benefactor with disgrace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Long after Madame Clemenceau had left the room, the Italian stood in the same position as he had taken after kissing her hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had she not disgraced him as it was; had she not run away with another lover?
Italian
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From this reading Long after Madame Clemenceau had left the room, the Italian stood in the same position as he had taken after kissing her hand.
kissing
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From this reading Long after Madame Clemenceau had left the room, the Italian stood in the same position as he had taken after kissing her hand.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long after Madame Clemenceau had left the room, the Italian stood in the same position as he had taken after kissing her hand.
like
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From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long after Madame Clemenceau had left the room, the Italian stood in the same position as he had taken after kissing her hand.
lover
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From this reading Had she not disgraced him as it was; had she not run away with another lover?
mad
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From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
Madame
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From this reading Long after Madame Clemenceau had left the room, the Italian stood in the same position as he had taken after kissing her hand.
making
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From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
MAN
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From this reading TRULY A MAN.
mild
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From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had she not disgraced him as it was; had she not run away with another lover?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
out
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From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
pallid
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From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
passion
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From this reading In her absence, he had regained quiet and some coolness, and believed he had conquered the treasonable passion which threatened his benefactor with disgrace.
position
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From this reading Long after Madame Clemenceau had left the room, the Italian stood in the same position as he had taken after kissing her hand.
quiet
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From this reading In her absence, he had regained quiet and some coolness, and believed he had conquered the treasonable passion which threatened his benefactor with disgrace.
regained
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From this reading In her absence, he had regained quiet and some coolness, and believed he had conquered the treasonable passion which threatened his benefactor with disgrace.
room
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From this reading Long after Madame Clemenceau had left the room, the Italian stood in the same position as he had taken after kissing her hand.
run
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From this reading Had she not disgraced him as it was; had she not run away with another lover?
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long after Madame Clemenceau had left the room, the Italian stood in the same position as he had taken after kissing her hand.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
small
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From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
some
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From this reading In her absence, he had regained quiet and some coolness, and believed he had conquered the treasonable passion which threatened his benefactor with disgrace.
star
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From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long after Madame Clemenceau had left the room, the Italian stood in the same position as he had taken after kissing her hand.
system
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From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
taken
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From this reading Long after Madame Clemenceau had left the room, the Italian stood in the same position as he had taken after kissing her hand.
ten
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From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Long after Madame Clemenceau had left the room, the Italian stood in the same position as he had taken after kissing her hand.
threatened
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From this reading In her absence, he had regained quiet and some coolness, and believed he had conquered the treasonable passion which threatened his benefactor with disgrace.
thrilled
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From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
treasonable
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From this reading In her absence, he had regained quiet and some coolness, and believed he had conquered the treasonable passion which threatened his benefactor with disgrace.
TRULY
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From this reading TRULY A MAN.
voice
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From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Had she not disgraced him as it was; had she not run away with another lover?
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The mild voice from the pallid but little changed beauty thrilled him as formerly, and went far towards making him as mad as he had been ten days before when she had dropped, like an extinguished star, out of that small system.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In her absence, he had regained quiet and some coolness, and believed he had conquered the treasonable passion which threatened his benefactor with disgrace.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In her absence, he had regained quiet and some coolness, and believed he had conquered the treasonable passion which threatened his benefactor with disgrace.
