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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 What was one woman lost to him, his egotism whispered; he had parted from many, as a gourmand leaves one meal for another.
acutely
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From this reading The barrenness of the room smote him acutely with the memory of those performances, and he laughed ironically to himself that he should thus revert to them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading FLIPPING THE SHILLING Shortly after the departure of the strolling players from the tavern, Mauville summoned his servant and ordered his equipage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FLIPPING THE SHILLING Shortly after the departure of the strolling players from the tavern, Mauville summoned his servant and ordered his equipage.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What was one woman lost to him, his egotism whispered; he had parted from many, as a gourmand leaves one meal for another.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading While waiting he strode impatiently to and fro in the dining-room, which, dismantled of the stage, by very contrast to the temporary temple of art, turned his thoughts to the players.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as he scoffed inwardly, his eyes gleamed with vivacity, and the sensations with which he had viewed the young girl night after night were reawakened.
barrenness
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From this reading The barrenness of the room smote him acutely with the memory of those performances, and he laughed ironically to himself that he should thus revert to them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as he scoffed inwardly, his eyes gleamed with vivacity, and the sensations with which he had viewed the young girl night after night were reawakened.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading While waiting he strode impatiently to and fro in the dining-room, which, dismantled of the stage, by very contrast to the temporary temple of art, turned his thoughts to the players.
contrast
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From this reading While waiting he strode impatiently to and fro in the dining-room, which, dismantled of the stage, by very contrast to the temporary temple of art, turned his thoughts to the players.
departure
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From this reading FLIPPING THE SHILLING Shortly after the departure of the strolling players from the tavern, Mauville summoned his servant and ordered his equipage.
dining-room
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From this reading While waiting he strode impatiently to and fro in the dining-room, which, dismantled of the stage, by very contrast to the temporary temple of art, turned his thoughts to the players.
dismantled
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From this reading While waiting he strode impatiently to and fro in the dining-room, which, dismantled of the stage, by very contrast to the temporary temple of art, turned his thoughts to the players.
egotism
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From this reading What was one woman lost to him, his egotism whispered; he had parted from many, as a gourmand leaves one meal for another.
equipage
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From this reading FLIPPING THE SHILLING Shortly after the departure of the strolling players from the tavern, Mauville summoned his servant and ordered his equipage.
eyes
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From this reading But as he scoffed inwardly, his eyes gleamed with vivacity, and the sensations with which he had viewed the young girl night after night were reawakened.
FLIPPING
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From this reading FLIPPING THE SHILLING Shortly after the departure of the strolling players from the tavern, Mauville summoned his servant and ordered his equipage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What was one woman lost to him, his egotism whispered; he had parted from many, as a gourmand leaves one meal for another.
fro
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From this reading While waiting he strode impatiently to and fro in the dining-room, which, dismantled of the stage, by very contrast to the temporary temple of art, turned his thoughts to the players.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FLIPPING THE SHILLING Shortly after the departure of the strolling players from the tavern, Mauville summoned his servant and ordered his equipage.
girl
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From this reading But as he scoffed inwardly, his eyes gleamed with vivacity, and the sensations with which he had viewed the young girl night after night were reawakened.
gleamed
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From this reading But as he scoffed inwardly, his eyes gleamed with vivacity, and the sensations with which he had viewed the young girl night after night were reawakened.
gourmand
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From this reading What was one woman lost to him, his egotism whispered; he had parted from many, as a gourmand leaves one meal for another.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But as he scoffed inwardly, his eyes gleamed with vivacity, and the sensations with which he had viewed the young girl night after night were reawakened.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While waiting he strode impatiently to and fro in the dining-room, which, dismantled of the stage, by very contrast to the temporary temple of art, turned his thoughts to the players.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The barrenness of the room smote him acutely with the memory of those performances, and he laughed ironically to himself that he should thus revert to them.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The barrenness of the room smote him acutely with the memory of those performances, and he laughed ironically to himself that he should thus revert to them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FLIPPING THE SHILLING Shortly after the departure of the strolling players from the tavern, Mauville summoned his servant and ordered his equipage.
impatiently
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From this reading While waiting he strode impatiently to and fro in the dining-room, which, dismantled of the stage, by very contrast to the temporary temple of art, turned his thoughts to the players.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While waiting he strode impatiently to and fro in the dining-room, which, dismantled of the stage, by very contrast to the temporary temple of art, turned his thoughts to the players.
inwardly
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From this reading But as he scoffed inwardly, his eyes gleamed with vivacity, and the sensations with which he had viewed the young girl night after night were reawakened.
ironically
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From this reading The barrenness of the room smote him acutely with the memory of those performances, and he laughed ironically to himself that he should thus revert to them.
laughed
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From this reading The barrenness of the room smote him acutely with the memory of those performances, and he laughed ironically to himself that he should thus revert to them.
leaves
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From this reading What was one woman lost to him, his egotism whispered; he had parted from many, as a gourmand leaves one meal for another.
lost
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From this reading What was one woman lost to him, his egotism whispered; he had parted from many, as a gourmand leaves one meal for another.
many
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From this reading What was one woman lost to him, his egotism whispered; he had parted from many, as a gourmand leaves one meal for another.
Mauville
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From this reading FLIPPING THE SHILLING Shortly after the departure of the strolling players from the tavern, Mauville summoned his servant and ordered his equipage.
meal
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From this reading What was one woman lost to him, his egotism whispered; he had parted from many, as a gourmand leaves one meal for another.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The barrenness of the room smote him acutely with the memory of those performances, and he laughed ironically to himself that he should thus revert to them.
night
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From this reading But as he scoffed inwardly, his eyes gleamed with vivacity, and the sensations with which he had viewed the young girl night after night were reawakened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FLIPPING THE SHILLING Shortly after the departure of the strolling players from the tavern, Mauville summoned his servant and ordered his equipage.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What was one woman lost to him, his egotism whispered; he had parted from many, as a gourmand leaves one meal for another.
ordered
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From this reading FLIPPING THE SHILLING Shortly after the departure of the strolling players from the tavern, Mauville summoned his servant and ordered his equipage.
parted
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From this reading What was one woman lost to him, his egotism whispered; he had parted from many, as a gourmand leaves one meal for another.
performances
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From this reading The barrenness of the room smote him acutely with the memory of those performances, and he laughed ironically to himself that he should thus revert to them.
players
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From this reading FLIPPING THE SHILLING Shortly after the departure of the strolling players from the tavern, Mauville summoned his servant and ordered his equipage.
reawakenedadjectiveUS /ˌriːəˈweɪkənd/
made active again after being quiet
From this reading But as he scoffed inwardly, his eyes gleamed with vivacity, and the sensations with which he had viewed the young girl night after night were reawakened.
revert
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From this reading The barrenness of the room smote him acutely with the memory of those performances, and he laughed ironically to himself that he should thus revert to them.
room
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From this reading The barrenness of the room smote him acutely with the memory of those performances, and he laughed ironically to himself that he should thus revert to them.
scoffed
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From this reading But as he scoffed inwardly, his eyes gleamed with vivacity, and the sensations with which he had viewed the young girl night after night were reawakened.
sensations
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From this reading But as he scoffed inwardly, his eyes gleamed with vivacity, and the sensations with which he had viewed the young girl night after night were reawakened.
servant
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From this reading FLIPPING THE SHILLING Shortly after the departure of the strolling players from the tavern, Mauville summoned his servant and ordered his equipage.
SHILLING
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From this reading FLIPPING THE SHILLING Shortly after the departure of the strolling players from the tavern, Mauville summoned his servant and ordered his equipage.
Shortly
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From this reading FLIPPING THE SHILLING Shortly after the departure of the strolling players from the tavern, Mauville summoned his servant and ordered his equipage.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The barrenness of the room smote him acutely with the memory of those performances, and he laughed ironically to himself that he should thus revert to them.
smote
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From this reading The barrenness of the room smote him acutely with the memory of those performances, and he laughed ironically to himself that he should thus revert to them.
stage
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From this reading While waiting he strode impatiently to and fro in the dining-room, which, dismantled of the stage, by very contrast to the temporary temple of art, turned his thoughts to the players.
strode
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From this reading While waiting he strode impatiently to and fro in the dining-room, which, dismantled of the stage, by very contrast to the temporary temple of art, turned his thoughts to the players.
strolling
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From this reading FLIPPING THE SHILLING Shortly after the departure of the strolling players from the tavern, Mauville summoned his servant and ordered his equipage.
summoned
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From this reading FLIPPING THE SHILLING Shortly after the departure of the strolling players from the tavern, Mauville summoned his servant and ordered his equipage.
tavern
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From this reading FLIPPING THE SHILLING Shortly after the departure of the strolling players from the tavern, Mauville summoned his servant and ordered his equipage.
temple
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From this reading While waiting he strode impatiently to and fro in the dining-room, which, dismantled of the stage, by very contrast to the temporary temple of art, turned his thoughts to the players.
temporary
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From this reading While waiting he strode impatiently to and fro in the dining-room, which, dismantled of the stage, by very contrast to the temporary temple of art, turned his thoughts to the players.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The barrenness of the room smote him acutely with the memory of those performances, and he laughed ironically to himself that he should thus revert to them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FLIPPING THE SHILLING Shortly after the departure of the strolling players from the tavern, Mauville summoned his servant and ordered his equipage.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The barrenness of the room smote him acutely with the memory of those performances, and he laughed ironically to himself that he should thus revert to them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The barrenness of the room smote him acutely with the memory of those performances, and he laughed ironically to himself that he should thus revert to them.
thoughts
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From this reading While waiting he strode impatiently to and fro in the dining-room, which, dismantled of the stage, by very contrast to the temporary temple of art, turned his thoughts to the players.
thus
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From this reading The barrenness of the room smote him acutely with the memory of those performances, and he laughed ironically to himself that he should thus revert to them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While waiting he strode impatiently to and fro in the dining-room, which, dismantled of the stage, by very contrast to the temporary temple of art, turned his thoughts to the players.
turned
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From this reading While waiting he strode impatiently to and fro in the dining-room, which, dismantled of the stage, by very contrast to the temporary temple of art, turned his thoughts to the players.
very
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From this reading While waiting he strode impatiently to and fro in the dining-room, which, dismantled of the stage, by very contrast to the temporary temple of art, turned his thoughts to the players.
viewed
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From this reading But as he scoffed inwardly, his eyes gleamed with vivacity, and the sensations with which he had viewed the young girl night after night were reawakened.
vivacity
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From this reading But as he scoffed inwardly, his eyes gleamed with vivacity, and the sensations with which he had viewed the young girl night after night were reawakened.
waiting
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From this reading While waiting he strode impatiently to and fro in the dining-room, which, dismantled of the stage, by very contrast to the temporary temple of art, turned his thoughts to the players.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was one woman lost to him, his egotism whispered; he had parted from many, as a gourmand leaves one meal for another.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But as he scoffed inwardly, his eyes gleamed with vivacity, and the sensations with which he had viewed the young girl night after night were reawakened.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was one woman lost to him, his egotism whispered; he had parted from many, as a gourmand leaves one meal for another.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading While waiting he strode impatiently to and fro in the dining-room, which, dismantled of the stage, by very contrast to the temporary temple of art, turned his thoughts to the players.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While waiting he strode impatiently to and fro in the dining-room, which, dismantled of the stage, by very contrast to the temporary temple of art, turned his thoughts to the players.
whispered
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From this reading What was one woman lost to him, his egotism whispered; he had parted from many, as a gourmand leaves one meal for another.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The barrenness of the room smote him acutely with the memory of those performances, and he laughed ironically to himself that he should thus revert to them.
woman
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From this reading What was one woman lost to him, his egotism whispered; he had parted from many, as a gourmand leaves one meal for another.
young
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From this reading But as he scoffed inwardly, his eyes gleamed with vivacity, and the sensations with which he had viewed the young girl night after night were reawakened.
