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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 Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
all
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From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
battle
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From this reading He was young, he had courage and a career--surely the battle would go for him.
beautiful
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From this reading She was beautiful, magnetic, fascinating, and he loved her; on the other hand there was his self-respect and the strength of his manhood.
become
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From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
Better
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From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
career
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From this reading He was young, he had courage and a career--surely the battle would go for him.
CICELY
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From this reading THE WOOING OF CICELY The completion of Douglas Jesson's novel was the principal event of the following week.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had come no word from Emily de Reuss, nor had Douglas himself sought her.
completion
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From this reading THE WOOING OF CICELY The completion of Douglas Jesson's novel was the principal event of the following week.
courage
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From this reading He was young, he had courage and a career--surely the battle would go for him.
de
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From this reading There had come no word from Emily de Reuss, nor had Douglas himself sought her.
Douglas
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From this reading THE WOOING OF CICELY The completion of Douglas Jesson's novel was the principal event of the following week.
Drexley
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From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
Emily
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From this reading There had come no word from Emily de Reuss, nor had Douglas himself sought her.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
event
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From this reading THE WOOING OF CICELY The completion of Douglas Jesson's novel was the principal event of the following week.
face
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From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
fascinating
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From this reading She was beautiful, magnetic, fascinating, and he loved her; on the other hand there was his self-respect and the strength of his manhood.
following
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From this reading THE WOOING OF CICELY The completion of Douglas Jesson's novel was the principal event of the following week.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There had come no word from Emily de Reuss, nor had Douglas himself sought her.
go
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From this reading He was young, he had courage and a career--surely the battle would go for him.
grapple
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From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had come no word from Emily de Reuss, nor had Douglas himself sought her.
hand
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From this reading She was beautiful, magnetic, fascinating, and he loved her; on the other hand there was his self-respect and the strength of his manhood.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There had come no word from Emily de Reuss, nor had Douglas himself sought her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was young, he had courage and a career--surely the battle would go for him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There had come no word from Emily de Reuss, nor had Douglas himself sought her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
Jesson's
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From this reading THE WOOING OF CICELY The completion of Douglas Jesson's novel was the principal event of the following week.
like
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From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
loved
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From this reading She was beautiful, magnetic, fascinating, and he loved her; on the other hand there was his self-respect and the strength of his manhood.
magnetic
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From this reading She was beautiful, magnetic, fascinating, and he loved her; on the other hand there was his self-respect and the strength of his manhood.
man
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From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
manhood
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From this reading She was beautiful, magnetic, fascinating, and he loved her; on the other hand there was his self-respect and the strength of his manhood.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There had come no word from Emily de Reuss, nor had Douglas himself sought her.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There had come no word from Emily de Reuss, nor had Douglas himself sought her.
novel
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From this reading THE WOOING OF CICELY The completion of Douglas Jesson's novel was the principal event of the following week.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WOOING OF CICELY The completion of Douglas Jesson's novel was the principal event of the following week.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was beautiful, magnetic, fascinating, and he loved her; on the other hand there was his self-respect and the strength of his manhood.
once
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From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
other
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From this reading She was beautiful, magnetic, fascinating, and he loved her; on the other hand there was his self-respect and the strength of his manhood.
others
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From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
principal
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From this reading THE WOOING OF CICELY The completion of Douglas Jesson's novel was the principal event of the following week.
resist
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From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
Reuss
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From this reading There had come no word from Emily de Reuss, nor had Douglas himself sought her.
self-respect
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From this reading She was beautiful, magnetic, fascinating, and he loved her; on the other hand there was his self-respect and the strength of his manhood.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was beautiful, magnetic, fascinating, and he loved her; on the other hand there was his self-respect and the strength of his manhood.
sought
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From this reading There had come no word from Emily de Reuss, nor had Douglas himself sought her.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
suffering
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From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
surely
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From this reading He was young, he had courage and a career--surely the battle would go for him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOOING OF CICELY The completion of Douglas Jesson's novel was the principal event of the following week.
There
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From this reading There had come no word from Emily de Reuss, nor had Douglas himself sought her.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WOOING OF CICELY The completion of Douglas Jesson's novel was the principal event of the following week.
week
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From this reading THE WOOING OF CICELY The completion of Douglas Jesson's novel was the principal event of the following week.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Better, he told himself, to face his suffering like a man, grapple with it once and for all, than to become even as Drexley and those others, who had never found strength to resist.
WOOING
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From this reading THE WOOING OF CICELY The completion of Douglas Jesson's novel was the principal event of the following week.
word
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From this reading There had come no word from Emily de Reuss, nor had Douglas himself sought her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was young, he had courage and a career--surely the battle would go for him.
young
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From this reading He was young, he had courage and a career--surely the battle would go for him.
