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Tiny Luttrell

Chapter XIX

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COUNSEL'S OPINION.
The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.
Not that Manister was insincere, exactly.
If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.
And this was exactly what had happened.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Tiny Luttrell

Chapter XIX

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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COUNSEL'S OPINION.
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The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.
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Not that Manister was insincere, exactly.
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If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.
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And this was exactly what had happened.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.”

Confidence noun US /ˈconfidence/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.”

Having auxiliary verb US /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading “If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.”

Yourself pronoun US /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.”

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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 The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

affections

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From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

all

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From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

bravely

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From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.

confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

convincingly

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From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

COUNSEL'S

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From this reading COUNSEL'S OPINION.

deceive

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From this reading If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.

deceived

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From this reading If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.

displayed

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From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

exactly

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From this reading Not that Manister was insincere, exactly.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

happened

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From this reading And this was exactly what had happened.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

innocence

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From this reading If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.

insincere

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From this reading Not that Manister was insincere, exactly.

invariably

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From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

man

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From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

Manister

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From this reading Not that Manister was insincere, exactly.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.

moment

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From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

once

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From this reading If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.

OPINION

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From this reading COUNSEL'S OPINION.

others

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From this reading If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.

own

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From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

perfect

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From this reading If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.

psychological

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From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And this was exactly what had happened.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.

worst

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From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.

young

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From this reading The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment.

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading If you come to think of it, you may deceive others with perfect innocence, having once deceived yourself.