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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.