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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 Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
accustomed
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From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In his eye, as it pursued the beauty for which he had damned himself, glowed the fire of an unholy joy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
ascended
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From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
assiduous
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From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hesitancies were now at end; no longer could he be distracted between two desires.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hesitancies were now at end; no longer could he be distracted between two desires.
beauty
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From this reading In his eye, as it pursued the beauty for which he had damned himself, glowed the fire of an unholy joy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Hesitancies were now at end; no longer could he be distracted between two desires.
chamber
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From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Hesitancies were now at end; no longer could he be distracted between two desires.
damned
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From this reading In his eye, as it pursued the beauty for which he had damned himself, glowed the fire of an unholy joy.
defiance
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From this reading A traitor now for his own ends, he found himself moving in no unfamiliar element, and, the irrevocable words once uttered, he thrilled with defiance of rebuke.
desires
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From this reading Hesitancies were now at end; no longer could he be distracted between two desires.
detriment
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From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
distracted
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From this reading Hesitancies were now at end; no longer could he be distracted between two desires.
DOOM
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From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
double
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From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
elaborate
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From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
element
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From this reading A traitor now for his own ends, he found himself moving in no unfamiliar element, and, the irrevocable words once uttered, he thrilled with defiance of rebuke.
end
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From this reading Hesitancies were now at end; no longer could he be distracted between two desires.
ends
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From this reading A traitor now for his own ends, he found himself moving in no unfamiliar element, and, the irrevocable words once uttered, he thrilled with defiance of rebuke.
evil
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From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
exultation
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From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
eye
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From this reading In his eye, as it pursued the beauty for which he had damned himself, glowed the fire of an unholy joy.
face
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From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
falsehood
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From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
fire
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From this reading In his eye, as it pursued the beauty for which he had damned himself, glowed the fire of an unholy joy.
follows
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From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In his eye, as it pursued the beauty for which he had damned himself, glowed the fire of an unholy joy.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A traitor now for his own ends, he found himself moving in no unfamiliar element, and, the irrevocable words once uttered, he thrilled with defiance of rebuke.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
glowed
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From this reading In his eye, as it pursued the beauty for which he had damned himself, glowed the fire of an unholy joy.
habit
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From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In his eye, as it pursued the beauty for which he had damned himself, glowed the fire of an unholy joy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
Hesitancies
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From this reading Hesitancies were now at end; no longer could he be distracted between two desires.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In his eye, as it pursued the beauty for which he had damned himself, glowed the fire of an unholy joy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his eye, as it pursued the beauty for which he had damned himself, glowed the fire of an unholy joy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
inner
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From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
irrevocable
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From this reading A traitor now for his own ends, he found himself moving in no unfamiliar element, and, the irrevocable words once uttered, he thrilled with defiance of rebuke.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In his eye, as it pursued the beauty for which he had damned himself, glowed the fire of an unholy joy.
joy
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From this reading In his eye, as it pursued the beauty for which he had damned himself, glowed the fire of an unholy joy.
knew
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From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
leave
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From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
longer
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From this reading Hesitancies were now at end; no longer could he be distracted between two desires.
Marcian
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From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
moving
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From this reading A traitor now for his own ends, he found himself moving in no unfamiliar element, and, the irrevocable words once uttered, he thrilled with defiance of rebuke.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Hesitancies were now at end; no longer could he be distracted between two desires.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
now
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From this reading Hesitancies were now at end; no longer could he be distracted between two desires.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In his eye, as it pursued the beauty for which he had damned himself, glowed the fire of an unholy joy.
once
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From this reading A traitor now for his own ends, he found himself moving in no unfamiliar element, and, the irrevocable words once uttered, he thrilled with defiance of rebuke.
own
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From this reading A traitor now for his own ends, he found himself moving in no unfamiliar element, and, the irrevocable words once uttered, he thrilled with defiance of rebuke.
parted
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From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
perfidy
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From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
peristyle
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From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
pure
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From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
purpose
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From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
pursued
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From this reading In his eye, as it pursued the beauty for which he had damned himself, glowed the fire of an unholy joy.
rebuke
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From this reading A traitor now for his own ends, he found himself moving in no unfamiliar element, and, the irrevocable words once uttered, he thrilled with defiance of rebuke.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
sombre
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From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
soul
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From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
thrilled
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From this reading A traitor now for his own ends, he found himself moving in no unfamiliar element, and, the irrevocable words once uttered, he thrilled with defiance of rebuke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
traitor
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From this reading A traitor now for his own ends, he found himself moving in no unfamiliar element, and, the irrevocable words once uttered, he thrilled with defiance of rebuke.
triumph
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From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
two
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From this reading Hesitancies were now at end; no longer could he be distracted between two desires.
unfamiliar
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From this reading A traitor now for his own ends, he found himself moving in no unfamiliar element, and, the irrevocable words once uttered, he thrilled with defiance of rebuke.
unholy
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From this reading In his eye, as it pursued the beauty for which he had damned himself, glowed the fire of an unholy joy.
untainted
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From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A traitor now for his own ends, he found himself moving in no unfamiliar element, and, the irrevocable words once uttered, he thrilled with defiance of rebuke.
Veranilda
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From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
watched
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From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
wear
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From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hesitancies were now at end; no longer could he be distracted between two desires.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DOOM When Marcian parted from Veranilda in the peristyle, and watched her as she ascended to her chamber, he knew that sombre exultation which follows upon triumph in evil.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A traitor now for his own ends, he found himself moving in no unfamiliar element, and, the irrevocable words once uttered, he thrilled with defiance of rebuke.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
words
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From this reading A traitor now for his own ends, he found himself moving in no unfamiliar element, and, the irrevocable words once uttered, he thrilled with defiance of rebuke.
years
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From this reading Not without inner detriment had Marcian accustomed himself for years to wear a double face; though his purpose had been pure, the habit of assiduous perfidy, of elaborate falsehood, could not leave his soul untainted.
