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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 With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
allusions
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From this reading And, his wounded egotism appeased by its very outburst, he had called to mind Fairthorn's allusions to Darrell's secret griefs,--griefs that must have been indeed stormy so to have revulsed the currents of a life.
ambitious
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
anger
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From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
appeasedverbUS /əˈpiːzd/
made less angry or upset
From this reading And, his wounded egotism appeased by its very outburst, he had called to mind Fairthorn's allusions to Darrell's secret griefs,--griefs that must have been indeed stormy so to have revulsed the currents of a life.
baffled
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And, his wounded egotism appeased by its very outburst, he had called to mind Fairthorn's allusions to Darrell's secret griefs,--griefs that must have been indeed stormy so to have revulsed the currents of a life.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
beg
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And, his wounded egotism appeased by its very outburst, he had called to mind Fairthorn's allusions to Darrell's secret griefs,--griefs that must have been indeed stormy so to have revulsed the currents of a life.
called
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From this reading And, his wounded egotism appeased by its very outburst, he had called to mind Fairthorn's allusions to Darrell's secret griefs,--griefs that must have been indeed stormy so to have revulsed the currents of a life.
chamber
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
currents
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From this reading And, his wounded egotism appeased by its very outburst, he had called to mind Fairthorn's allusions to Darrell's secret griefs,--griefs that must have been indeed stormy so to have revulsed the currents of a life.
Darrell
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
Darrell's
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From this reading And, his wounded egotism appeased by its very outburst, he had called to mind Fairthorn's allusions to Darrell's secret griefs,--griefs that must have been indeed stormy so to have revulsed the currents of a life.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading And, despite those griefs, the great man had spoken playfully to him,--playfully in order to make light of obligations.
dining-room
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
disappointed
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
disarmed
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading New imbroglio in that ever-recurring, never-to-be-settled question, "What will he do with it?"
door
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
egotism
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From this reading And, his wounded egotism appeased by its very outburst, he had called to mind Fairthorn's allusions to Darrell's secret griefs,--griefs that must have been indeed stormy so to have revulsed the currents of a life.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
ever-recurring
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From this reading New imbroglio in that ever-recurring, never-to-be-settled question, "What will he do with it?"
extending
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
factions
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
Fairthorn's
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From this reading And, his wounded egotism appeased by its very outburst, he had called to mind Fairthorn's allusions to Darrell's secret griefs,--griefs that must have been indeed stormy so to have revulsed the currents of a life.
fame
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
feelings
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
find
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From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, despite those griefs, the great man had spoken playfully to him,--playfully in order to make light of obligations.
griefs
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From this reading And, his wounded egotism appeased by its very outburst, he had called to mind Fairthorn's allusions to Darrell's secret griefs,--griefs that must have been indeed stormy so to have revulsed the currents of a life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
hand
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading New imbroglio in that ever-recurring, never-to-be-settled question, "What will he do with it?"
heart
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From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
hostile
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
hurt
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
ill
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From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
imbroglio
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From this reading New imbroglio in that ever-recurring, never-to-be-settled question, "What will he do with it?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading New imbroglio in that ever-recurring, never-to-be-settled question, "What will he do with it?"
indeed
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From this reading And, his wounded egotism appeased by its very outburst, he had called to mind Fairthorn's allusions to Darrell's secret griefs,--griefs that must have been indeed stormy so to have revulsed the currents of a life.
indelicate
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From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading New imbroglio in that ever-recurring, never-to-be-settled question, "What will he do with it?"
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And, his wounded egotism appeased by its very outburst, he had called to mind Fairthorn's allusions to Darrell's secret griefs,--griefs that must have been indeed stormy so to have revulsed the currents of a life.
kindness
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From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
lie
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, his wounded egotism appeased by its very outburst, he had called to mind Fairthorn's allusions to Darrell's secret griefs,--griefs that must have been indeed stormy so to have revulsed the currents of a life.
light
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From this reading And, despite those griefs, the great man had spoken playfully to him,--playfully in order to make light of obligations.
Lionel's
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, despite those griefs, the great man had spoken playfully to him,--playfully in order to make light of obligations.
man
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From this reading And, despite those griefs, the great man had spoken playfully to him,--playfully in order to make light of obligations.
meant
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From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, his wounded egotism appeased by its very outburst, he had called to mind Fairthorn's allusions to Darrell's secret griefs,--griefs that must have been indeed stormy so to have revulsed the currents of a life.
Mr
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
never-to-be-settled
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From this reading New imbroglio in that ever-recurring, never-to-be-settled question, "What will he do with it?"
New
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From this reading New imbroglio in that ever-recurring, never-to-be-settled question, "What will he do with it?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
obligations
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From this reading And, despite those griefs, the great man had spoken playfully to him,--playfully in order to make light of obligations.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
once
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
opened
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, despite those griefs, the great man had spoken playfully to him,--playfully in order to make light of obligations.
outburst
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From this reading And, his wounded egotism appeased by its very outburst, he had called to mind Fairthorn's allusions to Darrell's secret griefs,--griefs that must have been indeed stormy so to have revulsed the currents of a life.
pardon
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
placeman's
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
playfully
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From this reading And, despite those griefs, the great man had spoken playfully to him,--playfully in order to make light of obligations.
proud
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From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading New imbroglio in that ever-recurring, never-to-be-settled question, "What will he do with it?"
quickly
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
return
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From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
revulsed
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From this reading And, his wounded egotism appeased by its very outburst, he had called to mind Fairthorn's allusions to Darrell's secret griefs,--griefs that must have been indeed stormy so to have revulsed the currents of a life.
room
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From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
said
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading And, his wounded egotism appeased by its very outburst, he had called to mind Fairthorn's allusions to Darrell's secret griefs,--griefs that must have been indeed stormy so to have revulsed the currents of a life.
seduced
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
shoulder
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
shrug
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
smitten
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From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
spoken
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From this reading And, despite those griefs, the great man had spoken playfully to him,--playfully in order to make light of obligations.
stairs
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
stormy
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From this reading And, his wounded egotism appeased by its very outburst, he had called to mind Fairthorn's allusions to Darrell's secret griefs,--griefs that must have been indeed stormy so to have revulsed the currents of a life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading New imbroglio in that ever-recurring, never-to-be-settled question, "What will he do with it?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And, despite those griefs, the great man had spoken playfully to him,--playfully in order to make light of obligations.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
tone
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
Treasury-bench
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
turned
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
ungrateful
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From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
up
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
very
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From this reading And, his wounded egotism appeased by its very outburst, he had called to mind Fairthorn's allusions to Darrell's secret griefs,--griefs that must have been indeed stormy so to have revulsed the currents of a life.
vote
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
well
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From this reading But before this time Lionel's proud heart, in which ungrateful anger could not long find room, had smitten him for so ill a return to well- meant and not indelicate kindness.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading New imbroglio in that ever-recurring, never-to-be-settled question, "What will he do with it?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading New imbroglio in that ever-recurring, never-to-be-settled question, "What will he do with it?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading New imbroglio in that ever-recurring, never-to-be-settled question, "What will he do with it?"
wounded
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From this reading And, his wounded egotism appeased by its very outburst, he had called to mind Fairthorn's allusions to Darrell's secret griefs,--griefs that must have been indeed stormy so to have revulsed the currents of a life.
wrath
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From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With a disappointed glare and a baffled shrug of the shoulder, Mr. Darrell turned from the dining-room, and passed up the stairs to Lionel's chamber, opened the door quickly, and extending his hand said, in that tone which had disarmed the wrath of ambitious factions, and even (if fame lie not) once seduced from the hostile Treasury-bench a placeman's vote, "I must have hurt your feelings, and I come to beg your pardon!"
