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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 Cressida made a settlement upon him, but even Poppas, tortured by envy and curiosity, never discovered how much it was.
accumulation
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From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
bid
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From this reading He had come to pay his respects to me, he said, to declare his undying gratitude to Madame Garnet, and to bid me farewell.
burst
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From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Cressida made a settlement upon him, but even Poppas, tortured by envy and curiosity, never discovered how much it was.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cressida made a settlement upon him, but even Poppas, tortured by envy and curiosity, never discovered how much it was.
cane
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From this reading He took up his hat and cane and kissed my hand.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come to pay his respects to me, he said, to declare his undying gratitude to Madame Garnet, and to bid me farewell.
conduct
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From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
consequences
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From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
Cressida
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From this reading Cressida made a settlement upon him, but even Poppas, tortured by envy and curiosity, never discovered how much it was.
curiosity
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From this reading Cressida made a settlement upon him, but even Poppas, tortured by envy and curiosity, never discovered how much it was.
day
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From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
declare
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From this reading He had come to pay his respects to me, he said, to declare his undying gratitude to Madame Garnet, and to bid me farewell.
discovered
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From this reading Cressida made a settlement upon him, but even Poppas, tortured by envy and curiosity, never discovered how much it was.
envy
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From this reading Cressida made a settlement upon him, but even Poppas, tortured by envy and curiosity, never discovered how much it was.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cressida made a settlement upon him, but even Poppas, tortured by envy and curiosity, never discovered how much it was.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
farewell
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From this reading He had come to pay his respects to me, he said, to declare his undying gratitude to Madame Garnet, and to bid me farewell.
fatalistic
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From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
Garnet
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From this reading He had come to pay his respects to me, he said, to declare his undying gratitude to Madame Garnet, and to bid me farewell.
gratitude
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From this reading He had come to pay his respects to me, he said, to declare his undying gratitude to Madame Garnet, and to bid me farewell.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
hand
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From this reading He took up his hat and cane and kissed my hand.
hat
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From this reading He took up his hat and cane and kissed my hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
how
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From this reading Cressida made a settlement upon him, but even Poppas, tortured by envy and curiosity, never discovered how much it was.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have never seen him since.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
just
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From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
kissed
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From this reading He took up his hat and cane and kissed my hand.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
Madame
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From this reading He had come to pay his respects to me, he said, to declare his undying gratitude to Madame Garnet, and to bid me farewell.
made
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From this reading Cressida made a settlement upon him, but even Poppas, tortured by envy and curiosity, never discovered how much it was.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had come to pay his respects to me, he said, to declare his undying gratitude to Madame Garnet, and to bid me farewell.
meant
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From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
misery
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From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
much
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From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He took up his hat and cane and kissed my hand.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have never seen him since.
now
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From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
overhead
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From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
pay
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From this reading He had come to pay his respects to me, he said, to declare his undying gratitude to Madame Garnet, and to bid me farewell.
piling
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From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
Poppas
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From this reading Cressida made a settlement upon him, but even Poppas, tortured by envy and curiosity, never discovered how much it was.
respects
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From this reading He had come to pay his respects to me, he said, to declare his undying gratitude to Madame Garnet, and to bid me farewell.
said
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From this reading He had come to pay his respects to me, he said, to declare his undying gratitude to Madame Garnet, and to bid me farewell.
seen
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From this reading I have never seen him since.
settlement
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From this reading Cressida made a settlement upon him, but even Poppas, tortured by envy and curiosity, never discovered how much it was.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I have never seen him since.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
somewhere
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From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
three
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From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took up his hat and cane and kissed my hand.
tortured
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From this reading Cressida made a settlement upon him, but even Poppas, tortured by envy and curiosity, never discovered how much it was.
underground
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From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
undying
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From this reading He had come to pay his respects to me, he said, to declare his undying gratitude to Madame Garnet, and to bid me farewell.
up
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From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Cressida made a settlement upon him, but even Poppas, tortured by envy and curiosity, never discovered how much it was.
view
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From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
withheld
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From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
years
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From this reading His view of his conduct and its consequences was fatalistic: he was meant to have just so much misery every day of his life; for three years it had been withheld, had been piling up somewhere, underground, overhead; now the accumulation burst over him.
