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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 little lady had shown terror at the mere sight of this man’s portrait; she had abandoned a room in which she had, as she thought, only dreamt of him.
abandoned
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From this reading The little lady had shown terror at the mere sight of this man’s portrait; she had abandoned a room in which she had, as she thought, only dreamt of him.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The little lady had shown terror at the mere sight of this man’s portrait; she had abandoned a room in which she had, as she thought, only dreamt of him.
assurance
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From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Poor Mabin gazed down blankly at the crouching figure of Mrs. Dale.
blankly
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From this reading Poor Mabin gazed down blankly at the crouching figure of Mrs. Dale.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
complications
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From this reading Were the complications of this mysterious history never to end.
crouching
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From this reading Poor Mabin gazed down blankly at the crouching figure of Mrs. Dale.
Dale
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From this reading Poor Mabin gazed down blankly at the crouching figure of Mrs. Dale.
down
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From this reading Poor Mabin gazed down blankly at the crouching figure of Mrs. Dale.
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading The little lady had shown terror at the mere sight of this man’s portrait; she had abandoned a room in which she had, as she thought, only dreamt of him.
emerged
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From this reading Mabin looked, with her perplexity puckering her pretty face, at Rudolph, who had emerged from the wood in his turn.
end
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From this reading Were the complications of this mysterious history never to end.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
face
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From this reading Mabin looked, with her perplexity puckering her pretty face, at Rudolph, who had emerged from the wood in his turn.
figure
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From this reading Poor Mabin gazed down blankly at the crouching figure of Mrs. Dale.
force
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From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mabin looked, with her perplexity puckering her pretty face, at Rudolph, who had emerged from the wood in his turn.
gave
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From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
gazed
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From this reading Poor Mabin gazed down blankly at the crouching figure of Mrs. Dale.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little lady had shown terror at the mere sight of this man’s portrait; she had abandoned a room in which she had, as she thought, only dreamt of him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The little lady had shown terror at the mere sight of this man’s portrait; she had abandoned a room in which she had, as she thought, only dreamt of him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
history
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From this reading Were the complications of this mysterious history never to end.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little lady had shown terror at the mere sight of this man’s portrait; she had abandoned a room in which she had, as she thought, only dreamt of him.
inconsistent
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From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
lady
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From this reading The little lady had shown terror at the mere sight of this man’s portrait; she had abandoned a room in which she had, as she thought, only dreamt of him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little lady had shown terror at the mere sight of this man’s portrait; she had abandoned a room in which she had, as she thought, only dreamt of him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mabin looked, with her perplexity puckering her pretty face, at Rudolph, who had emerged from the wood in his turn.
Mabin
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From this reading Poor Mabin gazed down blankly at the crouching figure of Mrs. Dale.
man's
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From this reading The little lady had shown terror at the mere sight of this man’s portrait; she had abandoned a room in which she had, as she thought, only dreamt of him.
mere
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From this reading The little lady had shown terror at the mere sight of this man’s portrait; she had abandoned a room in which she had, as she thought, only dreamt of him.
most
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From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
Mrs
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From this reading Poor Mabin gazed down blankly at the crouching figure of Mrs. Dale.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Were the complications of this mysterious history never to end.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Were the complications of this mysterious history never to end.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
now
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From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Poor Mabin gazed down blankly at the crouching figure of Mrs. Dale.
only
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From this reading The little lady had shown terror at the mere sight of this man’s portrait; she had abandoned a room in which she had, as she thought, only dreamt of him.
perplexity
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From this reading Mabin looked, with her perplexity puckering her pretty face, at Rudolph, who had emerged from the wood in his turn.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Mabin gazed down blankly at the crouching figure of Mrs. Dale.
portrait
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From this reading The little lady had shown terror at the mere sight of this man’s portrait; she had abandoned a room in which she had, as she thought, only dreamt of him.
pretty
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From this reading Mabin looked, with her perplexity puckering her pretty face, at Rudolph, who had emerged from the wood in his turn.
profound
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From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
puckering
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From this reading Mabin looked, with her perplexity puckering her pretty face, at Rudolph, who had emerged from the wood in his turn.
reassure
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From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
repeating
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From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
room
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From this reading The little lady had shown terror at the mere sight of this man’s portrait; she had abandoned a room in which she had, as she thought, only dreamt of him.
Rudolph
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From this reading Mabin looked, with her perplexity puckering her pretty face, at Rudolph, who had emerged from the wood in his turn.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little lady had shown terror at the mere sight of this man’s portrait; she had abandoned a room in which she had, as she thought, only dreamt of him.
shown
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From this reading The little lady had shown terror at the mere sight of this man’s portrait; she had abandoned a room in which she had, as she thought, only dreamt of him.
sight
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From this reading The little lady had shown terror at the mere sight of this man’s portrait; she had abandoned a room in which she had, as she thought, only dreamt of him.
sign
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From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
sorrow
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From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
terror
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From this reading The little lady had shown terror at the mere sight of this man’s portrait; she had abandoned a room in which she had, as she thought, only dreamt of him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Poor Mabin gazed down blankly at the crouching figure of Mrs. Dale.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Were the complications of this mysterious history never to end.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little lady had shown terror at the mere sight of this man’s portrait; she had abandoned a room in which she had, as she thought, only dreamt of him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Were the complications of this mysterious history never to end.
tried
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From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
turn
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From this reading Mabin looked, with her perplexity puckering her pretty face, at Rudolph, who had emerged from the wood in his turn.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were the complications of this mysterious history never to end.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little lady had shown terror at the mere sight of this man’s portrait; she had abandoned a room in which she had, as she thought, only dreamt of him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mabin looked, with her perplexity puckering her pretty face, at Rudolph, who had emerged from the wood in his turn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mabin looked, with her perplexity puckering her pretty face, at Rudolph, who had emerged from the wood in his turn.
woman
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From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
wood
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From this reading Mabin looked, with her perplexity puckering her pretty face, at Rudolph, who had emerged from the wood in his turn.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet now, when Mabin tried to reassure her by repeating his assurance that he would not force himself upon her again, the inconsistent woman gave every sign of the most profound sorrow.
