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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 A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
acknowledged
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From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the last day of her life Vanna never ceased to marvel at her own courage and calmness at this moment of supreme temptation.
answer
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From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
arms
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From this reading Vanna ceased to tremble; she stood motionless before her lover, oblivious of his outstretched arms, her whole being projected into the thought of the future.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To the last day of her life Vanna never ceased to marvel at her own courage and calmness at this moment of supreme temptation.
attack
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From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The temptation to consent, to gain happiness at whatever cost, would be so immense that continued resistance would be next to impossible; but at this moment there was no feeling of temptation.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Vanna ceased to tremble; she stood motionless before her lover, oblivious of his outstretched arms, her whole being projected into the thought of the future.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Vanna ceased to tremble; she stood motionless before her lover, oblivious of his outstretched arms, her whole being projected into the thought of the future.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The temptation to consent, to gain happiness at whatever cost, would be so immense that continued resistance would be next to impossible; but at this moment there was no feeling of temptation.
calm
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From this reading The steady, persistent effort of years finds its reward in these crises of life--in a strength of character, a stiffening of the mental muscles, which changes tumult into calm.
calmness
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From this reading To the last day of her life Vanna never ceased to marvel at her own courage and calmness at this moment of supreme temptation.
ceased
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From this reading To the last day of her life Vanna never ceased to marvel at her own courage and calmness at this moment of supreme temptation.
changes
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From this reading The steady, persistent effort of years finds its reward in these crises of life--in a strength of character, a stiffening of the mental muscles, which changes tumult into calm.
character
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From this reading The steady, persistent effort of years finds its reward in these crises of life--in a strength of character, a stiffening of the mental muscles, which changes tumult into calm.
consent
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From this reading The temptation to consent, to gain happiness at whatever cost, would be so immense that continued resistance would be next to impossible; but at this moment there was no feeling of temptation.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The temptation to consent, to gain happiness at whatever cost, would be so immense that continued resistance would be next to impossible; but at this moment there was no feeling of temptation.
cost
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From this reading The temptation to consent, to gain happiness at whatever cost, would be so immense that continued resistance would be next to impossible; but at this moment there was no feeling of temptation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
courage
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From this reading To the last day of her life Vanna never ceased to marvel at her own courage and calmness at this moment of supreme temptation.
crises
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From this reading The steady, persistent effort of years finds its reward in these crises of life--in a strength of character, a stiffening of the mental muscles, which changes tumult into calm.
day
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From this reading To the last day of her life Vanna never ceased to marvel at her own courage and calmness at this moment of supreme temptation.
determination
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From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
effort
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From this reading The steady, persistent effort of years finds its reward in these crises of life--in a strength of character, a stiffening of the mental muscles, which changes tumult into calm.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The temptation to consent, to gain happiness at whatever cost, would be so immense that continued resistance would be next to impossible; but at this moment there was no feeling of temptation.
finds
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From this reading The steady, persistent effort of years finds its reward in these crises of life--in a strength of character, a stiffening of the mental muscles, which changes tumult into calm.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
future
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From this reading Vanna ceased to tremble; she stood motionless before her lover, oblivious of his outstretched arms, her whole being projected into the thought of the future.
gain
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From this reading The temptation to consent, to gain happiness at whatever cost, would be so immense that continued resistance would be next to impossible; but at this moment there was no feeling of temptation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
happiness
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From this reading The temptation to consent, to gain happiness at whatever cost, would be so immense that continued resistance would be next to impossible; but at this moment there was no feeling of temptation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To the last day of her life Vanna never ceased to marvel at her own courage and calmness at this moment of supreme temptation.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Vanna ceased to tremble; she stood motionless before her lover, oblivious of his outstretched arms, her whole being projected into the thought of the future.
hundred
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From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
immense
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From this reading The temptation to consent, to gain happiness at whatever cost, would be so immense that continued resistance would be next to impossible; but at this moment there was no feeling of temptation.
impossible
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From this reading The temptation to consent, to gain happiness at whatever cost, would be so immense that continued resistance would be next to impossible; but at this moment there was no feeling of temptation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The steady, persistent effort of years finds its reward in these crises of life--in a strength of character, a stiffening of the mental muscles, which changes tumult into calm.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The steady, persistent effort of years finds its reward in these crises of life--in a strength of character, a stiffening of the mental muscles, which changes tumult into calm.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The steady, persistent effort of years finds its reward in these crises of life--in a strength of character, a stiffening of the mental muscles, which changes tumult into calm.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the last day of her life Vanna never ceased to marvel at her own courage and calmness at this moment of supreme temptation.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the last day of her life Vanna never ceased to marvel at her own courage and calmness at this moment of supreme temptation.
lover
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From this reading Vanna ceased to tremble; she stood motionless before her lover, oblivious of his outstretched arms, her whole being projected into the thought of the future.
made
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From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
marvel
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From this reading To the last day of her life Vanna never ceased to marvel at her own courage and calmness at this moment of supreme temptation.
mental
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From this reading The steady, persistent effort of years finds its reward in these crises of life--in a strength of character, a stiffening of the mental muscles, which changes tumult into calm.
moment
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From this reading To the last day of her life Vanna never ceased to marvel at her own courage and calmness at this moment of supreme temptation.
motionless
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From this reading Vanna ceased to tremble; she stood motionless before her lover, oblivious of his outstretched arms, her whole being projected into the thought of the future.
muscles
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From this reading The steady, persistent effort of years finds its reward in these crises of life--in a strength of character, a stiffening of the mental muscles, which changes tumult into calm.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the last day of her life Vanna never ceased to marvel at her own courage and calmness at this moment of supreme temptation.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The temptation to consent, to gain happiness at whatever cost, would be so immense that continued resistance would be next to impossible; but at this moment there was no feeling of temptation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The temptation to consent, to gain happiness at whatever cost, would be so immense that continued resistance would be next to impossible; but at this moment there was no feeling of temptation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
oblivious
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From this reading Vanna ceased to tremble; she stood motionless before her lover, oblivious of his outstretched arms, her whole being projected into the thought of the future.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the last day of her life Vanna never ceased to marvel at her own courage and calmness at this moment of supreme temptation.
outstretched
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From this reading Vanna ceased to tremble; she stood motionless before her lover, oblivious of his outstretched arms, her whole being projected into the thought of the future.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
own
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From this reading To the last day of her life Vanna never ceased to marvel at her own courage and calmness at this moment of supreme temptation.
persistent
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From this reading The steady, persistent effort of years finds its reward in these crises of life--in a strength of character, a stiffening of the mental muscles, which changes tumult into calm.
Piers
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From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
projected
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From this reading Vanna ceased to tremble; she stood motionless before her lover, oblivious of his outstretched arms, her whole being projected into the thought of the future.
resistance
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From this reading The temptation to consent, to gain happiness at whatever cost, would be so immense that continued resistance would be next to impossible; but at this moment there was no feeling of temptation.
result
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From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
reward
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From this reading The steady, persistent effort of years finds its reward in these crises of life--in a strength of character, a stiffening of the mental muscles, which changes tumult into calm.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The temptation to consent, to gain happiness at whatever cost, would be so immense that continued resistance would be next to impossible; but at this moment there was no feeling of temptation.
steady
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From this reading The steady, persistent effort of years finds its reward in these crises of life--in a strength of character, a stiffening of the mental muscles, which changes tumult into calm.
stiffening
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From this reading The steady, persistent effort of years finds its reward in these crises of life--in a strength of character, a stiffening of the mental muscles, which changes tumult into calm.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vanna ceased to tremble; she stood motionless before her lover, oblivious of his outstretched arms, her whole being projected into the thought of the future.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The steady, persistent effort of years finds its reward in these crises of life--in a strength of character, a stiffening of the mental muscles, which changes tumult into calm.
supreme
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From this reading To the last day of her life Vanna never ceased to marvel at her own courage and calmness at this moment of supreme temptation.
temptation
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From this reading To the last day of her life Vanna never ceased to marvel at her own courage and calmness at this moment of supreme temptation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the last day of her life Vanna never ceased to marvel at her own courage and calmness at this moment of supreme temptation.
there
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From this reading The temptation to consent, to gain happiness at whatever cost, would be so immense that continued resistance would be next to impossible; but at this moment there was no feeling of temptation.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The steady, persistent effort of years finds its reward in these crises of life--in a strength of character, a stiffening of the mental muscles, which changes tumult into calm.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To the last day of her life Vanna never ceased to marvel at her own courage and calmness at this moment of supreme temptation.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vanna ceased to tremble; she stood motionless before her lover, oblivious of his outstretched arms, her whole being projected into the thought of the future.
times
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From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the last day of her life Vanna never ceased to marvel at her own courage and calmness at this moment of supreme temptation.
tremble
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From this reading Vanna ceased to tremble; she stood motionless before her lover, oblivious of his outstretched arms, her whole being projected into the thought of the future.
tremblingly
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From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
tumult
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From this reading The steady, persistent effort of years finds its reward in these crises of life--in a strength of character, a stiffening of the mental muscles, which changes tumult into calm.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
Vanna
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From this reading To the last day of her life Vanna never ceased to marvel at her own courage and calmness at this moment of supreme temptation.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A hundred times over she had tremblingly acknowledged to herself that if Piers made a violent attack upon her determination she could not answer for the result.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The temptation to consent, to gain happiness at whatever cost, would be so immense that continued resistance would be next to impossible; but at this moment there was no feeling of temptation.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The temptation to consent, to gain happiness at whatever cost, would be so immense that continued resistance would be next to impossible; but at this moment there was no feeling of temptation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The steady, persistent effort of years finds its reward in these crises of life--in a strength of character, a stiffening of the mental muscles, which changes tumult into calm.
whole
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From this reading Vanna ceased to tremble; she stood motionless before her lover, oblivious of his outstretched arms, her whole being projected into the thought of the future.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The temptation to consent, to gain happiness at whatever cost, would be so immense that continued resistance would be next to impossible; but at this moment there was no feeling of temptation.
years
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From this reading The steady, persistent effort of years finds its reward in these crises of life--in a strength of character, a stiffening of the mental muscles, which changes tumult into calm.
