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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 Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
Agatha
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From this reading She had no further occasion to seek the house where her lover was lying, for Agatha knew it well.
Alexander's
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Its owner, Proterius, was an illustrious member of the Christian community, and she had often been to see him with her father.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
balked
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From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Its owner, Proterius, was an illustrious member of the Christian community, and she had often been to see him with her father.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
brother's
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From this reading She herself had not seen her cousin for some few years, for Seleukus had quarreled with his brother's family when they had embraced Christianity.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
Christian
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From this reading Its owner, Proterius, was an illustrious member of the Christian community, and she had often been to see him with her father.
Christianity
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From this reading She herself had not seen her cousin for some few years, for Seleukus had quarreled with his brother's family when they had embraced Christianity.
community
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From this reading Its owner, Proterius, was an illustrious member of the Christian community, and she had often been to see him with her father.
companion's
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
confided
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
constantly
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
cousin
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From this reading She herself had not seen her cousin for some few years, for Seleukus had quarreled with his brother's family when they had embraced Christianity.
daughter
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
doubt
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
early
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
embraced
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From this reading She herself had not seen her cousin for some few years, for Seleukus had quarreled with his brother's family when they had embraced Christianity.
extraordinary
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
family
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From this reading She herself had not seen her cousin for some few years, for Seleukus had quarreled with his brother's family when they had embraced Christianity.
father
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From this reading Its owner, Proterius, was an illustrious member of the Christian community, and she had often been to see him with her father.
few
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From this reading She herself had not seen her cousin for some few years, for Seleukus had quarreled with his brother's family when they had embraced Christianity.
follow
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had no further occasion to seek the house where her lover was lying, for Agatha knew it well.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
fugitive
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From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
further
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From this reading She had no further occasion to seek the house where her lover was lying, for Agatha knew it well.
girls
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had no further occasion to seek the house where her lover was lying, for Agatha knew it well.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had no further occasion to seek the house where her lover was lying, for Agatha knew it well.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Its owner, Proterius, was an illustrious member of the Christian community, and she had often been to see him with her father.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She herself had not seen her cousin for some few years, for Seleukus had quarreled with his brother's family when they had embraced Christianity.
hour
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
house
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From this reading She had no further occasion to seek the house where her lover was lying, for Agatha knew it well.
illustrious
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From this reading Its owner, Proterius, was an illustrious member of the Christian community, and she had often been to see him with her father.
inducement
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had no further occasion to seek the house where her lover was lying, for Agatha knew it well.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its owner, Proterius, was an illustrious member of the Christian community, and she had often been to see him with her father.
knew
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From this reading She had no further occasion to seek the house where her lover was lying, for Agatha knew it well.
lost
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
lover
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From this reading She had no further occasion to seek the house where her lover was lying, for Agatha knew it well.
lying
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From this reading She had no further occasion to seek the house where her lover was lying, for Agatha knew it well.
Melissa
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From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
member
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From this reading Its owner, Proterius, was an illustrious member of the Christian community, and she had often been to see him with her father.
mistaken
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had no further occasion to seek the house where her lover was lying, for Agatha knew it well.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She herself had not seen her cousin for some few years, for Seleukus had quarreled with his brother's family when they had embraced Christianity.
occasion
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From this reading She had no further occasion to seek the house where her lover was lying, for Agatha knew it well.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
often
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From this reading Its owner, Proterius, was an illustrious member of the Christian community, and she had often been to see him with her father.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
other
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
out
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
owner
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From this reading Its owner, Proterius, was an illustrious member of the Christian community, and she had often been to see him with her father.
prisoner
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From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
probably
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From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
Proterius
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From this reading Its owner, Proterius, was an illustrious member of the Christian community, and she had often been to see him with her father.
quarreled
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From this reading She herself had not seen her cousin for some few years, for Seleukus had quarreled with his brother's family when they had embraced Christianity.
rage
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From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
resemblance
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
rushed
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From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
see
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From this reading Its owner, Proterius, was an illustrious member of the Christian community, and she had often been to see him with her father.
seeing
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From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
seek
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From this reading She had no further occasion to seek the house where her lover was lying, for Agatha knew it well.
seen
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From this reading She herself had not seen her cousin for some few years, for Seleukus had quarreled with his brother's family when they had embraced Christianity.
Seleukus
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had no further occasion to seek the house where her lover was lying, for Agatha knew it well.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
some
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From this reading She herself had not seen her cousin for some few years, for Seleukus had quarreled with his brother's family when they had embraced Christianity.
spoke
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
streets
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She herself had not seen her cousin for some few years, for Seleukus had quarreled with his brother's family when they had embraced Christianity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had no further occasion to seek the house where her lover was lying, for Agatha knew it well.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
too
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From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
triumph
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From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
uncle's
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
unusual
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had no further occasion to seek the house where her lover was lying, for Agatha knew it well.
way
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From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
well
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From this reading She had no further occasion to seek the house where her lover was lying, for Agatha knew it well.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She had no further occasion to seek the house where her lover was lying, for Agatha knew it well.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On their way the girls confided to each other what had brought them out into the streets at so unusual an hour; and when Melissa spoke of her companion's extraordinary resemblance to the dead daughter of Seleukus-- which, no doubt, had been Alexander's inducement to follow her--Agatha told her that she had constantly been mistaken for her uncle's daughter, so early lost.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
years
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From this reading She herself had not seen her cousin for some few years, for Seleukus had quarreled with his brother's family when they had embraced Christianity.
Zminis
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From this reading Melissa, too, would probably have found herself a prisoner, but that Zminis, seeing himself balked of a triumph, and beside himself with rage, rushed after the fugitive with the rest.
