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Felise Herbert was pronounced by the most competent physicians a dangerous and incurable maniac. She was accordingly removed to an insane asylum for life. Mrs. Arnold escaped all suspicion of complicity in her daughter's crimes, and was suffered to go free from the terrors of the law. But she had no object in life now. The destruction of her idol had torn down the fair citadel of hope and plunged her into incurable despair.
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A fortress protecting a city, metaphorically representing the invincible inner sanctuary of the rational mind.
From this reading “The destruction of her idol had torn down the fair citadel of hope and plunged her into incurable despair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The destruction of her idol had torn down the fair citadel of hope and plunged her into incurable despair.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Mrs. Arnold escaped all suspicion of complicity in her daughter's crimes, and was suffered to go free from the terrors of the law.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was accordingly removed to an insane asylum for life.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Felise Herbert was pronounced by the most competent physicians a dangerous and incurable maniac.
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From this reading She was accordingly removed to an insane asylum for life.
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold escaped all suspicion of complicity in her daughter's crimes, and was suffered to go free from the terrors of the law.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was accordingly removed to an insane asylum for life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Felise Herbert was pronounced by the most competent physicians a dangerous and incurable maniac.
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold escaped all suspicion of complicity in her daughter's crimes, and was suffered to go free from the terrors of the law.
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From this reading She was accordingly removed to an insane asylum for life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she had no object in life now.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Felise Herbert was pronounced by the most competent physicians a dangerous and incurable maniac.
A fortress protecting a city, metaphorically representing the invincible inner sanctuary of the rational mind.
From this reading The destruction of her idol had torn down the fair citadel of hope and plunged her into incurable despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Felise Herbert was pronounced by the most competent physicians a dangerous and incurable maniac.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Arnold escaped all suspicion of complicity in her daughter's crimes, and was suffered to go free from the terrors of the law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Arnold escaped all suspicion of complicity in her daughter's crimes, and was suffered to go free from the terrors of the law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Felise Herbert was pronounced by the most competent physicians a dangerous and incurable maniac.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Arnold escaped all suspicion of complicity in her daughter's crimes, and was suffered to go free from the terrors of the law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The destruction of her idol had torn down the fair citadel of hope and plunged her into incurable despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The destruction of her idol had torn down the fair citadel of hope and plunged her into incurable despair.
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From this reading The destruction of her idol had torn down the fair citadel of hope and plunged her into incurable despair.
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold escaped all suspicion of complicity in her daughter's crimes, and was suffered to go free from the terrors of the law.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The destruction of her idol had torn down the fair citadel of hope and plunged her into incurable despair.
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From this reading Felise Herbert was pronounced by the most competent physicians a dangerous and incurable maniac.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was accordingly removed to an insane asylum for life.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Mrs. Arnold escaped all suspicion of complicity in her daughter's crimes, and was suffered to go free from the terrors of the law.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Arnold escaped all suspicion of complicity in her daughter's crimes, and was suffered to go free from the terrors of the law.
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold escaped all suspicion of complicity in her daughter's crimes, and was suffered to go free from the terrors of the law.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But she had no object in life now.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Arnold escaped all suspicion of complicity in her daughter's crimes, and was suffered to go free from the terrors of the law.
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From this reading Felise Herbert was pronounced by the most competent physicians a dangerous and incurable maniac.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The destruction of her idol had torn down the fair citadel of hope and plunged her into incurable despair.
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From this reading The destruction of her idol had torn down the fair citadel of hope and plunged her into incurable despair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Arnold escaped all suspicion of complicity in her daughter's crimes, and was suffered to go free from the terrors of the law.
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From this reading Felise Herbert was pronounced by the most competent physicians a dangerous and incurable maniac.
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From this reading She was accordingly removed to an insane asylum for life.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The destruction of her idol had torn down the fair citadel of hope and plunged her into incurable despair.
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold escaped all suspicion of complicity in her daughter's crimes, and was suffered to go free from the terrors of the law.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was accordingly removed to an insane asylum for life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Felise Herbert was pronounced by the most competent physicians a dangerous and incurable maniac.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Felise Herbert was pronounced by the most competent physicians a dangerous and incurable maniac.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Arnold escaped all suspicion of complicity in her daughter's crimes, and was suffered to go free from the terrors of the law.
not any; not one
From this reading But she had no object in life now.
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From this reading But she had no object in life now.
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From this reading But she had no object in life now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Arnold escaped all suspicion of complicity in her daughter's crimes, and was suffered to go free from the terrors of the law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Felise Herbert was pronounced by the most competent physicians a dangerous and incurable maniac.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The destruction of her idol had torn down the fair citadel of hope and plunged her into incurable despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Felise Herbert was pronounced by the most competent physicians a dangerous and incurable maniac.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was accordingly removed to an insane asylum for life.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was accordingly removed to an insane asylum for life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Arnold escaped all suspicion of complicity in her daughter's crimes, and was suffered to go free from the terrors of the law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Arnold escaped all suspicion of complicity in her daughter's crimes, and was suffered to go free from the terrors of the law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Arnold escaped all suspicion of complicity in her daughter's crimes, and was suffered to go free from the terrors of the law.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Felise Herbert was pronounced by the most competent physicians a dangerous and incurable maniac.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was accordingly removed to an insane asylum for life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The destruction of her idol had torn down the fair citadel of hope and plunged her into incurable despair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Felise Herbert was pronounced by the most competent physicians a dangerous and incurable maniac.
