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Chapter X
OMINOUS. SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn. She had felt his attentions to be humiliating from the first. They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light. These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had felt his attentions to be humiliating from the first.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.”
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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 They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
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From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
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From this reading She had felt his attentions to be humiliating from the first.
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From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had felt his attentions to be humiliating from the first.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
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From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
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From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
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From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
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From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
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From this reading She had felt his attentions to be humiliating from the first.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had felt his attentions to be humiliating from the first.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
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From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
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From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had felt his attentions to be humiliating from the first.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had felt his attentions to be humiliating from the first.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had felt his attentions to be humiliating from the first.
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From this reading She had felt his attentions to be humiliating from the first.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
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From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
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From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
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From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
not any; not one
From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
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From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
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From this reading OMINOUS.
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From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
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From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
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From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
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From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
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From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
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From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
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From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
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From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had felt his attentions to be humiliating from the first.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
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From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
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From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
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From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had presented her former life, in which her own amusement and pleasure had been her chief thought, in another and a very disagreeable light.
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From this reading SUBORDINATE only to her father and two chief friends, in Marian's thoughts, was her enemy, for as such she now regarded Willard Merwyn.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading These facts alone would have been sufficient to awaken a vindictive feeling, for she was no saint.
