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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 In her appeal to Wyndham Audrey had played a bold stroke, and it seemed that she had won it.
abrupt
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From this reading Wyndham was not easily deceived, and he rightly interpreted her abrupt dismissal of him as a final effort to assert herself before the onset of the inevitable.
All
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From this reading All the same, ever since she had left him at the doors of the Hotel Metropole, a certain constraint had crept into their intercourse.
amply
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From this reading She had amply revenged herself on Hardy, and more than assured herself of Wyndham's friendship.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In her appeal to Wyndham Audrey had played a bold stroke, and it seemed that she had won it.
appeal
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From this reading In her appeal to Wyndham Audrey had played a bold stroke, and it seemed that she had won it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wyndham was not easily deceived, and he rightly interpreted her abrupt dismissal of him as a final effort to assert herself before the onset of the inevitable.
assert
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From this reading Wyndham was not easily deceived, and he rightly interpreted her abrupt dismissal of him as a final effort to assert herself before the onset of the inevitable.
assured
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From this reading She had amply revenged herself on Hardy, and more than assured herself of Wyndham's friendship.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All the same, ever since she had left him at the doors of the Hotel Metropole, a certain constraint had crept into their intercourse.
Audrey
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From this reading In her appeal to Wyndham Audrey had played a bold stroke, and it seemed that she had won it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Wyndham was not easily deceived, and he rightly interpreted her abrupt dismissal of him as a final effort to assert herself before the onset of the inevitable.
bold
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From this reading In her appeal to Wyndham Audrey had played a bold stroke, and it seemed that she had won it.
certain
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From this reading All the same, ever since she had left him at the doors of the Hotel Metropole, a certain constraint had crept into their intercourse.
chosen
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From this reading Even if he at times suspected her of playing a part, she had chosen the right part to play, and he respected her for it.
constraint
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From this reading All the same, ever since she had left him at the doors of the Hotel Metropole, a certain constraint had crept into their intercourse.
crept
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From this reading All the same, ever since she had left him at the doors of the Hotel Metropole, a certain constraint had crept into their intercourse.
deceived
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From this reading Wyndham was not easily deceived, and he rightly interpreted her abrupt dismissal of him as a final effort to assert herself before the onset of the inevitable.
dismissal
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From this reading Wyndham was not easily deceived, and he rightly interpreted her abrupt dismissal of him as a final effort to assert herself before the onset of the inevitable.
doors
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From this reading All the same, ever since she had left him at the doors of the Hotel Metropole, a certain constraint had crept into their intercourse.
easily
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From this reading Wyndham was not easily deceived, and he rightly interpreted her abrupt dismissal of him as a final effort to assert herself before the onset of the inevitable.
effort
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From this reading Wyndham was not easily deceived, and he rightly interpreted her abrupt dismissal of him as a final effort to assert herself before the onset of the inevitable.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even if he at times suspected her of playing a part, she had chosen the right part to play, and he respected her for it.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the same, ever since she had left him at the doors of the Hotel Metropole, a certain constraint had crept into their intercourse.
final
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From this reading Wyndham was not easily deceived, and he rightly interpreted her abrupt dismissal of him as a final effort to assert herself before the onset of the inevitable.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even if he at times suspected her of playing a part, she had chosen the right part to play, and he respected her for it.
friendship
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From this reading She had amply revenged herself on Hardy, and more than assured herself of Wyndham's friendship.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In her appeal to Wyndham Audrey had played a bold stroke, and it seemed that she had won it.
Hardy
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From this reading She had amply revenged herself on Hardy, and more than assured herself of Wyndham's friendship.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wyndham was not easily deceived, and he rightly interpreted her abrupt dismissal of him as a final effort to assert herself before the onset of the inevitable.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her appeal to Wyndham Audrey had played a bold stroke, and it seemed that she had won it.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had amply revenged herself on Hardy, and more than assured herself of Wyndham's friendship.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All the same, ever since she had left him at the doors of the Hotel Metropole, a certain constraint had crept into their intercourse.
Hotel
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From this reading All the same, ever since she had left him at the doors of the Hotel Metropole, a certain constraint had crept into their intercourse.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even if he at times suspected her of playing a part, she had chosen the right part to play, and he respected her for it.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her appeal to Wyndham Audrey had played a bold stroke, and it seemed that she had won it.
inevitable
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From this reading Wyndham was not easily deceived, and he rightly interpreted her abrupt dismissal of him as a final effort to assert herself before the onset of the inevitable.
intercourse
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From this reading All the same, ever since she had left him at the doors of the Hotel Metropole, a certain constraint had crept into their intercourse.
interpreted
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From this reading Wyndham was not easily deceived, and he rightly interpreted her abrupt dismissal of him as a final effort to assert herself before the onset of the inevitable.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All the same, ever since she had left him at the doors of the Hotel Metropole, a certain constraint had crept into their intercourse.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In her appeal to Wyndham Audrey had played a bold stroke, and it seemed that she had won it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the same, ever since she had left him at the doors of the Hotel Metropole, a certain constraint had crept into their intercourse.
Metropole
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From this reading All the same, ever since she had left him at the doors of the Hotel Metropole, a certain constraint had crept into their intercourse.
more
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From this reading She had amply revenged herself on Hardy, and more than assured herself of Wyndham's friendship.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wyndham was not easily deceived, and he rightly interpreted her abrupt dismissal of him as a final effort to assert herself before the onset of the inevitable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had amply revenged herself on Hardy, and more than assured herself of Wyndham's friendship.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had amply revenged herself on Hardy, and more than assured herself of Wyndham's friendship.
onset
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From this reading Wyndham was not easily deceived, and he rightly interpreted her abrupt dismissal of him as a final effort to assert herself before the onset of the inevitable.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even if he at times suspected her of playing a part, she had chosen the right part to play, and he respected her for it.
play
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From this reading Even if he at times suspected her of playing a part, she had chosen the right part to play, and he respected her for it.
played
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From this reading In her appeal to Wyndham Audrey had played a bold stroke, and it seemed that she had won it.
playing
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From this reading Even if he at times suspected her of playing a part, she had chosen the right part to play, and he respected her for it.
respected
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From this reading Even if he at times suspected her of playing a part, she had chosen the right part to play, and he respected her for it.
revenged
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From this reading She had amply revenged herself on Hardy, and more than assured herself of Wyndham's friendship.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even if he at times suspected her of playing a part, she had chosen the right part to play, and he respected her for it.
rightly
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From this reading Wyndham was not easily deceived, and he rightly interpreted her abrupt dismissal of him as a final effort to assert herself before the onset of the inevitable.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the same, ever since she had left him at the doors of the Hotel Metropole, a certain constraint had crept into their intercourse.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her appeal to Wyndham Audrey had played a bold stroke, and it seemed that she had won it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her appeal to Wyndham Audrey had played a bold stroke, and it seemed that she had won it.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading All the same, ever since she had left him at the doors of the Hotel Metropole, a certain constraint had crept into their intercourse.
stroke
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From this reading In her appeal to Wyndham Audrey had played a bold stroke, and it seemed that she had won it.
suspected
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From this reading Even if he at times suspected her of playing a part, she had chosen the right part to play, and he respected her for it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had amply revenged herself on Hardy, and more than assured herself of Wyndham's friendship.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In her appeal to Wyndham Audrey had played a bold stroke, and it seemed that she had won it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the same, ever since she had left him at the doors of the Hotel Metropole, a certain constraint had crept into their intercourse.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the same, ever since she had left him at the doors of the Hotel Metropole, a certain constraint had crept into their intercourse.
times
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From this reading Even if he at times suspected her of playing a part, she had chosen the right part to play, and he respected her for it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In her appeal to Wyndham Audrey had played a bold stroke, and it seemed that she had won it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wyndham was not easily deceived, and he rightly interpreted her abrupt dismissal of him as a final effort to assert herself before the onset of the inevitable.
won
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From this reading In her appeal to Wyndham Audrey had played a bold stroke, and it seemed that she had won it.
Wyndham
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From this reading In her appeal to Wyndham Audrey had played a bold stroke, and it seemed that she had won it.
Wyndham's
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From this reading She had amply revenged herself on Hardy, and more than assured herself of Wyndham's friendship.
