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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 She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
ADVERTISEMENT
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From this reading THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN ADVERTISEMENT THE trouble was made by Iris herself.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN ADVERTISEMENT THE trouble was made by Iris herself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
back
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From this reading Her first impulse was to take her back into her service.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she remembered the necessity for concealment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN ADVERTISEMENT THE trouble was made by Iris herself.
concealment
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From this reading But she remembered the necessity for concealment.
CONSEQUENCES
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From this reading THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN ADVERTISEMENT THE trouble was made by Iris herself.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
draw
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From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
fact
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From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
fancied
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From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
Fanny's
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From this reading In this way-- She saw Fanny's advertisement.
fidelitynounUS /fɪˈdeləti/
continued loyalty to a person or promise
From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her first impulse was to take her back into her service.
fit
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From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But she remembered the necessity for concealment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her first impulse was to take her back into her service.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN ADVERTISEMENT THE trouble was made by Iris herself.
husband
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From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading Her first impulse was to take her back into her service.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this way-- She saw Fanny's advertisement.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her first impulse was to take her back into her service.
Iris
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From this reading THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN ADVERTISEMENT THE trouble was made by Iris herself.
jealousy
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From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
law
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From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
made
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From this reading THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN ADVERTISEMENT THE trouble was made by Iris herself.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
necessity
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From this reading But she remembered the necessity for concealment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN ADVERTISEMENT THE trouble was made by Iris herself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
place
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From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
power
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From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
rage
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From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
realised
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From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
remembered
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From this reading But she remembered the necessity for concealment.
revenge
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From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
saw
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From this reading In this way-- She saw Fanny's advertisement.
service
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From this reading Her first impulse was to take her back into her service.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In this way-- She saw Fanny's advertisement.
shock
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From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
slight
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From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
some
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From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
stand
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From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her first impulse was to take her back into her service.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN ADVERTISEMENT THE trouble was made by Iris herself.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this way-- She saw Fanny's advertisement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her first impulse was to take her back into her service.
trouble
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From this reading THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN ADVERTISEMENT THE trouble was made by Iris herself.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
vengeance
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From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN ADVERTISEMENT THE trouble was made by Iris herself.
way
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From this reading In this way-- She saw Fanny's advertisement.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
woman
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From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She must not place herself--she realised already the fact that she had done a thing which would draw upon her the vengeance of the law--and her husband in the power of this woman, whose fidelity might not stand the shock of some fit of jealousy, rage, or revenge for fancied slight.
