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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 COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A creature of energy and of action, who felt herself to be above all danger, she attached no meaning to the word uneasiness.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
action
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From this reading A creature of energy and of action, who felt herself to be above all danger, she attached no meaning to the word uneasiness.
adjoining
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
advance
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From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
advancing
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From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
agonies
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From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
all
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From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
attached
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From this reading A creature of energy and of action, who felt herself to be above all danger, she attached no meaning to the word uneasiness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A creature of energy and of action, who felt herself to be above all danger, she attached no meaning to the word uneasiness.
bedroom
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
business
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
capable
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From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
COUNTESS
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From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
courageous
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From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A creature of energy and of action, who felt herself to be above all danger, she attached no meaning to the word uneasiness.
danger
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From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Countess Steno did not know what weakness and fear were.
energy
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From this reading A creature of energy and of action, who felt herself to be above all danger, she attached no meaning to the word uneasiness.
evening
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From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
examining
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
exhausts
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From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
eyes
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From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
face
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From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
fear
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From this reading Countess Steno did not know what weakness and fear were.
felt
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From this reading A creature of energy and of action, who felt herself to be above all danger, she attached no meaning to the word uneasiness.
followed
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From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
following
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
Gorka
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From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
heart
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From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A creature of energy and of action, who felt herself to be above all danger, she attached no meaning to the word uneasiness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
insomnia
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From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Countess Steno did not know what weakness and fear were.
less
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From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
looking
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From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
marked
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From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
meaning
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From this reading A creature of energy and of action, who felt herself to be above all danger, she attached no meaning to the word uneasiness.
men
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
night
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From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A creature of energy and of action, who felt herself to be above all danger, she attached no meaning to the word uneasiness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Countess Steno did not know what weakness and fear were.
o'clock
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
office
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
prelude
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From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
probable
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From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
profound
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From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
rather
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
refreshing
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From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
salon
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
several
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A creature of energy and of action, who felt herself to be above all danger, she attached no meaning to the word uneasiness.
situation
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From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
sleep
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From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
slept
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From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
soiree
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From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
STENO
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From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
ten
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
threats
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From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
tiny
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
uneasiness
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From this reading A creature of energy and of action, who felt herself to be above all danger, she attached no meaning to the word uneasiness.
vengeance
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From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Toward ten o'clock the following morning, she was in the tiny salon, or rather, the office adjoining her bedroom, examining several accounts brought by one of her men of business.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading Countess Steno did not know what weakness and fear were.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Countess Steno did not know what weakness and fear were.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Countess Steno did not know what weakness and fear were.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A creature of energy and of action, who felt herself to be above all danger, she attached no meaning to the word uneasiness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So she slept, on the night which followed that soiree, a sleep as profound, as refreshing, as if Gorka had never returned with vengeance in his heart, with threats in his eyes.
woman
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From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
word
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From this reading A creature of energy and of action, who felt herself to be above all danger, she attached no meaning to the word uneasiness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading COUNTESS STENO A woman less courageous than the Countess, less capable of looking a situation in the face and of advancing to it, such an evening would have marked the prelude to one of those nights of insomnia when the mind exhausts in advance all the agonies of probable danger.
