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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 Yet she did not for a moment repent it.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
anticipated
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From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
aroused
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From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
authentic
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From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
bedside
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From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
bled
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From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
desire
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From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
Diana
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From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yet she did not for a moment repent it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
fire
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From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
gone
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From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
hateful
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From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
heart
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From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jeannie went straight to her room.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
Jeannie
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From this reading Jeannie went straight to her room.
keeping
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From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
light
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From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
made
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From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
moment
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From this reading Yet she did not for a moment repent it.
necessary
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From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet she did not for a moment repent it.
now
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From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
promise
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From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
repent
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From this reading Yet she did not for a moment repent it.
room
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From this reading Jeannie went straight to her room.
said
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From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
scene
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From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
scorn
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From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
straight
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From this reading Jeannie went straight to her room.
superficial
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From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jeannie went straight to her room.
triumph
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From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jeannie went straight to her room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
worse
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From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet she did not for a moment repent it.
