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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 To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Told it rapidly, now and then confusedly, but with omission of nothing essential.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So often she had reviewed her life, at successive stages of culture and self-knowledge.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Every step had been debated in heart and conscience.
betraying
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From this reading To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Told it rapidly, now and then confusedly, but with omission of nothing essential.
cold
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From this reading To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
confusedly
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From this reading Told it rapidly, now and then confusedly, but with omission of nothing essential.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading Every step had been debated in heart and conscience.
culture
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From this reading So often she had reviewed her life, at successive stages of culture and self-knowledge.
debated
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From this reading Every step had been debated in heart and conscience.
Denzil's
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From this reading To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had so much to say, yet might not linger in the narration, and feared to seem eager in the excuse of what she had done.
eager
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From this reading She had so much to say, yet might not linger in the narration, and feared to seem eager in the excuse of what she had done.
essential
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From this reading Told it rapidly, now and then confusedly, but with omission of nothing essential.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every step had been debated in heart and conscience.
excuse
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From this reading She had so much to say, yet might not linger in the narration, and feared to seem eager in the excuse of what she had done.
feared
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From this reading She had so much to say, yet might not linger in the narration, and feared to seem eager in the excuse of what she had done.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So often she had reviewed her life, at successive stages of culture and self-knowledge.
heart
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From this reading Every step had been debated in heart and conscience.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So often she had reviewed her life, at successive stages of culture and self-knowledge.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every step had been debated in heart and conscience.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Told it rapidly, now and then confusedly, but with omission of nothing essential.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So often she had reviewed her life, at successive stages of culture and self-knowledge.
linger
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From this reading She had so much to say, yet might not linger in the narration, and feared to seem eager in the excuse of what she had done.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She had so much to say, yet might not linger in the narration, and feared to seem eager in the excuse of what she had done.
much
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From this reading She had so much to say, yet might not linger in the narration, and feared to seem eager in the excuse of what she had done.
narration
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From this reading She had so much to say, yet might not linger in the narration, and feared to seem eager in the excuse of what she had done.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had so much to say, yet might not linger in the narration, and feared to seem eager in the excuse of what she had done.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Told it rapidly, now and then confusedly, but with omission of nothing essential.
now
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From this reading Told it rapidly, now and then confusedly, but with omission of nothing essential.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Told it rapidly, now and then confusedly, but with omission of nothing essential.
often
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From this reading So often she had reviewed her life, at successive stages of culture and self-knowledge.
omission
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From this reading Told it rapidly, now and then confusedly, but with omission of nothing essential.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
own
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From this reading To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
rapidly
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From this reading Told it rapidly, now and then confusedly, but with omission of nothing essential.
recollection
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From this reading To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
reviewed
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From this reading So often she had reviewed her life, at successive stages of culture and self-knowledge.
say
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From this reading She had so much to say, yet might not linger in the narration, and feared to seem eager in the excuse of what she had done.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
seem
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From this reading She had so much to say, yet might not linger in the narration, and feared to seem eager in the excuse of what she had done.
self-knowledge
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From this reading So often she had reviewed her life, at successive stages of culture and self-knowledge.
sex
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From this reading To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So often she had reviewed her life, at successive stages of culture and self-knowledge.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So often she had reviewed her life, at successive stages of culture and self-knowledge.
speak
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From this reading To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
stages
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From this reading So often she had reviewed her life, at successive stages of culture and self-knowledge.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every step had been debated in heart and conscience.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
successive
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From this reading So often she had reviewed her life, at successive stages of culture and self-knowledge.
terror
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From this reading To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had so much to say, yet might not linger in the narration, and feared to seem eager in the excuse of what she had done.
then
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From this reading Told it rapidly, now and then confusedly, but with omission of nothing essential.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
things
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From this reading To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had so much to say, yet might not linger in the narration, and feared to seem eager in the excuse of what she had done.
ToldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Told it rapidly, now and then confusedly, but with omission of nothing essential.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To speak of these things to one of her own sex was in itself a great relief, yet from time to time the recollection that she was betraying Denzil's secret struck her with cold terror.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She had so much to say, yet might not linger in the narration, and feared to seem eager in the excuse of what she had done.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Told it rapidly, now and then confusedly, but with omission of nothing essential.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She had so much to say, yet might not linger in the narration, and feared to seem eager in the excuse of what she had done.
