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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 Between Eleanor and Lucy there had grown up a close, intense, and yet most painful affection.
affection
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From this reading Between Eleanor and Lucy there had grown up a close, intense, and yet most painful affection.
all
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From this reading What was it that Manisty had found so irresistible, when all her own subtler arts had failed?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Between Eleanor and Lucy there had grown up a close, intense, and yet most painful affection.
arts
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From this reading What was it that Manisty had found so irresistible, when all her own subtler arts had failed?
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between Eleanor and Lucy there had grown up a close, intense, and yet most painful affection.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
close
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From this reading Between Eleanor and Lucy there had grown up a close, intense, and yet most painful affection.
companion
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From this reading Meanwhile she often observed her companion with a quick and torturing curiosity.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
consciousness
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From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
curiosity
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From this reading Meanwhile she often observed her companion with a quick and torturing curiosity.
days
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From this reading The days passed on.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
Eleanor
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From this reading Between Eleanor and Lucy there had grown up a close, intense, and yet most painful affection.
Eleanor's
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From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
embittering
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From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
enormity
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From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
failed
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fierce
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From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was it that Manisty had found so irresistible, when all her own subtler arts had failed?
full
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From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
futility
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From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
gave
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From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
grown
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From this reading Between Eleanor and Lucy there had grown up a close, intense, and yet most painful affection.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Between Eleanor and Lucy there had grown up a close, intense, and yet most painful affection.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
increased
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From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
intense
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From this reading Between Eleanor and Lucy there had grown up a close, intense, and yet most painful affection.
irresistible
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From this reading What was it that Manisty had found so irresistible, when all her own subtler arts had failed?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What was it that Manisty had found so irresistible, when all her own subtler arts had failed?
Lucy
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From this reading Between Eleanor and Lucy there had grown up a close, intense, and yet most painful affection.
Manisty
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From this reading What was it that Manisty had found so irresistible, when all her own subtler arts had failed?
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile she often observed her companion with a quick and torturing curiosity.
most
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From this reading Between Eleanor and Lucy there had grown up a close, intense, and yet most painful affection.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
observed
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From this reading Meanwhile she often observed her companion with a quick and torturing curiosity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
often
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From this reading Meanwhile she often observed her companion with a quick and torturing curiosity.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The days passed on.
only
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From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
other
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From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
own
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From this reading What was it that Manisty had found so irresistible, when all her own subtler arts had failed?
painful
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From this reading Between Eleanor and Lucy there had grown up a close, intense, and yet most painful affection.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days passed on.
quick
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From this reading Meanwhile she often observed her companion with a quick and torturing curiosity.
resistance
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From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
side
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From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What was it that Manisty had found so irresistible, when all her own subtler arts had failed?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
subtler
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From this reading What was it that Manisty had found so irresistible, when all her own subtler arts had failed?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What was it that Manisty had found so irresistible, when all her own subtler arts had failed?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The days passed on.
there
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From this reading Between Eleanor and Lucy there had grown up a close, intense, and yet most painful affection.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
torturing
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From this reading Meanwhile she often observed her companion with a quick and torturing curiosity.
unbroken
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From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
up
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From this reading Between Eleanor and Lucy there had grown up a close, intense, and yet most painful affection.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading What was it that Manisty had found so irresistible, when all her own subtler arts had failed?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Neither gave the other her full confidence, and on Eleanor's side the consciousness both of the futility and the enormity of what she had done only increased with time, embittering the resistance of a will which was still fierce and unbroken.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Between Eleanor and Lucy there had grown up a close, intense, and yet most painful affection.
