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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 The secret, which had almost overwhelmed her when she had tried to bear it alone, assumed a different aspect now she shared it with her friends.
affair
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From this reading Captain Harper had taken the full responsibility of the affair, and as one of His Majesty's officers she knew he could be trusted.
almost
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From this reading The secret, which had almost overwhelmed her when she had tried to bear it alone, assumed a different aspect now she shared it with her friends.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The secret, which had almost overwhelmed her when she had tried to bear it alone, assumed a different aspect now she shared it with her friends.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Harper had taken the full responsibility of the affair, and as one of His Majesty's officers she knew he could be trusted.
arousing
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From this reading To keep watch without arousing her uncle's suspicions was to be her present role.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Captain Harper had taken the full responsibility of the affair, and as one of His Majesty's officers she knew he could be trusted.
aspect
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From this reading The secret, which had almost overwhelmed her when she had tried to bear it alone, assumed a different aspect now she shared it with her friends.
assumed
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From this reading The secret, which had almost overwhelmed her when she had tried to bear it alone, assumed a different aspect now she shared it with her friends.
back
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From this reading Pamela's Night Walk Pamela went back to Moss Cottage with new courage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Captain Harper had taken the full responsibility of the affair, and as one of His Majesty's officers she knew he could be trusted.
bear
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From this reading The secret, which had almost overwhelmed her when she had tried to bear it alone, assumed a different aspect now she shared it with her friends.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Harper had taken the full responsibility of the affair, and as one of His Majesty's officers she knew he could be trusted.
Cottage
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From this reading Pamela's Night Walk Pamela went back to Moss Cottage with new courage.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Captain Harper had taken the full responsibility of the affair, and as one of His Majesty's officers she knew he could be trusted.
courage
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From this reading Pamela's Night Walk Pamela went back to Moss Cottage with new courage.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The secret, which had almost overwhelmed her when she had tried to bear it alone, assumed a different aspect now she shared it with her friends.
directions
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From this reading She placed herself entirely in his hands, and followed his directions implicitly.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She placed herself entirely in his hands, and followed his directions implicitly.
followed
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From this reading She placed herself entirely in his hands, and followed his directions implicitly.
friends
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From this reading The secret, which had almost overwhelmed her when she had tried to bear it alone, assumed a different aspect now she shared it with her friends.
full
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From this reading Captain Harper had taken the full responsibility of the affair, and as one of His Majesty's officers she knew he could be trusted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The secret, which had almost overwhelmed her when she had tried to bear it alone, assumed a different aspect now she shared it with her friends.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She placed herself entirely in his hands, and followed his directions implicitly.
Harper
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From this reading Captain Harper had taken the full responsibility of the affair, and as one of His Majesty's officers she knew he could be trusted.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Harper had taken the full responsibility of the affair, and as one of His Majesty's officers she knew he could be trusted.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The secret, which had almost overwhelmed her when she had tried to bear it alone, assumed a different aspect now she shared it with her friends.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She placed herself entirely in his hands, and followed his directions implicitly.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Harper had taken the full responsibility of the affair, and as one of His Majesty's officers she knew he could be trusted.
implicitly
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From this reading She placed herself entirely in his hands, and followed his directions implicitly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She placed herself entirely in his hands, and followed his directions implicitly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The secret, which had almost overwhelmed her when she had tried to bear it alone, assumed a different aspect now she shared it with her friends.
keep
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From this reading To keep watch without arousing her uncle's suspicions was to be her present role.
knew
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From this reading Captain Harper had taken the full responsibility of the affair, and as one of His Majesty's officers she knew he could be trusted.
Majesty's
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From this reading Captain Harper had taken the full responsibility of the affair, and as one of His Majesty's officers she knew he could be trusted.
Moss
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From this reading Pamela's Night Walk Pamela went back to Moss Cottage with new courage.
new
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From this reading Pamela's Night Walk Pamela went back to Moss Cottage with new courage.
Night
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From this reading Pamela's Night Walk Pamela went back to Moss Cottage with new courage.
now
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From this reading The secret, which had almost overwhelmed her when she had tried to bear it alone, assumed a different aspect now she shared it with her friends.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captain Harper had taken the full responsibility of the affair, and as one of His Majesty's officers she knew he could be trusted.
officers
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From this reading Captain Harper had taken the full responsibility of the affair, and as one of His Majesty's officers she knew he could be trusted.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Captain Harper had taken the full responsibility of the affair, and as one of His Majesty's officers she knew he could be trusted.
overwhelmed
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From this reading The secret, which had almost overwhelmed her when she had tried to bear it alone, assumed a different aspect now she shared it with her friends.
Pamela
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From this reading Pamela's Night Walk Pamela went back to Moss Cottage with new courage.
Pamela's
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From this reading Pamela's Night Walk Pamela went back to Moss Cottage with new courage.
placed
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From this reading She placed herself entirely in his hands, and followed his directions implicitly.
present
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From this reading To keep watch without arousing her uncle's suspicions was to be her present role.
responsibility
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From this reading Captain Harper had taken the full responsibility of the affair, and as one of His Majesty's officers she knew he could be trusted.
role
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From this reading To keep watch without arousing her uncle's suspicions was to be her present role.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The secret, which had almost overwhelmed her when she had tried to bear it alone, assumed a different aspect now she shared it with her friends.
shared
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From this reading The secret, which had almost overwhelmed her when she had tried to bear it alone, assumed a different aspect now she shared it with her friends.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The secret, which had almost overwhelmed her when she had tried to bear it alone, assumed a different aspect now she shared it with her friends.
suspicions
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From this reading To keep watch without arousing her uncle's suspicions was to be her present role.
taken
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From this reading Captain Harper had taken the full responsibility of the affair, and as one of His Majesty's officers she knew he could be trusted.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The secret, which had almost overwhelmed her when she had tried to bear it alone, assumed a different aspect now she shared it with her friends.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pamela's Night Walk Pamela went back to Moss Cottage with new courage.
tried
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From this reading The secret, which had almost overwhelmed her when she had tried to bear it alone, assumed a different aspect now she shared it with her friends.
trusted
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From this reading Captain Harper had taken the full responsibility of the affair, and as one of His Majesty's officers she knew he could be trusted.
uncle's
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From this reading To keep watch without arousing her uncle's suspicions was to be her present role.
Walk
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From this reading Pamela's Night Walk Pamela went back to Moss Cottage with new courage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To keep watch without arousing her uncle's suspicions was to be her present role.
watch
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From this reading To keep watch without arousing her uncle's suspicions was to be her present role.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pamela's Night Walk Pamela went back to Moss Cottage with new courage.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The secret, which had almost overwhelmed her when she had tried to bear it alone, assumed a different aspect now she shared it with her friends.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The secret, which had almost overwhelmed her when she had tried to bear it alone, assumed a different aspect now she shared it with her friends.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pamela's Night Walk Pamela went back to Moss Cottage with new courage.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading To keep watch without arousing her uncle's suspicions was to be her present role.
