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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 She had feared--sickeningly--with a stiffening of her whole nature to resistance, that he wanted to flirt with her as well as with Lady Pickering.
Althea
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From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
approaches
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From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
approaching
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From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had feared--sickeningly--with a stiffening of her whole nature to resistance, that he wanted to flirt with her as well as with Lady Pickering.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then she had seen that he wasn't going to flirt, that he was going to be her friend, and then--this in the two or three days that followed Gerald's talk with Helen--that he was going to be a dear one.
bright
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From this reading Althea was dazed; she did not know what the bright object that had come so overpoweringly into her life wanted of her.
clearly
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From this reading Everybody else now saw quite clearly what Gerald's intentions were.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Althea was dazed; she did not know what the bright object that had come so overpoweringly into her life wanted of her.
composure
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From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
days
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From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
dazed
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From this reading Althea was dazed; she did not know what the bright object that had come so overpoweringly into her life wanted of her.
dear
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From this reading Then she had seen that he wasn't going to flirt, that he was going to be her friend, and then--this in the two or three days that followed Gerald's talk with Helen--that he was going to be a dear one.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Althea was dazed; she did not know what the bright object that had come so overpoweringly into her life wanted of her.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
else
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From this reading Everybody else now saw quite clearly what Gerald's intentions were.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody else now saw quite clearly what Gerald's intentions were.
feared
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From this reading She had feared--sickeningly--with a stiffening of her whole nature to resistance, that he wanted to flirt with her as well as with Lady Pickering.
few
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From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
flirt
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From this reading She had feared--sickeningly--with a stiffening of her whole nature to resistance, that he wanted to flirt with her as well as with Lady Pickering.
followed
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From this reading Then she had seen that he wasn't going to flirt, that he was going to be her friend, and then--this in the two or three days that followed Gerald's talk with Helen--that he was going to be a dear one.
friend
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From this reading Then she had seen that he wasn't going to flirt, that he was going to be her friend, and then--this in the two or three days that followed Gerald's talk with Helen--that he was going to be a dear one.
Gerald
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From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
Gerald's
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From this reading Everybody else now saw quite clearly what Gerald's intentions were.
going
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From this reading Then she had seen that he wasn't going to flirt, that he was going to be her friend, and then--this in the two or three days that followed Gerald's talk with Helen--that he was going to be a dear one.
greatest
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From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Althea was dazed; she did not know what the bright object that had come so overpoweringly into her life wanted of her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had feared--sickeningly--with a stiffening of her whole nature to resistance, that he wanted to flirt with her as well as with Lady Pickering.
Helen
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From this reading Then she had seen that he wasn't going to flirt, that he was going to be her friend, and then--this in the two or three days that followed Gerald's talk with Helen--that he was going to be a dear one.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then she had seen that he wasn't going to flirt, that he was going to be her friend, and then--this in the two or three days that followed Gerald's talk with Helen--that he was going to be a dear one.
intentions
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From this reading Everybody else now saw quite clearly what Gerald's intentions were.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Althea was dazed; she did not know what the bright object that had come so overpoweringly into her life wanted of her.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Althea was dazed; she did not know what the bright object that had come so overpoweringly into her life wanted of her.
Lady
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From this reading She had feared--sickeningly--with a stiffening of her whole nature to resistance, that he wanted to flirt with her as well as with Lady Pickering.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Althea was dazed; she did not know what the bright object that had come so overpoweringly into her life wanted of her.
made
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From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
most
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From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
nature
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From this reading She had feared--sickeningly--with a stiffening of her whole nature to resistance, that he wanted to flirt with her as well as with Lady Pickering.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Althea was dazed; she did not know what the bright object that had come so overpoweringly into her life wanted of her.
now
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From this reading Everybody else now saw quite clearly what Gerald's intentions were.
object
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From this reading Althea was dazed; she did not know what the bright object that had come so overpoweringly into her life wanted of her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then she had seen that he wasn't going to flirt, that he was going to be her friend, and then--this in the two or three days that followed Gerald's talk with Helen--that he was going to be a dear one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then she had seen that he wasn't going to flirt, that he was going to be her friend, and then--this in the two or three days that followed Gerald's talk with Helen--that he was going to be a dear one.
overpoweringly
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From this reading Althea was dazed; she did not know what the bright object that had come so overpoweringly into her life wanted of her.
Pickering
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From this reading She had feared--sickeningly--with a stiffening of her whole nature to resistance, that he wanted to flirt with her as well as with Lady Pickering.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody else now saw quite clearly what Gerald's intentions were.
resistance
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From this reading She had feared--sickeningly--with a stiffening of her whole nature to resistance, that he wanted to flirt with her as well as with Lady Pickering.
saw
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From this reading Everybody else now saw quite clearly what Gerald's intentions were.
seen
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From this reading Then she had seen that he wasn't going to flirt, that he was going to be her friend, and then--this in the two or three days that followed Gerald's talk with Helen--that he was going to be a dear one.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Althea was dazed; she did not know what the bright object that had come so overpoweringly into her life wanted of her.
sickeningly
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From this reading She had feared--sickeningly--with a stiffening of her whole nature to resistance, that he wanted to flirt with her as well as with Lady Pickering.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Althea was dazed; she did not know what the bright object that had come so overpoweringly into her life wanted of her.
stiffening
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From this reading She had feared--sickeningly--with a stiffening of her whole nature to resistance, that he wanted to flirt with her as well as with Lady Pickering.
tact
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From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
talk
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From this reading Then she had seen that he wasn't going to flirt, that he was going to be her friend, and then--this in the two or three days that followed Gerald's talk with Helen--that he was going to be a dear one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Althea was dazed; she did not know what the bright object that had come so overpoweringly into her life wanted of her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
Then
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From this reading Then she had seen that he wasn't going to flirt, that he was going to be her friend, and then--this in the two or three days that followed Gerald's talk with Helen--that he was going to be a dear one.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then she had seen that he wasn't going to flirt, that he was going to be her friend, and then--this in the two or three days that followed Gerald's talk with Helen--that he was going to be a dear one.
three
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From this reading Then she had seen that he wasn't going to flirt, that he was going to be her friend, and then--this in the two or three days that followed Gerald's talk with Helen--that he was going to be a dear one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had feared--sickeningly--with a stiffening of her whole nature to resistance, that he wanted to flirt with her as well as with Lady Pickering.
two
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From this reading Then she had seen that he wasn't going to flirt, that he was going to be her friend, and then--this in the two or three days that followed Gerald's talk with Helen--that he was going to be a dear one.
unconscious
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From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
wanted
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From this reading Althea was dazed; she did not know what the bright object that had come so overpoweringly into her life wanted of her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
wasn't
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From this reading Then she had seen that he wasn't going to flirt, that he was going to be her friend, and then--this in the two or three days that followed Gerald's talk with Helen--that he was going to be a dear one.
well
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From this reading She had feared--sickeningly--with a stiffening of her whole nature to resistance, that he wanted to flirt with her as well as with Lady Pickering.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Everybody else now saw quite clearly what Gerald's intentions were.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
whole
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From this reading She had feared--sickeningly--with a stiffening of her whole nature to resistance, that he wanted to flirt with her as well as with Lady Pickering.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Althea who, during the next few days, while Gerald with the greatest tact and composure made his approaches, was most unconscious of what was approaching her.
