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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 TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
agency
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From this reading Undeterred by her previous experience, she had made arrangements with another and a more responsible detective agency and had chosen a new watcher, though she had small hopes of obtaining results.
almost
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From this reading She knew his task was one of almost insuperable difficulty, and she was frank in exposing to him what those difficulties were.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Undeterred by her previous experience, she had made arrangements with another and a more responsible detective agency and had chosen a new watcher, though she had small hopes of obtaining results.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
arrangements
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From this reading Undeterred by her previous experience, she had made arrangements with another and a more responsible detective agency and had chosen a new watcher, though she had small hopes of obtaining results.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Undeterred by her previous experience, she had made arrangements with another and a more responsible detective agency and had chosen a new watcher, though she had small hopes of obtaining results.
ceased
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From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
chance
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From this reading Still, there was a faint chance that he might discover something, and moreover she had another purpose to serve.
chosen
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From this reading Undeterred by her previous experience, she had made arrangements with another and a more responsible detective agency and had chosen a new watcher, though she had small hopes of obtaining results.
courageous
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From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
detective
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From this reading Undeterred by her previous experience, she had made arrangements with another and a more responsible detective agency and had chosen a new watcher, though she had small hopes of obtaining results.
difficulties
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From this reading She knew his task was one of almost insuperable difficulty, and she was frank in exposing to him what those difficulties were.
difficulty
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From this reading She knew his task was one of almost insuperable difficulty, and she was frank in exposing to him what those difficulties were.
discover
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From this reading Still, there was a faint chance that he might discover something, and moreover she had another purpose to serve.
doubts
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From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
exceptional
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From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
experience
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From this reading Undeterred by her previous experience, she had made arrangements with another and a more responsible detective agency and had chosen a new watcher, though she had small hopes of obtaining results.
exposing
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From this reading She knew his task was one of almost insuperable difficulty, and she was frank in exposing to him what those difficulties were.
faint
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From this reading Still, there was a faint chance that he might discover something, and moreover she had another purpose to serve.
frank
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From this reading She knew his task was one of almost insuperable difficulty, and she was frank in exposing to him what those difficulties were.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
happening
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From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
harbour
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From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still, there was a faint chance that he might discover something, and moreover she had another purpose to serve.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She knew his task was one of almost insuperable difficulty, and she was frank in exposing to him what those difficulties were.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She knew his task was one of almost insuperable difficulty, and she was frank in exposing to him what those difficulties were.
hopes
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From this reading Undeterred by her previous experience, she had made arrangements with another and a more responsible detective agency and had chosen a new watcher, though she had small hopes of obtaining results.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
insuperable
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From this reading She knew his task was one of almost insuperable difficulty, and she was frank in exposing to him what those difficulties were.
King
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From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
knew
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From this reading She knew his task was one of almost insuperable difficulty, and she was frank in exposing to him what those difficulties were.
made
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From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
MAISIE
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From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Still, there was a faint chance that he might discover something, and moreover she had another purpose to serve.
more
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From this reading Undeterred by her previous experience, she had made arrangements with another and a more responsible detective agency and had chosen a new watcher, though she had small hopes of obtaining results.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Still, there was a faint chance that he might discover something, and moreover she had another purpose to serve.
new
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From this reading Undeterred by her previous experience, she had made arrangements with another and a more responsible detective agency and had chosen a new watcher, though she had small hopes of obtaining results.
obtaining
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From this reading Undeterred by her previous experience, she had made arrangements with another and a more responsible detective agency and had chosen a new watcher, though she had small hopes of obtaining results.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
once
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From this reading She had seen Pinto Silva once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She knew his task was one of almost insuperable difficulty, and she was frank in exposing to him what those difficulties were.
own
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From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
Pinto
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From this reading She had seen Pinto Silva once.
present
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From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
previous
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From this reading Undeterred by her previous experience, she had made arrangements with another and a more responsible detective agency and had chosen a new watcher, though she had small hopes of obtaining results.
purpose
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From this reading Still, there was a faint chance that he might discover something, and moreover she had another purpose to serve.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading Undeterred by her previous experience, she had made arrangements with another and a more responsible detective agency and had chosen a new watcher, though she had small hopes of obtaining results.
results
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From this reading Undeterred by her previous experience, she had made arrangements with another and a more responsible detective agency and had chosen a new watcher, though she had small hopes of obtaining results.
safety
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From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
seen
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From this reading She had seen Pinto Silva once.
serve
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From this reading Still, there was a faint chance that he might discover something, and moreover she had another purpose to serve.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
showing
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From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
Silva
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From this reading She had seen Pinto Silva once.
small
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From this reading Undeterred by her previous experience, she had made arrangements with another and a more responsible detective agency and had chosen a new watcher, though she had small hopes of obtaining results.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Still, there was a faint chance that he might discover something, and moreover she had another purpose to serve.
spite
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From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
Stafford
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From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, there was a faint chance that he might discover something, and moreover she had another purpose to serve.
TAKING
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From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
task
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From this reading She knew his task was one of almost insuperable difficulty, and she was frank in exposing to him what those difficulties were.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Still, there was a faint chance that he might discover something, and moreover she had another purpose to serve.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
there
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From this reading Still, there was a faint chance that he might discover something, and moreover she had another purpose to serve.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She knew his task was one of almost insuperable difficulty, and she was frank in exposing to him what those difficulties were.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Undeterred by her previous experience, she had made arrangements with another and a more responsible detective agency and had chosen a new watcher, though she had small hopes of obtaining results.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
Undeterred
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From this reading Undeterred by her previous experience, she had made arrangements with another and a more responsible detective agency and had chosen a new watcher, though she had small hopes of obtaining results.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew his task was one of almost insuperable difficulty, and she was frank in exposing to him what those difficulties were.
watcher
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From this reading Undeterred by her previous experience, she had made arrangements with another and a more responsible detective agency and had chosen a new watcher, though she had small hopes of obtaining results.
week
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From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She knew his task was one of almost insuperable difficulty, and she was frank in exposing to him what those difficulties were.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She knew his task was one of almost insuperable difficulty, and she was frank in exposing to him what those difficulties were.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
WHITE
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From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Undeterred by her previous experience, she had made arrangements with another and a more responsible detective agency and had chosen a new watcher, though she had small hopes of obtaining results.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE TAKING OF MAISIE WHITE A week passed without anything exceptional happening, and Maisie White had ceased even to harbour doubts as to her own safety--doubts which had been present, in spite of the courageous showing she had made before Stafford King.
