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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 meant to show the haughty husband whom she had learned to hate with such a deadly hatred, that other men would show her attention.
all
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From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The world owed her pleasure, a good time, and love by right of her youth and beauty, and she meant to have them at whatever cost.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The world owed her pleasure, a good time, and love by right of her youth and beauty, and she meant to have them at whatever cost.
attention
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From this reading She meant to show the haughty husband whom she had learned to hate with such a deadly hatred, that other men would show her attention.
beauty
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From this reading The world owed her pleasure, a good time, and love by right of her youth and beauty, and she meant to have them at whatever cost.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The world owed her pleasure, a good time, and love by right of her youth and beauty, and she meant to have them at whatever cost.
certainly
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From this reading He was gay, debonair, and was certainly in love with her; and, in open defiance of the consequences, she rushed madly on, in her quest of pleasure, toward the precipice covered with flowers that was yawning to receive her.
consequences
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From this reading He was gay, debonair, and was certainly in love with her; and, in open defiance of the consequences, she rushed madly on, in her quest of pleasure, toward the precipice covered with flowers that was yawning to receive her.
cost
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From this reading The world owed her pleasure, a good time, and love by right of her youth and beauty, and she meant to have them at whatever cost.
covered
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From this reading He was gay, debonair, and was certainly in love with her; and, in open defiance of the consequences, she rushed madly on, in her quest of pleasure, toward the precipice covered with flowers that was yawning to receive her.
deadly
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From this reading She meant to show the haughty husband whom she had learned to hate with such a deadly hatred, that other men would show her attention.
debonair
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From this reading He was gay, debonair, and was certainly in love with her; and, in open defiance of the consequences, she rushed madly on, in her quest of pleasure, toward the precipice covered with flowers that was yawning to receive her.
defiance
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From this reading He was gay, debonair, and was certainly in love with her; and, in open defiance of the consequences, she rushed madly on, in her quest of pleasure, toward the precipice covered with flowers that was yawning to receive her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
fancy
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From this reading Victor Lamont struck her fancy.
flirtation
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From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
flowers
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From this reading He was gay, debonair, and was certainly in love with her; and, in open defiance of the consequences, she rushed madly on, in her quest of pleasure, toward the precipice covered with flowers that was yawning to receive her.
Gardiner
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From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
gay
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From this reading He was gay, debonair, and was certainly in love with her; and, in open defiance of the consequences, she rushed madly on, in her quest of pleasure, toward the precipice covered with flowers that was yawning to receive her.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world owed her pleasure, a good time, and love by right of her youth and beauty, and she meant to have them at whatever cost.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She meant to show the haughty husband whom she had learned to hate with such a deadly hatred, that other men would show her attention.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
hate
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From this reading She meant to show the haughty husband whom she had learned to hate with such a deadly hatred, that other men would show her attention.
hatred
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From this reading She meant to show the haughty husband whom she had learned to hate with such a deadly hatred, that other men would show her attention.
haughty
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From this reading She meant to show the haughty husband whom she had learned to hate with such a deadly hatred, that other men would show her attention.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The world owed her pleasure, a good time, and love by right of her youth and beauty, and she meant to have them at whatever cost.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was gay, debonair, and was certainly in love with her; and, in open defiance of the consequences, she rushed madly on, in her quest of pleasure, toward the precipice covered with flowers that was yawning to receive her.
heard
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From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
heed
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From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
husband
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From this reading She meant to show the haughty husband whom she had learned to hate with such a deadly hatred, that other men would show her attention.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was gay, debonair, and was certainly in love with her; and, in open defiance of the consequences, she rushed madly on, in her quest of pleasure, toward the precipice covered with flowers that was yawning to receive her.
Lamont
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From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
learned
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From this reading She meant to show the haughty husband whom she had learned to hate with such a deadly hatred, that other men would show her attention.
love
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From this reading The world owed her pleasure, a good time, and love by right of her youth and beauty, and she meant to have them at whatever cost.
madly
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From this reading He was gay, debonair, and was certainly in love with her; and, in open defiance of the consequences, she rushed madly on, in her quest of pleasure, toward the precipice covered with flowers that was yawning to receive her.
meant
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From this reading She meant to show the haughty husband whom she had learned to hate with such a deadly hatred, that other men would show her attention.
men
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From this reading She meant to show the haughty husband whom she had learned to hate with such a deadly hatred, that other men would show her attention.
Mrs
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From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
ominous
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From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
other
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From this reading She meant to show the haughty husband whom she had learned to hate with such a deadly hatred, that other men would show her attention.
owed
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From this reading The world owed her pleasure, a good time, and love by right of her youth and beauty, and she meant to have them at whatever cost.
pleasure
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From this reading The world owed her pleasure, a good time, and love by right of her youth and beauty, and she meant to have them at whatever cost.
precipice
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From this reading He was gay, debonair, and was certainly in love with her; and, in open defiance of the consequences, she rushed madly on, in her quest of pleasure, toward the precipice covered with flowers that was yawning to receive her.
quest
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From this reading He was gay, debonair, and was certainly in love with her; and, in open defiance of the consequences, she rushed madly on, in her quest of pleasure, toward the precipice covered with flowers that was yawning to receive her.
receive
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From this reading He was gay, debonair, and was certainly in love with her; and, in open defiance of the consequences, she rushed madly on, in her quest of pleasure, toward the precipice covered with flowers that was yawning to receive her.
regarding
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From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world owed her pleasure, a good time, and love by right of her youth and beauty, and she meant to have them at whatever cost.
rushed
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From this reading He was gay, debonair, and was certainly in love with her; and, in open defiance of the consequences, she rushed madly on, in her quest of pleasure, toward the precipice covered with flowers that was yawning to receive her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
show
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From this reading She meant to show the haughty husband whom she had learned to hate with such a deadly hatred, that other men would show her attention.
sides
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From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Victor Lamont struck her fancy.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She meant to show the haughty husband whom she had learned to hate with such a deadly hatred, that other men would show her attention.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She meant to show the haughty husband whom she had learned to hate with such a deadly hatred, that other men would show her attention.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world owed her pleasure, a good time, and love by right of her youth and beauty, and she meant to have them at whatever cost.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She meant to show the haughty husband whom she had learned to hate with such a deadly hatred, that other men would show her attention.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He was gay, debonair, and was certainly in love with her; and, in open defiance of the consequences, she rushed madly on, in her quest of pleasure, toward the precipice covered with flowers that was yawning to receive her.
Victor
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From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was gay, debonair, and was certainly in love with her; and, in open defiance of the consequences, she rushed madly on, in her quest of pleasure, toward the precipice covered with flowers that was yawning to receive her.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The world owed her pleasure, a good time, and love by right of her youth and beauty, and she meant to have them at whatever cost.
whispers
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From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She meant to show the haughty husband whom she had learned to hate with such a deadly hatred, that other men would show her attention.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
world
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From this reading The world owed her pleasure, a good time, and love by right of her youth and beauty, and she meant to have them at whatever cost.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She meant to show the haughty husband whom she had learned to hate with such a deadly hatred, that other men would show her attention.
yawning
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From this reading He was gay, debonair, and was certainly in love with her; and, in open defiance of the consequences, she rushed madly on, in her quest of pleasure, toward the precipice covered with flowers that was yawning to receive her.
young
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From this reading If young Mrs. Gardiner heard the ominous whispers on all sides of her, regarding her open flirtation with handsome Victor Lamont, she did not heed them.
youth
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From this reading The world owed her pleasure, a good time, and love by right of her youth and beauty, and she meant to have them at whatever cost.
