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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 In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence.
adversary
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From this reading In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The fatal mistake, against which my mother had tried to warm me, was made.
all
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From this reading My jealousy, exposed in all its nakedness, had led to war and all its stratagems between Gaston and myself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
arms
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From this reading In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading My jealousy, exposed in all its nakedness, had led to war and all its stratagems between Gaston and myself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was too late.
complacence
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From this reading In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence.
coverts
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From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
deceitnounUS /dɪˈsiːt/
The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
desperate
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From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
down
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From this reading In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence.
efforts
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From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
entanglement
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From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
escape
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From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading My jealousy, exposed in all its nakedness, had led to war and all its stratagems between Gaston and myself.
face
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From this reading In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence.
fatal
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From this reading The fatal mistake, against which my mother had tried to warm me, was made.
feigned
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From this reading In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence.
field
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From this reading In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence.
find
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From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
Gaston
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From this reading My jealousy, exposed in all its nakedness, had led to war and all its stratagems between Gaston and myself.
gave
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From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
gratification
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From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
hopeless
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From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was too late.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading My jealousy, exposed in all its nakedness, had led to war and all its stratagems between Gaston and myself.
jealousy
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From this reading My jealousy, exposed in all its nakedness, had led to war and all its stratagems between Gaston and myself.
labyrinths
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From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
laid
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From this reading In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence.
late
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From this reading But it was too late.
led
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From this reading My jealousy, exposed in all its nakedness, had led to war and all its stratagems between Gaston and myself.
made
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From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fatal mistake, against which my mother had tried to warm me, was made.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
mistake
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From this reading The fatal mistake, against which my mother had tried to warm me, was made.
mother
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From this reading The fatal mistake, against which my mother had tried to warm me, was made.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The fatal mistake, against which my mother had tried to warm me, was made.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
nakedness
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From this reading My jealousy, exposed in all its nakedness, had led to war and all its stratagems between Gaston and myself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
perforce
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From this reading In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence.
remain
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From this reading In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence.
scale
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From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
some
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From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
stratagems
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From this reading My jealousy, exposed in all its nakedness, had led to war and all its stratagems between Gaston and myself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
Thereupon
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From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
thus
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From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
too
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From this reading But it was too late.
tried
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From this reading The fatal mistake, against which my mother had tried to warm me, was made.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence.
vain
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From this reading In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence.
wall
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From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
war
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From this reading My jealousy, exposed in all its nakedness, had led to war and all its stratagems between Gaston and myself.
warm
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From this reading The fatal mistake, against which my mother had tried to warm me, was made.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was too late.
watching
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From this reading Thereupon I gave myself the gratification of watching his hopeless entanglement in the coverts and labyrinths of deceit and the desperate efforts he made to find some wall he might scale and thus escape.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fatal mistake, against which my mother had tried to warm me, was made.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence.
