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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 LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet this possibility alone rendered impossible my lingering here to overhear what should pass between them in confidence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Interested as I was personally I possessed no excuse to remain; every claim of duty was elsewhere.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
back
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From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Yet this possibility alone rendered impossible my lingering here to overhear what should pass between them in confidence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
claim
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From this reading Interested as I was personally I possessed no excuse to remain; every claim of duty was elsewhere.
compelled
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From this reading Every sense of right compelled me to withdraw; I could not remain, a hidden spy, to listen to her conversation with Le Gaire.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet this possibility alone rendered impossible my lingering here to overhear what should pass between them in confidence.
conversation
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From this reading Every sense of right compelled me to withdraw; I could not remain, a hidden spy, to listen to her conversation with Le Gaire.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Every sense of right compelled me to withdraw; I could not remain, a hidden spy, to listen to her conversation with Le Gaire.
DECISION
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From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
determination
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From this reading My heart leaped with exultation, with sudden faith that possibly her memory of me might lie back of this sudden distrust, this determination for freedom.
distrust
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From this reading My heart leaped with exultation, with sudden faith that possibly her memory of me might lie back of this sudden distrust, this determination for freedom.
door
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From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
down
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From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Interested as I was personally I possessed no excuse to remain; every claim of duty was elsewhere.
elsewhere
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From this reading Interested as I was personally I possessed no excuse to remain; every claim of duty was elsewhere.
enough
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From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every sense of right compelled me to withdraw; I could not remain, a hidden spy, to listen to her conversation with Le Gaire.
excuse
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From this reading Interested as I was personally I possessed no excuse to remain; every claim of duty was elsewhere.
exultation
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From this reading My heart leaped with exultation, with sudden faith that possibly her memory of me might lie back of this sudden distrust, this determination for freedom.
faith
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From this reading My heart leaped with exultation, with sudden faith that possibly her memory of me might lie back of this sudden distrust, this determination for freedom.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My heart leaped with exultation, with sudden faith that possibly her memory of me might lie back of this sudden distrust, this determination for freedom.
FORCES
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From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
freedom
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From this reading My heart leaped with exultation, with sudden faith that possibly her memory of me might lie back of this sudden distrust, this determination for freedom.
GAIRE
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From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
glance
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From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
heart
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From this reading My heart leaped with exultation, with sudden faith that possibly her memory of me might lie back of this sudden distrust, this determination for freedom.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Every sense of right compelled me to withdraw; I could not remain, a hidden spy, to listen to her conversation with Le Gaire.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet this possibility alone rendered impossible my lingering here to overhear what should pass between them in confidence.
hidden
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From this reading Every sense of right compelled me to withdraw; I could not remain, a hidden spy, to listen to her conversation with Le Gaire.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Every sense of right compelled me to withdraw; I could not remain, a hidden spy, to listen to her conversation with Le Gaire.
impossible
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From this reading Yet this possibility alone rendered impossible my lingering here to overhear what should pass between them in confidence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet this possibility alone rendered impossible my lingering here to overhear what should pass between them in confidence.
Interested
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From this reading Interested as I was personally I possessed no excuse to remain; every claim of duty was elsewhere.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
LE
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From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
leaped
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From this reading My heart leaped with exultation, with sudden faith that possibly her memory of me might lie back of this sudden distrust, this determination for freedom.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
lie
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From this reading My heart leaped with exultation, with sudden faith that possibly her memory of me might lie back of this sudden distrust, this determination for freedom.
lingering
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From this reading Yet this possibility alone rendered impossible my lingering here to overhear what should pass between them in confidence.
listen
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From this reading Every sense of right compelled me to withdraw; I could not remain, a hidden spy, to listen to her conversation with Le Gaire.
made
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From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every sense of right compelled me to withdraw; I could not remain, a hidden spy, to listen to her conversation with Le Gaire.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading My heart leaped with exultation, with sudden faith that possibly her memory of me might lie back of this sudden distrust, this determination for freedom.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading My heart leaped with exultation, with sudden faith that possibly her memory of me might lie back of this sudden distrust, this determination for freedom.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My heart leaped with exultation, with sudden faith that possibly her memory of me might lie back of this sudden distrust, this determination for freedom.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Every sense of right compelled me to withdraw; I could not remain, a hidden spy, to listen to her conversation with Le Gaire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every sense of right compelled me to withdraw; I could not remain, a hidden spy, to listen to her conversation with Le Gaire.
overhear
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From this reading Yet this possibility alone rendered impossible my lingering here to overhear what should pass between them in confidence.
pass
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From this reading Yet this possibility alone rendered impossible my lingering here to overhear what should pass between them in confidence.
pausing
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From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
personally
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From this reading Interested as I was personally I possessed no excuse to remain; every claim of duty was elsewhere.
possessed
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From this reading Interested as I was personally I possessed no excuse to remain; every claim of duty was elsewhere.
possibility
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From this reading Yet this possibility alone rendered impossible my lingering here to overhear what should pass between them in confidence.
possibly
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From this reading My heart leaped with exultation, with sudden faith that possibly her memory of me might lie back of this sudden distrust, this determination for freedom.
relenting
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From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
reluctantly
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From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
remain
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From this reading Every sense of right compelled me to withdraw; I could not remain, a hidden spy, to listen to her conversation with Le Gaire.
rendered
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From this reading Yet this possibility alone rendered impossible my lingering here to overhear what should pass between them in confidence.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every sense of right compelled me to withdraw; I could not remain, a hidden spy, to listen to her conversation with Le Gaire.
rocker
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From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
room
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From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
sense
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From this reading Every sense of right compelled me to withdraw; I could not remain, a hidden spy, to listen to her conversation with Le Gaire.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Yet this possibility alone rendered impossible my lingering here to overhear what should pass between them in confidence.
sign
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From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
spy
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From this reading Every sense of right compelled me to withdraw; I could not remain, a hidden spy, to listen to her conversation with Le Gaire.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My heart leaped with exultation, with sudden faith that possibly her memory of me might lie back of this sudden distrust, this determination for freedom.
sunk
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From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My heart leaped with exultation, with sudden faith that possibly her memory of me might lie back of this sudden distrust, this determination for freedom.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet this possibility alone rendered impossible my lingering here to overhear what should pass between them in confidence.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My heart leaped with exultation, with sudden faith that possibly her memory of me might lie back of this sudden distrust, this determination for freedom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LE GAIRE FORCES A DECISION He left the room reluctantly enough, pausing at the door to glance back, but she had sunk down into the rocker, and made no relenting sign.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Interested as I was personally I possessed no excuse to remain; every claim of duty was elsewhere.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yet this possibility alone rendered impossible my lingering here to overhear what should pass between them in confidence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every sense of right compelled me to withdraw; I could not remain, a hidden spy, to listen to her conversation with Le Gaire.
withdraw
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From this reading Every sense of right compelled me to withdraw; I could not remain, a hidden spy, to listen to her conversation with Le Gaire.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet this possibility alone rendered impossible my lingering here to overhear what should pass between them in confidence.
