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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 It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
absolute
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From this reading The absolute necessity of playing out her execrable part with all suitable and consistent hypocrisy, braced her into iron.
all
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From this reading The absolute necessity of playing out her execrable part with all suitable and consistent hypocrisy, braced her into iron.
almost
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From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
assumed
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From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A chaise stopped at the porch; two gentlemen descended.
became
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From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
braced
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From this reading The absolute necessity of playing out her execrable part with all suitable and consistent hypocrisy, braced her into iron.
brain
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From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
chaise
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From this reading A chaise stopped at the porch; two gentlemen descended.
consciousness
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From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
consistent
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From this reading The absolute necessity of playing out her execrable part with all suitable and consistent hypocrisy, braced her into iron.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
cracking
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From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
Dalibard
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From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
danger
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From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
day
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From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A chaise stopped at the porch; two gentlemen descended.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
dreary
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From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
earlier
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From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
effort
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From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
execrable
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From this reading The absolute necessity of playing out her execrable part with all suitable and consistent hypocrisy, braced her into iron.
faculties
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From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
fibre
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From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
gained
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From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A chaise stopped at the porch; two gentlemen descended.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LUCRETIA REGAINS HER SON.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
hold
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From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
hypocrisy
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From this reading The absolute necessity of playing out her execrable part with all suitable and consistent hypocrisy, braced her into iron.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
imminent
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From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The absolute necessity of playing out her execrable part with all suitable and consistent hypocrisy, braced her into iron.
iron
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From this reading The absolute necessity of playing out her execrable part with all suitable and consistent hypocrisy, braced her into iron.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
kind
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From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
LUCRETIA
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From this reading LUCRETIA REGAINS HER SON.
more
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From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
most
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From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
necessity
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From this reading The absolute necessity of playing out her execrable part with all suitable and consistent hypocrisy, braced her into iron.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
now
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From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
object
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From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
once
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From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
out
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From this reading The absolute necessity of playing out her execrable part with all suitable and consistent hypocrisy, braced her into iron.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The absolute necessity of playing out her execrable part with all suitable and consistent hypocrisy, braced her into iron.
playing
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From this reading The absolute necessity of playing out her execrable part with all suitable and consistent hypocrisy, braced her into iron.
porch
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From this reading A chaise stopped at the porch; two gentlemen descended.
present
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From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
REGAINS
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From this reading LUCRETIA REGAINS HER SON.
restore
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From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
served
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From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
SON
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From this reading LUCRETIA REGAINS HER SON.
steeped
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From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A chaise stopped at the porch; two gentlemen descended.
stretched
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From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
stupor
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From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
suitable
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From this reading The absolute necessity of playing out her execrable part with all suitable and consistent hypocrisy, braced her into iron.
supernatural
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From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
two
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From this reading A chaise stopped at the porch; two gentlemen descended.
very
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From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the disguise she assumed was a supernatural effort, it stretched to cracking every fibre of the brain; it seemed almost to herself as if, her object once gained, either life or consciousness could hold out no more.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It seemed as if now, when danger became most imminent and present, that that very danger served to restore to Lucretia Dalibard her faculties, which during the earlier day had been steeped in a kind of dreary stupor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The absolute necessity of playing out her execrable part with all suitable and consistent hypocrisy, braced her into iron.
