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affection
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From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
all
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From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
almost
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From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
antipathy
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From this reading Something that she called regard for him was the justification in her own mind of her furious antipathy to his wife.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
bedside
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From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
brings
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From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
called
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From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
compelled
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From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
confusion
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From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
curious
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From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How she lived through the week and executed her various duties, as in ordinary times, she did not know.
down
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From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
drove
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From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
duties
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From this reading How she lived through the week and executed her various duties, as in ordinary times, she did not know.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
excitement
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From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
executed
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From this reading How she lived through the week and executed her various duties, as in ordinary times, she did not know.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
furious
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From this reading Something that she called regard for him was the justification in her own mind of her furious antipathy to his wife.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
harm
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From this reading Russell meant no harm to her master.
hated
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From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Russell meant no harm to her master.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Something that she called regard for him was the justification in her own mind of her furious antipathy to his wife.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Something that she called regard for him was the justification in her own mind of her furious antipathy to his wife.
How
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From this reading How she lived through the week and executed her various duties, as in ordinary times, she did not know.
husband
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From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
indispensable
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From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
justification
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From this reading Something that she called regard for him was the justification in her own mind of her furious antipathy to his wife.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How she lived through the week and executed her various duties, as in ordinary times, she did not know.
lived
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From this reading How she lived through the week and executed her various duties, as in ordinary times, she did not know.
Madam
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From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
madness
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From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
master
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From this reading Russell meant no harm to her master.
meant
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From this reading Russell meant no harm to her master.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
more
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From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
Mr
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From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Russell meant no harm to her master.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How she lived through the week and executed her various duties, as in ordinary times, she did not know.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
ordinary
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From this reading How she lived through the week and executed her various duties, as in ordinary times, she did not know.
own
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From this reading Something that she called regard for him was the justification in her own mind of her furious antipathy to his wife.
passionate
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From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
quieting
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From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
regard
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From this reading Something that she called regard for him was the justification in her own mind of her furious antipathy to his wife.
return
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From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
Russell
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From this reading Russell meant no harm to her master.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
suspense
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From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
suspicions
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From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How she lived through the week and executed her various duties, as in ordinary times, she did not know.
times
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From this reading How she lived through the week and executed her various duties, as in ordinary times, she did not know.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Russell meant no harm to her master.
Trevanion
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From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
triumph
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From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
undisciplined
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From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
various
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From this reading How she lived through the week and executed her various duties, as in ordinary times, she did not know.
victim
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From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something that she called regard for him was the justification in her own mind of her furious antipathy to his wife.
week
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From this reading How she lived through the week and executed her various duties, as in ordinary times, she did not know.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
wife
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From this reading Something that she called regard for him was the justification in her own mind of her furious antipathy to his wife.
witness
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From this reading And after all her excitement and suspense, to be compelled to witness what seemed to her the triumph of Madam, the quieting down of all suspicions, and her return, as more than ever indispensable, to the bedside of her husband, drove the woman almost to madness.
woman
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From this reading In the curious confusion which one passionate feeling brings into an undisciplined mind, she had even something that might be called affection for Mr. Trevanion, as the victim of the woman she hated.
