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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 A fury suddenly possessed her.
all
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From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, Jack could go his champagne-bottled way to the inevitable end of such as he!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had lost--been defeated in her great plan by the invertebrateness of one man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had lost--been defeated in her great plan by the invertebrateness of one man.
champagne-bottled
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From this reading Well, Jack could go his champagne-bottled way to the inevitable end of such as he!
clashed
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From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
composed
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From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
contrary
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From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Well, Jack could go his champagne-bottled way to the inevitable end of such as he!
defeated
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From this reading She had lost--been defeated in her great plan by the invertebrateness of one man.
door
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From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
emotions
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From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
end
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From this reading Well, Jack could go his champagne-bottled way to the inevitable end of such as he!
exterior
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From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
fury
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From this reading A fury suddenly possessed her.
gazing
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From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
go
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From this reading Well, Jack could go his champagne-bottled way to the inevitable end of such as he!
great
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From this reading She had lost--been defeated in her great plan by the invertebrateness of one man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had lost--been defeated in her great plan by the invertebrateness of one man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, Jack could go his champagne-bottled way to the inevitable end of such as he!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, Jack could go his champagne-bottled way to the inevitable end of such as he!
impulses
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From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had lost--been defeated in her great plan by the invertebrateness of one man.
inevitable
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From this reading Well, Jack could go his champagne-bottled way to the inevitable end of such as he!
invertebrateness
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From this reading She had lost--been defeated in her great plan by the invertebrateness of one man.
Jack
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From this reading Well, Jack could go his champagne-bottled way to the inevitable end of such as he!
little
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From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
lost
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From this reading She had lost--been defeated in her great plan by the invertebrateness of one man.
MAKES
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From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
man
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From this reading She had lost--been defeated in her great plan by the invertebrateness of one man.
MARY
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From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
OFFER
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From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had lost--been defeated in her great plan by the invertebrateness of one man.
plan
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From this reading She had lost--been defeated in her great plan by the invertebrateness of one man.
possessed
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From this reading A fury suddenly possessed her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had lost--been defeated in her great plan by the invertebrateness of one man.
sick
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From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
soul
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From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Well, Jack could go his champagne-bottled way to the inevitable end of such as he!
suddenly
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From this reading A fury suddenly possessed her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had lost--been defeated in her great plan by the invertebrateness of one man.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She was through!...
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, Jack could go his champagne-bottled way to the inevitable end of such as he!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
way
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From this reading Well, Jack could go his champagne-bottled way to the inevitable end of such as he!
Well
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From this reading Well, Jack could go his champagne-bottled way to the inevitable end of such as he!
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading MARY MAKES AN OFFER Mary, gazing at that little door, was, for all her composed exterior, sick of soul: contrary emotions and impulses clashed within her.
