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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 psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
able
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From this reading Bridget understood perfectly that she had committed a crime, and at first she had not been able to protect herself against the normal reaction of horror or fear.
accompanied
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From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
acute
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From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Bridget understood perfectly that she had committed a crime, and at first she had not been able to protect herself against the normal reaction of horror or fear.
all
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From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bridget understood perfectly that she had committed a crime, and at first she had not been able to protect herself against the normal reaction of horror or fear.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bridget understood perfectly that she had committed a crime, and at first she had not been able to protect herself against the normal reaction of horror or fear.
automatic
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From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Bridget understood perfectly that she had committed a crime, and at first she had not been able to protect herself against the normal reaction of horror or fear.
Bridget
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From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the reaction passed very quickly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
character
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From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
committed
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From this reading Bridget understood perfectly that she had committed a crime, and at first she had not been able to protect herself against the normal reaction of horror or fear.
ConsciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading Conscience gave up the ghost.
Cookson's
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From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
crime
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From this reading Bridget understood perfectly that she had committed a crime, and at first she had not been able to protect herself against the normal reaction of horror or fear.
days
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From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
elements
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From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
fear
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From this reading Bridget understood perfectly that she had committed a crime, and at first she had not been able to protect herself against the normal reaction of horror or fear.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bridget understood perfectly that she had committed a crime, and at first she had not been able to protect herself against the normal reaction of horror or fear.
followed
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From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
France
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From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
gave
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From this reading Conscience gave up the ghost.
ghost
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From this reading Conscience gave up the ghost.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bridget understood perfectly that she had committed a crime, and at first she had not been able to protect herself against the normal reaction of horror or fear.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Bridget understood perfectly that she had committed a crime, and at first she had not been able to protect herself against the normal reaction of horror or fear.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
horror
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From this reading Bridget understood perfectly that she had committed a crime, and at first she had not been able to protect herself against the normal reaction of horror or fear.
immediate
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From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
intelligence
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From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
interest
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From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
interfered
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From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
mental
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From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
much
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From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
normal
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From this reading Bridget understood perfectly that she had committed a crime, and at first she had not been able to protect herself against the normal reaction of horror or fear.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bridget understood perfectly that she had committed a crime, and at first she had not been able to protect herself against the normal reaction of horror or fear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the reaction passed very quickly.
perfectly
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From this reading Bridget understood perfectly that she had committed a crime, and at first she had not been able to protect herself against the normal reaction of horror or fear.
protect
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From this reading Bridget understood perfectly that she had committed a crime, and at first she had not been able to protect herself against the normal reaction of horror or fear.
psychologist
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From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
quickly
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From this reading But the reaction passed very quickly.
reaction
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From this reading Bridget understood perfectly that she had committed a crime, and at first she had not been able to protect herself against the normal reaction of horror or fear.
repression
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From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
result
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From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
sharpening
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From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bridget understood perfectly that she had committed a crime, and at first she had not been able to protect herself against the normal reaction of horror or fear.
state
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From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
steady
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From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
understood
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From this reading Bridget understood perfectly that she had committed a crime, and at first she had not been able to protect herself against the normal reaction of horror or fear.
up
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From this reading Conscience gave up the ghost.
very
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From this reading But the reaction passed very quickly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
working
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From this reading The immediate result of that journey was an acute sharpening of intelligence, accompanied by a steady, automatic repression of all those elements of character or mind which might have interfered with its free working.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A psychologist would have found much to interest him in Bridget Cookson's mental state during the days which followed on her journey to France.
