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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Her dignity and friendship kept him off; he did not know how to pass the barrier, and to lock material doors against him would have been to tempt him to force the house.
always
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From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
animal
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From this reading Once more, she saw him as some animal that might be soothed with petting, but, thwarted, would turn fierce and do as he would with her.
appeasement
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From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
barrier
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From this reading Her dignity and friendship kept him off; he did not know how to pass the barrier, and to lock material doors against him would have been to tempt him to force the house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Once more, she saw him as some animal that might be soothed with petting, but, thwarted, would turn fierce and do as he would with her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her dignity and friendship kept him off; he did not know how to pass the barrier, and to lock material doors against him would have been to tempt him to force the house.
better
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From this reading The days of that week were marked by little changes for the better in Mildred Caniper's condition, by little scenes with George.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Once more, she saw him as some animal that might be soothed with petting, but, thwarted, would turn fierce and do as he would with her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The days of that week were marked by little changes for the better in Mildred Caniper's condition, by little scenes with George.
Caniper's
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From this reading The days of that week were marked by little changes for the better in Mildred Caniper's condition, by little scenes with George.
changes
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From this reading The days of that week were marked by little changes for the better in Mildred Caniper's condition, by little scenes with George.
condition
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From this reading The days of that week were marked by little changes for the better in Mildred Caniper's condition, by little scenes with George.
cowardice
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From this reading She knew that in this matter cowardice was safety, but as the days crept forward, she wondered how long the weapon would serve her.
crept
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From this reading She knew that in this matter cowardice was safety, but as the days crept forward, she wondered how long the weapon would serve her.
daring
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From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
days
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From this reading The days of that week were marked by little changes for the better in Mildred Caniper's condition, by little scenes with George.
despising
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From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her dignity and friendship kept him off; he did not know how to pass the barrier, and to lock material doors against him would have been to tempt him to force the house.
dignity
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From this reading Her dignity and friendship kept him off; he did not know how to pass the barrier, and to lock material doors against him would have been to tempt him to force the house.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
doors
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From this reading Her dignity and friendship kept him off; he did not know how to pass the barrier, and to lock material doors against him would have been to tempt him to force the house.
else
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From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
fierce
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From this reading Once more, she saw him as some animal that might be soothed with petting, but, thwarted, would turn fierce and do as he would with her.
finding
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From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The days of that week were marked by little changes for the better in Mildred Caniper's condition, by little scenes with George.
force
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From this reading Her dignity and friendship kept him off; he did not know how to pass the barrier, and to lock material doors against him would have been to tempt him to force the house.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew that in this matter cowardice was safety, but as the days crept forward, she wondered how long the weapon would serve her.
friendship
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From this reading Her dignity and friendship kept him off; he did not know how to pass the barrier, and to lock material doors against him would have been to tempt him to force the house.
George
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From this reading The days of that week were marked by little changes for the better in Mildred Caniper's condition, by little scenes with George.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her dignity and friendship kept him off; he did not know how to pass the barrier, and to lock material doors against him would have been to tempt him to force the house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once more, she saw him as some animal that might be soothed with petting, but, thwarted, would turn fierce and do as he would with her.
Helen
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From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
house
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From this reading Her dignity and friendship kept him off; he did not know how to pass the barrier, and to lock material doors against him would have been to tempt him to force the house.
how
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From this reading Her dignity and friendship kept him off; he did not know how to pass the barrier, and to lock material doors against him would have been to tempt him to force the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The days of that week were marked by little changes for the better in Mildred Caniper's condition, by little scenes with George.
kept
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From this reading Her dignity and friendship kept him off; he did not know how to pass the barrier, and to lock material doors against him would have been to tempt him to force the house.
knew
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From this reading She knew that in this matter cowardice was safety, but as the days crept forward, she wondered how long the weapon would serve her.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her dignity and friendship kept him off; he did not know how to pass the barrier, and to lock material doors against him would have been to tempt him to force the house.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days of that week were marked by little changes for the better in Mildred Caniper's condition, by little scenes with George.
lock
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From this reading Her dignity and friendship kept him off; he did not know how to pass the barrier, and to lock material doors against him would have been to tempt him to force the house.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew that in this matter cowardice was safety, but as the days crept forward, she wondered how long the weapon would serve her.
marked
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From this reading The days of that week were marked by little changes for the better in Mildred Caniper's condition, by little scenes with George.
material
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From this reading Her dignity and friendship kept him off; he did not know how to pass the barrier, and to lock material doors against him would have been to tempt him to force the house.
matter
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From this reading She knew that in this matter cowardice was safety, but as the days crept forward, she wondered how long the weapon would serve her.
meted
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From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Once more, she saw him as some animal that might be soothed with petting, but, thwarted, would turn fierce and do as he would with her.
Mildred
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From this reading The days of that week were marked by little changes for the better in Mildred Caniper's condition, by little scenes with George.
moor
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From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
more
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From this reading Once more, she saw him as some animal that might be soothed with petting, but, thwarted, would turn fierce and do as he would with her.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her dignity and friendship kept him off; he did not know how to pass the barrier, and to lock material doors against him would have been to tempt him to force the house.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The days of that week were marked by little changes for the better in Mildred Caniper's condition, by little scenes with George.
off
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From this reading Her dignity and friendship kept him off; he did not know how to pass the barrier, and to lock material doors against him would have been to tempt him to force the house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
Once
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From this reading Once more, she saw him as some animal that might be soothed with petting, but, thwarted, would turn fierce and do as he would with her.
out
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From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
pass
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From this reading Her dignity and friendship kept him off; he did not know how to pass the barrier, and to lock material doors against him would have been to tempt him to force the house.
petting
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From this reading Once more, she saw him as some animal that might be soothed with petting, but, thwarted, would turn fierce and do as he would with her.
safety
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From this reading She knew that in this matter cowardice was safety, but as the days crept forward, she wondered how long the weapon would serve her.
saw
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From this reading Once more, she saw him as some animal that might be soothed with petting, but, thwarted, would turn fierce and do as he would with her.
scenes
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From this reading The days of that week were marked by little changes for the better in Mildred Caniper's condition, by little scenes with George.
serve
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From this reading She knew that in this matter cowardice was safety, but as the days crept forward, she wondered how long the weapon would serve her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
some
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From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
soothed
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From this reading Once more, she saw him as some animal that might be soothed with petting, but, thwarted, would turn fierce and do as he would with her.
tempt
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From this reading Her dignity and friendship kept him off; he did not know how to pass the barrier, and to lock material doors against him would have been to tempt him to force the house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The days of that week were marked by little changes for the better in Mildred Caniper's condition, by little scenes with George.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The days of that week were marked by little changes for the better in Mildred Caniper's condition, by little scenes with George.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She knew that in this matter cowardice was safety, but as the days crept forward, she wondered how long the weapon would serve her.
thwarted
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From this reading Once more, she saw him as some animal that might be soothed with petting, but, thwarted, would turn fierce and do as he would with her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
tryst
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From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
turn
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From this reading Once more, she saw him as some animal that might be soothed with petting, but, thwarted, would turn fierce and do as he would with her.
unworthy
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From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
wait
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From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew that in this matter cowardice was safety, but as the days crept forward, she wondered how long the weapon would serve her.
weapon
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From this reading She knew that in this matter cowardice was safety, but as the days crept forward, she wondered how long the weapon would serve her.
week
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From this reading The days of that week were marked by little changes for the better in Mildred Caniper's condition, by little scenes with George.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The days of that week were marked by little changes for the better in Mildred Caniper's condition, by little scenes with George.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The days of that week were marked by little changes for the better in Mildred Caniper's condition, by little scenes with George.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Helen never went on to the moor without finding him in wait for her, and always she went as to some unworthy tryst, despising herself for the appeasement she meted out to him, daring to do nothing else.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew that in this matter cowardice was safety, but as the days crept forward, she wondered how long the weapon would serve her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Once more, she saw him as some animal that might be soothed with petting, but, thwarted, would turn fierce and do as he would with her.
