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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 She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
advances
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From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
Afterwards
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From this reading Afterwards, she suffered from a black anger that she must serve the man she did not love, a dull despair from the knowledge that, while both lived, the tie would hold.
always
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From this reading That Zebedee would always have the best of her had been her boast, but for a time, there was nothing he could have.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
anger
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From this reading Afterwards, she suffered from a black anger that she must serve the man she did not love, a dull despair from the knowledge that, while both lived, the tie would hold.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had another reason for her wish.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That Zebedee would always have the best of her had been her boast, but for a time, there was nothing he could have.
best
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From this reading That Zebedee would always have the best of her had been her boast, but for a time, there was nothing he could have.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
black
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From this reading Afterwards, she suffered from a black anger that she must serve the man she did not love, a dull despair from the knowledge that, while both lived, the tie would hold.
boast
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From this reading That Zebedee would always have the best of her had been her boast, but for a time, there was nothing he could have.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Afterwards, she suffered from a black anger that she must serve the man she did not love, a dull despair from the knowledge that, while both lived, the tie would hold.
bound
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From this reading Her mind tried, and failed, to make nothing of it; by nature she was bound to him who took most from her, and when George had played the husband, he left her destitute.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her mind tried, and failed, to make nothing of it; by nature she was bound to him who took most from her, and when George had played the husband, he left her destitute.
came
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From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That Zebedee would always have the best of her had been her boast, but for a time, there was nothing he could have.
delayed
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From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
despair
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From this reading Afterwards, she suffered from a black anger that she must serve the man she did not love, a dull despair from the knowledge that, while both lived, the tie would hold.
destitute
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From this reading Her mind tried, and failed, to make nothing of it; by nature she was bound to him who took most from her, and when George had played the husband, he left her destitute.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Afterwards, she suffered from a black anger that she must serve the man she did not love, a dull despair from the knowledge that, while both lived, the tie would hold.
dull
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From this reading Afterwards, she suffered from a black anger that she must serve the man she did not love, a dull despair from the knowledge that, while both lived, the tie would hold.
failed
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From this reading Her mind tried, and failed, to make nothing of it; by nature she was bound to him who took most from her, and when George had played the husband, he left her destitute.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
few
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From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
fight
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From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had another reason for her wish.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Afterwards, she suffered from a black anger that she must serve the man she did not love, a dull despair from the knowledge that, while both lived, the tie would hold.
George
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From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had another reason for her wish.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That Zebedee would always have the best of her had been her boast, but for a time, there was nothing he could have.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her mind tried, and failed, to make nothing of it; by nature she was bound to him who took most from her, and when George had played the husband, he left her destitute.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had another reason for her wish.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her mind tried, and failed, to make nothing of it; by nature she was bound to him who took most from her, and when George had played the husband, he left her destitute.
hold
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From this reading Afterwards, she suffered from a black anger that she must serve the man she did not love, a dull despair from the knowledge that, while both lived, the tie would hold.
husband
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From this reading Her mind tried, and failed, to make nothing of it; by nature she was bound to him who took most from her, and when George had played the husband, he left her destitute.
inevitable
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From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
knew
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From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
knowledge
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From this reading Afterwards, she suffered from a black anger that she must serve the man she did not love, a dull despair from the knowledge that, while both lived, the tie would hold.
later
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From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind tried, and failed, to make nothing of it; by nature she was bound to him who took most from her, and when George had played the husband, he left her destitute.
lived
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From this reading Afterwards, she suffered from a black anger that she must serve the man she did not love, a dull despair from the knowledge that, while both lived, the tie would hold.
longer
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From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
love
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From this reading Afterwards, she suffered from a black anger that she must serve the man she did not love, a dull despair from the knowledge that, while both lived, the tie would hold.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind tried, and failed, to make nothing of it; by nature she was bound to him who took most from her, and when George had played the husband, he left her destitute.
man
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From this reading Afterwards, she suffered from a black anger that she must serve the man she did not love, a dull despair from the knowledge that, while both lived, the tie would hold.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind tried, and failed, to make nothing of it; by nature she was bound to him who took most from her, and when George had played the husband, he left her destitute.
most
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From this reading Her mind tried, and failed, to make nothing of it; by nature she was bound to him who took most from her, and when George had played the husband, he left her destitute.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Afterwards, she suffered from a black anger that she must serve the man she did not love, a dull despair from the knowledge that, while both lived, the tie would hold.
nature
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From this reading Her mind tried, and failed, to make nothing of it; by nature she was bound to him who took most from her, and when George had played the husband, he left her destitute.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
night
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From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Afterwards, she suffered from a black anger that she must serve the man she did not love, a dull despair from the knowledge that, while both lived, the tie would hold.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Her mind tried, and failed, to make nothing of it; by nature she was bound to him who took most from her, and when George had played the husband, he left her destitute.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her mind tried, and failed, to make nothing of it; by nature she was bound to him who took most from her, and when George had played the husband, he left her destitute.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
outwit
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From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
played
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From this reading Her mind tried, and failed, to make nothing of it; by nature she was bound to him who took most from her, and when George had played the husband, he left her destitute.
reason
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From this reading She had another reason for her wish.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
retreats
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From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
Rupert
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From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
scheme
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From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
serve
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From this reading Afterwards, she suffered from a black anger that she must serve the man she did not love, a dull despair from the knowledge that, while both lived, the tie would hold.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had another reason for her wish.
suffered
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From this reading Afterwards, she suffered from a black anger that she must serve the man she did not love, a dull despair from the knowledge that, while both lived, the tie would hold.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
there
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From this reading That Zebedee would always have the best of her had been her boast, but for a time, there was nothing he could have.
tie
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From this reading Afterwards, she suffered from a black anger that she must serve the man she did not love, a dull despair from the knowledge that, while both lived, the tie would hold.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That Zebedee would always have the best of her had been her boast, but for a time, there was nothing he could have.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind tried, and failed, to make nothing of it; by nature she was bound to him who took most from her, and when George had played the husband, he left her destitute.
tried
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From this reading Her mind tried, and failed, to make nothing of it; by nature she was bound to him who took most from her, and when George had played the husband, he left her destitute.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
weeks
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From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Afterwards, she suffered from a black anger that she must serve the man she did not love, a dull despair from the knowledge that, while both lived, the tie would hold.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Her mind tried, and failed, to make nothing of it; by nature she was bound to him who took most from her, and when George had played the husband, he left her destitute.
wish
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From this reading She had another reason for her wish.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She knew that Rupert had but delayed what was inevitable, and when it came one night, a few weeks later, she had no feeling beyond relief that the fight was over, that she need no longer scheme to outwit George with her advances and retreats.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Afterwards, she suffered from a black anger that she must serve the man she did not love, a dull despair from the knowledge that, while both lived, the tie would hold.
Zebedee
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From this reading That Zebedee would always have the best of her had been her boast, but for a time, there was nothing he could have.
