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additional
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From this reading The length of time which he had unwisely allowed to elapse now created an additional difficulty.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The days slipped one after another away, and he had still said nothing to her of Damaris.
allowed
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From this reading The length of time which he had unwisely allowed to elapse now created an additional difficulty.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seldom saw her alone; when he did so, no opening had presented itself which seemed to him propitious.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The length of time which he had unwisely allowed to elapse now created an additional difficulty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The days slipped one after another away, and he had still said nothing to her of Damaris.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The days slipped one after another away, and he had still said nothing to her of Damaris.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading He had made no intentional concealment; anyone of the household knew that the girl had been there in the summer and throughout her illness.
ask
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From this reading She might, if he told her now, naturally ask why he had been silent so long.
away
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From this reading The days slipped one after another away, and he had still said nothing to her of Damaris.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She might, if he told her now, naturally ask why he had been silent so long.
concealment
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From this reading He had made no intentional concealment; anyone of the household knew that the girl had been there in the summer and throughout her illness.
created
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From this reading The length of time which he had unwisely allowed to elapse now created an additional difficulty.
Damaris
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From this reading The days slipped one after another away, and he had still said nothing to her of Damaris.
days
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From this reading The days slipped one after another away, and he had still said nothing to her of Damaris.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He seldom saw her alone; when he did so, no opening had presented itself which seemed to him propitious.
difficulty
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From this reading The length of time which he had unwisely allowed to elapse now created an additional difficulty.
elapse
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From this reading The length of time which he had unwisely allowed to elapse now created an additional difficulty.
girl
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From this reading He had made no intentional concealment; anyone of the household knew that the girl had been there in the summer and throughout her illness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The days slipped one after another away, and he had still said nothing to her of Damaris.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The days slipped one after another away, and he had still said nothing to her of Damaris.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The days slipped one after another away, and he had still said nothing to her of Damaris.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He seldom saw her alone; when he did so, no opening had presented itself which seemed to him propitious.
household
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From this reading He had made no intentional concealment; anyone of the household knew that the girl had been there in the summer and throughout her illness.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She might, if he told her now, naturally ask why he had been silent so long.
illness
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From this reading He had made no intentional concealment; anyone of the household knew that the girl had been there in the summer and throughout her illness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had made no intentional concealment; anyone of the household knew that the girl had been there in the summer and throughout her illness.
intentional
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From this reading He had made no intentional concealment; anyone of the household knew that the girl had been there in the summer and throughout her illness.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He seldom saw her alone; when he did so, no opening had presented itself which seemed to him propitious.
knew
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From this reading He had made no intentional concealment; anyone of the household knew that the girl had been there in the summer and throughout her illness.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading The length of time which he had unwisely allowed to elapse now created an additional difficulty.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She might, if he told her now, naturally ask why he had been silent so long.
made
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From this reading He had made no intentional concealment; anyone of the household knew that the girl had been there in the summer and throughout her illness.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might, if he told her now, naturally ask why he had been silent so long.
naturally
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From this reading She might, if he told her now, naturally ask why he had been silent so long.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He seldom saw her alone; when he did so, no opening had presented itself which seemed to him propitious.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The days slipped one after another away, and he had still said nothing to her of Damaris.
now
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From this reading The length of time which he had unwisely allowed to elapse now created an additional difficulty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The days slipped one after another away, and he had still said nothing to her of Damaris.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The days slipped one after another away, and he had still said nothing to her of Damaris.
opening
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From this reading He seldom saw her alone; when he did so, no opening had presented itself which seemed to him propitious.
presented
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From this reading He seldom saw her alone; when he did so, no opening had presented itself which seemed to him propitious.
propitious
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From this reading He seldom saw her alone; when he did so, no opening had presented itself which seemed to him propitious.
said
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From this reading The days slipped one after another away, and he had still said nothing to her of Damaris.
saw
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From this reading He seldom saw her alone; when he did so, no opening had presented itself which seemed to him propitious.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seldom saw her alone; when he did so, no opening had presented itself which seemed to him propitious.
seldom
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From this reading He seldom saw her alone; when he did so, no opening had presented itself which seemed to him propitious.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She might, if he told her now, naturally ask why he had been silent so long.
silent
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From this reading She might, if he told her now, naturally ask why he had been silent so long.
slipped
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From this reading The days slipped one after another away, and he had still said nothing to her of Damaris.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He seldom saw her alone; when he did so, no opening had presented itself which seemed to him propitious.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days slipped one after another away, and he had still said nothing to her of Damaris.
summer
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From this reading He had made no intentional concealment; anyone of the household knew that the girl had been there in the summer and throughout her illness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had made no intentional concealment; anyone of the household knew that the girl had been there in the summer and throughout her illness.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The days slipped one after another away, and he had still said nothing to her of Damaris.
there
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From this reading He had made no intentional concealment; anyone of the household knew that the girl had been there in the summer and throughout her illness.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading He had made no intentional concealment; anyone of the household knew that the girl had been there in the summer and throughout her illness.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The length of time which he had unwisely allowed to elapse now created an additional difficulty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The days slipped one after another away, and he had still said nothing to her of Damaris.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She might, if he told her now, naturally ask why he had been silent so long.
unwisely
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From this reading The length of time which he had unwisely allowed to elapse now created an additional difficulty.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He seldom saw her alone; when he did so, no opening had presented itself which seemed to him propitious.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He seldom saw her alone; when he did so, no opening had presented itself which seemed to him propitious.
why
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From this reading She might, if he told her now, naturally ask why he had been silent so long.
