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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 But Frida was, and remained, a stranger in the strange house, however hard and determined the struggle to appear at ease, and to show her gratitude for the protection afforded her.
afforded
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From this reading But Frida was, and remained, a stranger in the strange house, however hard and determined the struggle to appear at ease, and to show her gratitude for the protection afforded her.
all
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From this reading She remained silent and self-contained, and all the kindness with which Jessie received her did not succeed in thawing her shy reserve.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gustave's scheme, which was imagined and carried out with equal skill, had now been realized.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
appear
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From this reading But Frida was, and remained, a stranger in the strange house, however hard and determined the struggle to appear at ease, and to show her gratitude for the protection afforded her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But Frida was, and remained, a stranger in the strange house, however hard and determined the struggle to appear at ease, and to show her gratitude for the protection afforded her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Gustave's scheme, which was imagined and carried out with equal skill, had now been realized.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
carried
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From this reading Gustave's scheme, which was imagined and carried out with equal skill, had now been realized.
contrast
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From this reading Perhaps the unaccustomed splendour of her surroundings oppressed her, for unquestionably they stood out in sharpest contrast to her former life.
day
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From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading But Frida was, and remained, a stranger in the strange house, however hard and determined the struggle to appear at ease, and to show her gratitude for the protection afforded her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She remained silent and self-contained, and all the kindness with which Jessie received her did not succeed in thawing her shy reserve.
ease
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From this reading But Frida was, and remained, a stranger in the strange house, however hard and determined the struggle to appear at ease, and to show her gratitude for the protection afforded her.
easily
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From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
entrance
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From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
equal
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From this reading Gustave's scheme, which was imagined and carried out with equal skill, had now been realized.
faintest
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From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
family
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From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Frida was, and remained, a stranger in the strange house, however hard and determined the struggle to appear at ease, and to show her gratitude for the protection afforded her.
former
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From this reading Perhaps the unaccustomed splendour of her surroundings oppressed her, for unquestionably they stood out in sharpest contrast to her former life.
Frida
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From this reading But Frida was, and remained, a stranger in the strange house, however hard and determined the struggle to appear at ease, and to show her gratitude for the protection afforded her.
gratitude
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From this reading But Frida was, and remained, a stranger in the strange house, however hard and determined the struggle to appear at ease, and to show her gratitude for the protection afforded her.
Gustave's
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From this reading Gustave's scheme, which was imagined and carried out with equal skill, had now been realized.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gustave's scheme, which was imagined and carried out with equal skill, had now been realized.
hard
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From this reading But Frida was, and remained, a stranger in the strange house, however hard and determined the struggle to appear at ease, and to show her gratitude for the protection afforded her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Frida was, and remained, a stranger in the strange house, however hard and determined the struggle to appear at ease, and to show her gratitude for the protection afforded her.
house
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From this reading But Frida was, and remained, a stranger in the strange house, however hard and determined the struggle to appear at ease, and to show her gratitude for the protection afforded her.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading But Frida was, and remained, a stranger in the strange house, however hard and determined the struggle to appear at ease, and to show her gratitude for the protection afforded her.
imagined
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From this reading Gustave's scheme, which was imagined and carried out with equal skill, had now been realized.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Frida was, and remained, a stranger in the strange house, however hard and determined the struggle to appear at ease, and to show her gratitude for the protection afforded her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
Jessie
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From this reading She remained silent and self-contained, and all the kindness with which Jessie received her did not succeed in thawing her shy reserve.
kindness
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From this reading She remained silent and self-contained, and all the kindness with which Jessie received her did not succeed in thawing her shy reserve.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps the unaccustomed splendour of her surroundings oppressed her, for unquestionably they stood out in sharpest contrast to her former life.
managed
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From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
naturally
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From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
now
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From this reading Gustave's scheme, which was imagined and carried out with equal skill, had now been realized.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
oppressed
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From this reading Perhaps the unaccustomed splendour of her surroundings oppressed her, for unquestionably they stood out in sharpest contrast to her former life.
out
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From this reading Gustave's scheme, which was imagined and carried out with equal skill, had now been realized.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps the unaccustomed splendour of her surroundings oppressed her, for unquestionably they stood out in sharpest contrast to her former life.
place
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From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
protection
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From this reading But Frida was, and remained, a stranger in the strange house, however hard and determined the struggle to appear at ease, and to show her gratitude for the protection afforded her.
realized
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From this reading Gustave's scheme, which was imagined and carried out with equal skill, had now been realized.
received
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From this reading She remained silent and self-contained, and all the kindness with which Jessie received her did not succeed in thawing her shy reserve.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But Frida was, and remained, a stranger in the strange house, however hard and determined the struggle to appear at ease, and to show her gratitude for the protection afforded her.
reserve
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From this reading She remained silent and self-contained, and all the kindness with which Jessie received her did not succeed in thawing her shy reserve.
Sandow
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From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
scheme
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From this reading Gustave's scheme, which was imagined and carried out with equal skill, had now been realized.
self-contained
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From this reading She remained silent and self-contained, and all the kindness with which Jessie received her did not succeed in thawing her shy reserve.
sharpest
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From this reading Perhaps the unaccustomed splendour of her surroundings oppressed her, for unquestionably they stood out in sharpest contrast to her former life.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She remained silent and self-contained, and all the kindness with which Jessie received her did not succeed in thawing her shy reserve.
show
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From this reading But Frida was, and remained, a stranger in the strange house, however hard and determined the struggle to appear at ease, and to show her gratitude for the protection afforded her.
shy
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From this reading She remained silent and self-contained, and all the kindness with which Jessie received her did not succeed in thawing her shy reserve.
silent
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From this reading She remained silent and self-contained, and all the kindness with which Jessie received her did not succeed in thawing her shy reserve.
skill
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From this reading Gustave's scheme, which was imagined and carried out with equal skill, had now been realized.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading Perhaps the unaccustomed splendour of her surroundings oppressed her, for unquestionably they stood out in sharpest contrast to her former life.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps the unaccustomed splendour of her surroundings oppressed her, for unquestionably they stood out in sharpest contrast to her former life.
strange
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From this reading But Frida was, and remained, a stranger in the strange house, however hard and determined the struggle to appear at ease, and to show her gratitude for the protection afforded her.
stranger
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From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
struggle
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From this reading But Frida was, and remained, a stranger in the strange house, however hard and determined the struggle to appear at ease, and to show her gratitude for the protection afforded her.
succeed
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From this reading She remained silent and self-contained, and all the kindness with which Jessie received her did not succeed in thawing her shy reserve.
surroundings
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From this reading Perhaps the unaccustomed splendour of her surroundings oppressed her, for unquestionably they stood out in sharpest contrast to her former life.
suspicion
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From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
thawing
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From this reading She remained silent and self-contained, and all the kindness with which Jessie received her did not succeed in thawing her shy reserve.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps the unaccustomed splendour of her surroundings oppressed her, for unquestionably they stood out in sharpest contrast to her former life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Frida was, and remained, a stranger in the strange house, however hard and determined the struggle to appear at ease, and to show her gratitude for the protection afforded her.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
unaccustomed
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From this reading Perhaps the unaccustomed splendour of her surroundings oppressed her, for unquestionably they stood out in sharpest contrast to her former life.
unquestionably
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From this reading Perhaps the unaccustomed splendour of her surroundings oppressed her, for unquestionably they stood out in sharpest contrast to her former life.
unusual
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From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gustave's scheme, which was imagined and carried out with equal skill, had now been realized.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Gustave's scheme, which was imagined and carried out with equal skill, had now been realized.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gustave's scheme, which was imagined and carried out with equal skill, had now been realized.
young
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From this reading The entrance of the young stranger into the family took place the next day, but so easily and naturally was it managed, that Sandow had not the faintest suspicion of anything unusual.
