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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 had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
all
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brave as she was, and brave by intellect, the Princess, when first she was alone, clung to the table for support.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Brave as she was, and brave by intellect, the Princess, when first she was alone, clung to the table for support.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Brave as she was, and brave by intellect, the Princess, when first she was alone, clung to the table for support.
believed
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From this reading Light and darkness succeeded each other in her brain; now she believed, and now she could not.
blindly
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From this reading She turned, blindly groping for the note.
brain
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From this reading Light and darkness succeeded each other in her brain; now she believed, and now she could not.
Brave
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From this reading Brave as she was, and brave by intellect, the Princess, when first she was alone, clung to the table for support.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Brave as she was, and brave by intellect, the Princess, when first she was alone, clung to the table for support.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brave as she was, and brave by intellect, the Princess, when first she was alone, clung to the table for support.
commonplace
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
completely
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
corners
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From this reading The four corners of her universe had fallen.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Light and darkness succeeded each other in her brain; now she believed, and now she could not.
darkness
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From this reading Light and darkness succeeded each other in her brain; now she believed, and now she could not.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
devoid
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Light and darkness succeeded each other in her brain; now she believed, and now she could not.
ends
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
fallen
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From this reading The four corners of her universe had fallen.
false
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
find
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
finding
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brave as she was, and brave by intellect, the Princess, when first she was alone, clung to the table for support.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Brave as she was, and brave by intellect, the Princess, when first she was alone, clung to the table for support.
four
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From this reading The four corners of her universe had fallen.
friendship
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
giddy
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
Gondremark
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
groping
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From this reading She turned, blindly groping for the note.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The four corners of her universe had fallen.
held
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The four corners of her universe had fallen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
honoured
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Light and darkness succeeded each other in her brain; now she believed, and now she could not.
intellect
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From this reading Brave as she was, and brave by intellect, the Princess, when first she was alone, clung to the table for support.
intriguer
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
Light
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From this reading Light and darkness succeeded each other in her brain; now she believed, and now she could not.
liked
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
mere
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Light and darkness succeeded each other in her brain; now she believed, and now she could not.
note
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From this reading She turned, blindly groping for the note.
now
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From this reading Light and darkness succeeded each other in her brain; now she believed, and now she could not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The four corners of her universe had fallen.
other
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From this reading Light and darkness succeeded each other in her brain; now she believed, and now she could not.
own
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
possible
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Brave as she was, and brave by intellect, the Princess, when first she was alone, clung to the table for support.
public
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Brave as she was, and brave by intellect, the Princess, when first she was alone, clung to the table for support.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
succeeded
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From this reading Light and darkness succeeded each other in her brain; now she believed, and now she could not.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading Brave as she was, and brave by intellect, the Princess, when first she was alone, clung to the table for support.
table
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From this reading Brave as she was, and brave by intellect, the Princess, when first she was alone, clung to the table for support.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Brave as she was, and brave by intellect, the Princess, when first she was alone, clung to the table for support.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brave as she was, and brave by intellect, the Princess, when first she was alone, clung to the table for support.
trusted
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
turned
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From this reading She turned, blindly groping for the note.
universe
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From this reading The four corners of her universe had fallen.
using
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
virtues
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Brave as she was, and brave by intellect, the Princess, when first she was alone, clung to the table for support.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Brave as she was, and brave by intellect, the Princess, when first she was alone, clung to the table for support.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
wide
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From this reading She had never liked nor trusted Gondremark completely; she had still held it possible to find him false to friendship; but from that to finding him devoid of all those public virtues for which she had honoured him, a mere commonplace intriguer, using her for his own ends, the step was wide and the descent giddy.
