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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 if she saw much more of him he would confide in her, and she shrank from receiving a confidence the ugliest fact of which she already knew.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt unable to meet Hugh again without an interval of breathing-time.
all
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From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew that if she saw much more of him he would confide in her, and she shrank from receiving a confidence the ugliest fact of which she already knew.
also
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From this reading Perhaps she involuntarily shrank also from fear lest he should lower himself in her eyes by only telling her half the truth.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She felt unable to meet Hugh again without an interval of breathing-time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
Bishop
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From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
breathing-time
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From this reading She felt unable to meet Hugh again without an interval of breathing-time.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Perhaps she involuntarily shrank also from fear lest he should lower himself in her eyes by only telling her half the truth.
confidante
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From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
confide
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From this reading She knew that if she saw much more of him he would confide in her, and she shrank from receiving a confidence the ugliest fact of which she already knew.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She knew that if she saw much more of him he would confide in her, and she shrank from receiving a confidence the ugliest fact of which she already knew.
de
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From this reading "Une grande passion malheureaux est un grand moyen de sagesse."
est
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From this reading "Une grande passion malheureaux est un grand moyen de sagesse."
eyes
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From this reading Perhaps she involuntarily shrank also from fear lest he should lower himself in her eyes by only telling her half the truth.
fact
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From this reading She knew that if she saw much more of him he would confide in her, and she shrank from receiving a confidence the ugliest fact of which she already knew.
fear
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From this reading Perhaps she involuntarily shrank also from fear lest he should lower himself in her eyes by only telling her half the truth.
felt
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From this reading She felt unable to meet Hugh again without an interval of breathing-time.
friend
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From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She knew that if she saw much more of him he would confide in her, and she shrank from receiving a confidence the ugliest fact of which she already knew.
grand
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From this reading "Une grande passion malheureaux est un grand moyen de sagesse."
grande
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From this reading "Une grande passion malheureaux est un grand moyen de sagesse."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps she involuntarily shrank also from fear lest he should lower himself in her eyes by only telling her half the truth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew that if she saw much more of him he would confide in her, and she shrank from receiving a confidence the ugliest fact of which she already knew.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She knew that if she saw much more of him he would confide in her, and she shrank from receiving a confidence the ugliest fact of which she already knew.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She knew that if she saw much more of him he would confide in her, and she shrank from receiving a confidence the ugliest fact of which she already knew.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Perhaps she involuntarily shrank also from fear lest he should lower himself in her eyes by only telling her half the truth.
Hugh
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From this reading She felt unable to meet Hugh again without an interval of breathing-time.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She knew that if she saw much more of him he would confide in her, and she shrank from receiving a confidence the ugliest fact of which she already knew.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She knew that if she saw much more of him he would confide in her, and she shrank from receiving a confidence the ugliest fact of which she already knew.
interval
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From this reading She felt unable to meet Hugh again without an interval of breathing-time.
involuntarily
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From this reading Perhaps she involuntarily shrank also from fear lest he should lower himself in her eyes by only telling her half the truth.
knew
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From this reading She knew that if she saw much more of him he would confide in her, and she shrank from receiving a confidence the ugliest fact of which she already knew.
Lady
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From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Perhaps she involuntarily shrank also from fear lest he should lower himself in her eyes by only telling her half the truth.
London
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From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
lower
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From this reading Perhaps she involuntarily shrank also from fear lest he should lower himself in her eyes by only telling her half the truth.
malheureaux
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From this reading "Une grande passion malheureaux est un grand moyen de sagesse."
meet
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From this reading She felt unable to meet Hugh again without an interval of breathing-time.
more
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From this reading She knew that if she saw much more of him he would confide in her, and she shrank from receiving a confidence the ugliest fact of which she already knew.
moyen
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From this reading "Une grande passion malheureaux est un grand moyen de sagesse."
much
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From this reading She knew that if she saw much more of him he would confide in her, and she shrank from receiving a confidence the ugliest fact of which she already knew.
Newhaven's
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From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
only
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From this reading Perhaps she involuntarily shrank also from fear lest he should lower himself in her eyes by only telling her half the truth.
passion
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From this reading "Une grande passion malheureaux est un grand moyen de sagesse."
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps she involuntarily shrank also from fear lest he should lower himself in her eyes by only telling her half the truth.
perplexed
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From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
precipitately
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From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
Rachel
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From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
receiving
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From this reading She knew that if she saw much more of him he would confide in her, and she shrank from receiving a confidence the ugliest fact of which she already knew.
refuge
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From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
sagesse
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From this reading "Une grande passion malheureaux est un grand moyen de sagesse."
saw
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From this reading She knew that if she saw much more of him he would confide in her, and she shrank from receiving a confidence the ugliest fact of which she already knew.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Perhaps she involuntarily shrank also from fear lest he should lower himself in her eyes by only telling her half the truth.
shrank
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From this reading She knew that if she saw much more of him he would confide in her, and she shrank from receiving a confidence the ugliest fact of which she already knew.
souls
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From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
Southminster
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From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
taken
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From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
telling
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From this reading Perhaps she involuntarily shrank also from fear lest he should lower himself in her eyes by only telling her half the truth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She felt unable to meet Hugh again without an interval of breathing-time.
truth
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From this reading Perhaps she involuntarily shrank also from fear lest he should lower himself in her eyes by only telling her half the truth.
ugliest
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From this reading She knew that if she saw much more of him he would confide in her, and she shrank from receiving a confidence the ugliest fact of which she already knew.
un
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From this reading "Une grande passion malheureaux est un grand moyen de sagesse."
unable
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From this reading She felt unable to meet Hugh again without an interval of breathing-time.
Une
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From this reading "Une grande passion malheureaux est un grand moyen de sagesse."
unwilling
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From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She knew that if she saw much more of him he would confide in her, and she shrank from receiving a confidence the ugliest fact of which she already knew.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rachel had left London precipitately after she had been the unwilling confidante of Lady Newhaven's secret, and had taken refuge with that friend of all perplexed souls, the Bishop of Southminster.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She felt unable to meet Hugh again without an interval of breathing-time.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She knew that if she saw much more of him he would confide in her, and she shrank from receiving a confidence the ugliest fact of which she already knew.
