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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 In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
address
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From this reading A woman's solitudes may not be stormed; with address she can escape private encounters.
afraid
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From this reading In sore fear of Harry because sore afraid of herself, she gave him no opportunity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Isobel had fled within her feminine barricades--the barricades which women are so clever at constructing and at persuading the conventions of life to help them to defend.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Isobel had fled within her feminine barricades--the barricades which women are so clever at constructing and at persuading the conventions of life to help them to defend.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
atmosphere
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From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
barricades
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From this reading Isobel had fled within her feminine barricades--the barricades which women are so clever at constructing and at persuading the conventions of life to help them to defend.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A woman's solitudes may not be stormed; with address she can escape private encounters.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading In sore fear of Harry because sore afraid of herself, she gave him no opportunity.
break
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From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
came
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From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A woman's solitudes may not be stormed; with address she can escape private encounters.
clever
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From this reading Isobel had fled within her feminine barricades--the barricades which women are so clever at constructing and at persuading the conventions of life to help them to defend.
clouds
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From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
constructing
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From this reading Isobel had fled within her feminine barricades--the barricades which women are so clever at constructing and at persuading the conventions of life to help them to defend.
conventions
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From this reading Isobel had fled within her feminine barricades--the barricades which women are so clever at constructing and at persuading the conventions of life to help them to defend.
defend
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From this reading Isobel had fled within her feminine barricades--the barricades which women are so clever at constructing and at persuading the conventions of life to help them to defend.
encounters
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From this reading A woman's solitudes may not be stormed; with address she can escape private encounters.
escape
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From this reading A woman's solitudes may not be stormed; with address she can escape private encounters.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
fear
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From this reading In sore fear of Harry because sore afraid of herself, she gave him no opportunity.
feminine
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From this reading Isobel had fled within her feminine barricades--the barricades which women are so clever at constructing and at persuading the conventions of life to help them to defend.
fled
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From this reading Isobel had fled within her feminine barricades--the barricades which women are so clever at constructing and at persuading the conventions of life to help them to defend.
gave
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From this reading In sore fear of Harry because sore afraid of herself, she gave him no opportunity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Isobel had fled within her feminine barricades--the barricades which women are so clever at constructing and at persuading the conventions of life to help them to defend.
Harry
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From this reading In sore fear of Harry because sore afraid of herself, she gave him no opportunity.
heavy
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From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isobel had fled within her feminine barricades--the barricades which women are so clever at constructing and at persuading the conventions of life to help them to defend.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Isobel had fled within her feminine barricades--the barricades which women are so clever at constructing and at persuading the conventions of life to help them to defend.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In sore fear of Harry because sore afraid of herself, she gave him no opportunity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In sore fear of Harry because sore afraid of herself, she gave him no opportunity.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
Isobel
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From this reading Isobel had fled within her feminine barricades--the barricades which women are so clever at constructing and at persuading the conventions of life to help them to defend.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isobel had fled within her feminine barricades--the barricades which women are so clever at constructing and at persuading the conventions of life to help them to defend.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A woman's solitudes may not be stormed; with address she can escape private encounters.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In sore fear of Harry because sore afraid of herself, she gave him no opportunity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A woman's solitudes may not be stormed; with address she can escape private encounters.
Nutley
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From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Isobel had fled within her feminine barricades--the barricades which women are so clever at constructing and at persuading the conventions of life to help them to defend.
opportunity
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From this reading In sore fear of Harry because sore afraid of herself, she gave him no opportunity.
persuading
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From this reading Isobel had fled within her feminine barricades--the barricades which women are so clever at constructing and at persuading the conventions of life to help them to defend.
private
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From this reading A woman's solitudes may not be stormed; with address she can escape private encounters.
REFORMATIONnounUS /ˌref.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/
The action or process of reforming an institution, practice, or individual's character.
From this reading REFORMATION.
scatter
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From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A woman's solitudes may not be stormed; with address she can escape private encounters.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Isobel had fled within her feminine barricades--the barricades which women are so clever at constructing and at persuading the conventions of life to help them to defend.
solitudes
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From this reading A woman's solitudes may not be stormed; with address she can escape private encounters.
soon
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From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
sore
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From this reading In sore fear of Harry because sore afraid of herself, she gave him no opportunity.
storm
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From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
stormed
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From this reading A woman's solitudes may not be stormed; with address she can escape private encounters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
threatening
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From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
truth
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From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
very
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From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Isobel had fled within her feminine barricades--the barricades which women are so clever at constructing and at persuading the conventions of life to help them to defend.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In very truth the atmosphere at Nutley was heavy with threatening clouds; unless a fair wind came to scatter them, the storm must soon break.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Isobel had fled within her feminine barricades--the barricades which women are so clever at constructing and at persuading the conventions of life to help them to defend.
woman's
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From this reading A woman's solitudes may not be stormed; with address she can escape private encounters.
women
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From this reading Isobel had fled within her feminine barricades--the barricades which women are so clever at constructing and at persuading the conventions of life to help them to defend.
