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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 Frances Ewing was a shady name thereafter, to those "in the know".
affair
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From this reading Of course, she "got over" that grievous affair, which, for a time, broke whatever heart she had to break.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
barbarous
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From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
beauty
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From this reading Her freedom and her money, her youth and her beauty, were still hers, and she made the most of them; and that most was a great deal.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
break
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From this reading Of course, she "got over" that grievous affair, which, for a time, broke whatever heart she had to break.
broke
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From this reading Of course, she "got over" that grievous affair, which, for a time, broke whatever heart she had to break.
candour
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From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
cosmopolitan
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From this reading In her cosmopolitan sets she was a popular and distinguished figure.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, she "got over" that grievous affair, which, for a time, broke whatever heart she had to break.
deal
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From this reading Her freedom and her money, her youth and her beauty, were still hers, and she made the most of them; and that most was a great deal.
difference
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From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
distinguished
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From this reading In her cosmopolitan sets she was a popular and distinguished figure.
essential
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From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
Ewing
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From this reading Frances Ewing was a shady name thereafter, to those "in the know".
figure
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From this reading In her cosmopolitan sets she was a popular and distinguished figure.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of course, she "got over" that grievous affair, which, for a time, broke whatever heart she had to break.
Frances
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From this reading Frances Ewing was a shady name thereafter, to those "in the know".
freedom
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From this reading Her freedom and her money, her youth and her beauty, were still hers, and she made the most of them; and that most was a great deal.
got
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From this reading Of course, she "got over" that grievous affair, which, for a time, broke whatever heart she had to break.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her freedom and her money, her youth and her beauty, were still hers, and she made the most of them; and that most was a great deal.
grievousadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvəs/
very serious and causing great pain or suffering
From this reading Of course, she "got over" that grievous affair, which, for a time, broke whatever heart she had to break.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course, she "got over" that grievous affair, which, for a time, broke whatever heart she had to break.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
heart
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From this reading Of course, she "got over" that grievous affair, which, for a time, broke whatever heart she had to break.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Her freedom and her money, her youth and her beauty, were still hers, and she made the most of them; and that most was a great deal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frances Ewing was a shady name thereafter, to those "in the know".
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frances Ewing was a shady name thereafter, to those "in the know".
lose
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From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
lost
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From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
loved
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From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
made
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From this reading Her freedom and her money, her youth and her beauty, were still hers, and she made the most of them; and that most was a great deal.
man
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From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
mistress
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From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
money
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From this reading Her freedom and her money, her youth and her beauty, were still hers, and she made the most of them; and that most was a great deal.
most
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From this reading Her freedom and her money, her youth and her beauty, were still hers, and she made the most of them; and that most was a great deal.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frances Ewing was a shady name thereafter, to those "in the know".
notwithstanding
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From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Of course, she "got over" that grievous affair, which, for a time, broke whatever heart she had to break.
own
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From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
Pennycuick
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From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
popular
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From this reading In her cosmopolitan sets she was a popular and distinguished figure.
pride
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From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
respect
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From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
self-respect
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From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
sets
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From this reading In her cosmopolitan sets she was a popular and distinguished figure.
shady
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From this reading Frances Ewing was a shady name thereafter, to those "in the know".
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
showed
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From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her freedom and her money, her youth and her beauty, were still hers, and she made the most of them; and that most was a great deal.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
sustaining
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From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course, she "got over" that grievous affair, which, for a time, broke whatever heart she had to break.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Frances Ewing was a shady name thereafter, to those "in the know".
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her freedom and her money, her youth and her beauty, were still hers, and she made the most of them; and that most was a great deal.
thereafter
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From this reading Frances Ewing was a shady name thereafter, to those "in the know".
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Frances Ewing was a shady name thereafter, to those "in the know".
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, she "got over" that grievous affair, which, for a time, broke whatever heart she had to break.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frances Ewing was a shady name thereafter, to those "in the know".
uncompromising
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From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frances Ewing was a shady name thereafter, to those "in the know".
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her freedom and her money, her youth and her beauty, were still hers, and she made the most of them; and that most was a great deal.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Of course, she "got over" that grievous affair, which, for a time, broke whatever heart she had to break.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Of course, she "got over" that grievous affair, which, for a time, broke whatever heart she had to break.
wife
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From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pennycuick blood and pride notwithstanding, she seemed to lose her own sustaining self-respect when she lost the respect of the man she loved--when he showed her with such barbarous and uncompromising candour the essential difference between a mistress and a wife.
youth
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From this reading Her freedom and her money, her youth and her beauty, were still hers, and she made the most of them; and that most was a great deal.
