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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 Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THINGS happened as John and Lady Blount had planned them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THINGS happened as John and Lady Blount had planned them.
assertion
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From this reading The possibility of revolt, of assertion of her own individuality, was undreamed of in her narrow philosophy.
authorities
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From this reading World authorities, vague in their nature, but irresistibly compelling in their force, had governed her life from her earliest years.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
Blake
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From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
Blount
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From this reading THINGS happened as John and Lady Blount had planned them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading World authorities, vague in their nature, but irresistibly compelling in their force, had governed her life from her earliest years.
child
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From this reading Unity Blake, fatalistic child of circumstance, surrendered herself without coherent thought.
circumstance
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From this reading Unity Blake, fatalistic child of circumstance, surrendered herself without coherent thought.
coherent
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From this reading Unity Blake, fatalistic child of circumstance, surrendered herself without coherent thought.
compelling
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From this reading World authorities, vague in their nature, but irresistibly compelling in their force, had governed her life from her earliest years.
earliest
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From this reading World authorities, vague in their nature, but irresistibly compelling in their force, had governed her life from her earliest years.
fatalistic
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From this reading Unity Blake, fatalistic child of circumstance, surrendered herself without coherent thought.
force
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From this reading World authorities, vague in their nature, but irresistibly compelling in their force, had governed her life from her earliest years.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading World authorities, vague in their nature, but irresistibly compelling in their force, had governed her life from her earliest years.
governed
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From this reading World authorities, vague in their nature, but irresistibly compelling in their force, had governed her life from her earliest years.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THINGS happened as John and Lady Blount had planned them.
happened
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From this reading THINGS happened as John and Lady Blount had planned them.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading World authorities, vague in their nature, but irresistibly compelling in their force, had governed her life from her earliest years.
individuality
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From this reading The possibility of revolt, of assertion of her own individuality, was undreamed of in her narrow philosophy.
irresistibly
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From this reading World authorities, vague in their nature, but irresistibly compelling in their force, had governed her life from her earliest years.
John
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From this reading THINGS happened as John and Lady Blount had planned them.
Lady
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From this reading THINGS happened as John and Lady Blount had planned them.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading World authorities, vague in their nature, but irresistibly compelling in their force, had governed her life from her earliest years.
many
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From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
narrow
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From this reading The possibility of revolt, of assertion of her own individuality, was undreamed of in her narrow philosophy.
nature
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From this reading World authorities, vague in their nature, but irresistibly compelling in their force, had governed her life from her earliest years.
negotiations
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From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Unity Blake, fatalistic child of circumstance, surrendered herself without coherent thought.
own
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From this reading The possibility of revolt, of assertion of her own individuality, was undreamed of in her narrow philosophy.
pangs
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From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading The possibility of revolt, of assertion of her own individuality, was undreamed of in her narrow philosophy.
planned
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From this reading THINGS happened as John and Lady Blount had planned them.
possibility
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From this reading The possibility of revolt, of assertion of her own individuality, was undreamed of in her narrow philosophy.
regretful
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From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
revolt
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From this reading The possibility of revolt, of assertion of her own individuality, was undreamed of in her narrow philosophy.
satisfied
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From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
second
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From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
Sister
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From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
surrendered
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From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading World authorities, vague in their nature, but irresistibly compelling in their force, had governed her life from her earliest years.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THINGS happened as John and Lady Blount had planned them.
Theophila
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From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
THINGS
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From this reading THINGS happened as John and Lady Blount had planned them.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unity Blake, fatalistic child of circumstance, surrendered herself without coherent thought.
thrown
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From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
undertook
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From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
undreamed
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From this reading The possibility of revolt, of assertion of her own individuality, was undreamed of in her narrow philosophy.
Unity
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From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
vague
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From this reading World authorities, vague in their nature, but irresistibly compelling in their force, had governed her life from her earliest years.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
wolves
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From this reading Sister Theophila, having satisfied herself that Unity Blake was not a second time being thrown to the wolves--Lady Blount herself undertook the negotiations--surrendered her without many regretful pangs.
World
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From this reading World authorities, vague in their nature, but irresistibly compelling in their force, had governed her life from her earliest years.
years
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From this reading World authorities, vague in their nature, but irresistibly compelling in their force, had governed her life from her earliest years.
