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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 did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading If she bolted now, without ostensible cause, the mere fact would be terribly against her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
badly
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From this reading Her nerve was badly shaken, but this new turn of events gave her a sudden distaste for the half-formed plan.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
bearing
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From this reading She did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
blacker
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From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
bolted
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From this reading If she bolted now, without ostensible cause, the mere fact would be terribly against her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her nerve was badly shaken, but this new turn of events gave her a sudden distaste for the half-formed plan.
cause
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From this reading If she bolted now, without ostensible cause, the mere fact would be terribly against her.
charge
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From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
circumstance
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From this reading She did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
clever
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From this reading She did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
deeper
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From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
distaste
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From this reading Her nerve was badly shaken, but this new turn of events gave her a sudden distaste for the half-formed plan.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
events
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From this reading Her nerve was badly shaken, but this new turn of events gave her a sudden distaste for the half-formed plan.
faced
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From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
fact
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From this reading If she bolted now, without ostensible cause, the mere fact would be terribly against her.
felt
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From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
flight
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From this reading She did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
foresee
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From this reading She did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
gave
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From this reading Her nerve was badly shaken, but this new turn of events gave her a sudden distaste for the half-formed plan.
Girlie's
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From this reading Girlie’s heart sank.
go
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From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
grounds
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From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
half-formed
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From this reading Her nerve was badly shaken, but this new turn of events gave her a sudden distaste for the half-formed plan.
hard
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From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
heart
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From this reading Girlie’s heart sank.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she bolted now, without ostensible cause, the mere fact would be terribly against her.
imposture
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From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
likely
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From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
meet
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From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
mere
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From this reading If she bolted now, without ostensible cause, the mere fact would be terribly against her.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
nerve
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From this reading Her nerve was badly shaken, but this new turn of events gave her a sudden distaste for the half-formed plan.
new
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From this reading Her nerve was badly shaken, but this new turn of events gave her a sudden distaste for the half-formed plan.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
now
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From this reading If she bolted now, without ostensible cause, the mere fact would be terribly against her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her nerve was badly shaken, but this new turn of events gave her a sudden distaste for the half-formed plan.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
ostensible
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From this reading If she bolted now, without ostensible cause, the mere fact would be terribly against her.
plan
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From this reading Her nerve was badly shaken, but this new turn of events gave her a sudden distaste for the half-formed plan.
revealed
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From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
sank
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From this reading Girlie’s heart sank.
shaken
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From this reading Her nerve was badly shaken, but this new turn of events gave her a sudden distaste for the half-formed plan.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her nerve was badly shaken, but this new turn of events gave her a sudden distaste for the half-formed plan.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
suspicion
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From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
terribly
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From this reading If she bolted now, without ostensible cause, the mere fact would be terribly against her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her nerve was badly shaken, but this new turn of events gave her a sudden distaste for the half-formed plan.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
turn
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From this reading Her nerve was badly shaken, but this new turn of events gave her a sudden distaste for the half-formed plan.
unable
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From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
very
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From this reading She did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
wholly
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From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
wise
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From this reading She did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading If she bolted now, without ostensible cause, the mere fact would be terribly against her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She did not need to be very wise or very clever to foresee the bearing such a circumstance would have upon her flight.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Even as it was, when her imposture was revealed, she felt sure it would go hard with her; yet with these deeper grounds for even blacker suspicion, she was likely to be faced with a charge she was wholly unable to meet.
