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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 MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Several times I saw Lady Angela from my window on the sands below, threading her way across the marshes to the sea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once she passed my window very slowly, and with a quick backward glance as she turned to descend the cliff.
Angela
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From this reading Several times I saw Lady Angela from my window on the sands below, threading her way across the marshes to the sea.
any
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From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Once she passed my window very slowly, and with a quick backward glance as she turned to descend the cliff.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
backward
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From this reading Once she passed my window very slowly, and with a quick backward glance as she turned to descend the cliff.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Several times I saw Lady Angela from my window on the sands below, threading her way across the marshes to the sea.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I sat still with clenched teeth.
chances
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From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
clenched
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From this reading But I sat still with clenched teeth.
cliff
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From this reading Once she passed my window very slowly, and with a quick backward glance as she turned to descend the cliff.
common
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From this reading I had nailed down my resolutions, I had determined to hold fast to such threads of my common sense as remained.
days
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From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
descend
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From this reading Once she passed my window very slowly, and with a quick backward glance as she turned to descend the cliff.
desk
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From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading I had nailed down my resolutions, I had determined to hold fast to such threads of my common sense as remained.
down
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From this reading I had nailed down my resolutions, I had determined to hold fast to such threads of my common sense as remained.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
existed
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From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
fast
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From this reading I had nailed down my resolutions, I had determined to hold fast to such threads of my common sense as remained.
followed
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From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Several times I saw Lady Angela from my window on the sands below, threading her way across the marshes to the sea.
glance
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From this reading Once she passed my window very slowly, and with a quick backward glance as she turned to descend the cliff.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had nailed down my resolutions, I had determined to hold fast to such threads of my common sense as remained.
hard
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From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Several times I saw Lady Angela from my window on the sands below, threading her way across the marshes to the sea.
hold
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From this reading I had nailed down my resolutions, I had determined to hold fast to such threads of my common sense as remained.
hours
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From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
knew
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From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
Lady
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From this reading Several times I saw Lady Angela from my window on the sands below, threading her way across the marshes to the sea.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
marshes
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From this reading Several times I saw Lady Angela from my window on the sands below, threading her way across the marshes to the sea.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
meeting
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From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
MORE
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From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
nailed
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From this reading I had nailed down my resolutions, I had determined to hold fast to such threads of my common sense as remained.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Several times I saw Lady Angela from my window on the sands below, threading her way across the marshes to the sea.
Once
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From this reading Once she passed my window very slowly, and with a quick backward glance as she turned to descend the cliff.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once she passed my window very slowly, and with a quick backward glance as she turned to descend the cliff.
period
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From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
quick
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From this reading Once she passed my window very slowly, and with a quick backward glance as she turned to descend the cliff.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had nailed down my resolutions, I had determined to hold fast to such threads of my common sense as remained.
resolutions
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From this reading I had nailed down my resolutions, I had determined to hold fast to such threads of my common sense as remained.
sands
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From this reading Several times I saw Lady Angela from my window on the sands below, threading her way across the marshes to the sea.
sat
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From this reading But I sat still with clenched teeth.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
saw
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From this reading Several times I saw Lady Angela from my window on the sands below, threading her way across the marshes to the sea.
scarcely
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From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
sea
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From this reading Several times I saw Lady Angela from my window on the sands below, threading her way across the marshes to the sea.
sense
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From this reading I had nailed down my resolutions, I had determined to hold fast to such threads of my common sense as remained.
Several
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From this reading Several times I saw Lady Angela from my window on the sands below, threading her way across the marshes to the sea.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once she passed my window very slowly, and with a quick backward glance as she turned to descend the cliff.
slowly
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From this reading Once she passed my window very slowly, and with a quick backward glance as she turned to descend the cliff.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I sat still with clenched teeth.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
teeth
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From this reading But I sat still with clenched teeth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
There
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From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
threading
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From this reading Several times I saw Lady Angela from my window on the sands below, threading her way across the marshes to the sea.
threads
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From this reading I had nailed down my resolutions, I had determined to hold fast to such threads of my common sense as remained.
times
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From this reading Several times I saw Lady Angela from my window on the sands below, threading her way across the marshes to the sea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several times I saw Lady Angela from my window on the sands below, threading her way across the marshes to the sea.
TREACHERYnounUS /ˈtrɛtʃəri/
betrayal of trust
From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
turned
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From this reading Once she passed my window very slowly, and with a quick backward glance as she turned to descend the cliff.
unremitting
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From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
very
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From this reading Once she passed my window very slowly, and with a quick backward glance as she turned to descend the cliff.
way
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From this reading Several times I saw Lady Angela from my window on the sands below, threading her way across the marshes to the sea.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
window
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From this reading Several times I saw Lady Angela from my window on the sands below, threading her way across the marshes to the sea.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once she passed my window very slowly, and with a quick backward glance as she turned to descend the cliff.
work
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From this reading MORE TREACHERY There followed for me a period of unremitting hard work, days during which I never left my desk save at such hours when I knew that the chances of meeting any one scarcely existed.
