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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 The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now her father had left England; the motive which prompted his departure she could surmise,--his mission was an enigma.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
awake
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From this reading The man whose face was ever before her, whose touch haunted her in dreams causing her to awake and cry in terror to the Virgin for protection.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The man whose face was ever before her, whose touch haunted her in dreams causing her to awake and cry in terror to the Virgin for protection.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
causing
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From this reading The man whose face was ever before her, whose touch haunted her in dreams causing her to awake and cry in terror to the Virgin for protection.
companion
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From this reading And who was his companion?
concerning
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
correct
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now her father had left England; the motive which prompted his departure she could surmise,--his mission was an enigma.
cry
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From this reading The man whose face was ever before her, whose touch haunted her in dreams causing her to awake and cry in terror to the Virgin for protection.
deduction
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
deemed
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
departure
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From this reading Now her father had left England; the motive which prompted his departure she could surmise,--his mission was an enigma.
dreams
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From this reading The man whose face was ever before her, whose touch haunted her in dreams causing her to awake and cry in terror to the Virgin for protection.
drunkenness
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
Elinor
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
England
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From this reading Now her father had left England; the motive which prompted his departure she could surmise,--his mission was an enigma.
enigma
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From this reading Now her father had left England; the motive which prompted his departure she could surmise,--his mission was an enigma.
ever
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From this reading The man whose face was ever before her, whose touch haunted her in dreams causing her to awake and cry in terror to the Virgin for protection.
face
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From this reading The man whose face was ever before her, whose touch haunted her in dreams causing her to awake and cry in terror to the Virgin for protection.
father
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From this reading Now her father had left England; the motive which prompted his departure she could surmise,--his mission was an enigma.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The man whose face was ever before her, whose touch haunted her in dreams causing her to awake and cry in terror to the Virgin for protection.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
giving
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
haunted
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From this reading The man whose face was ever before her, whose touch haunted her in dreams causing her to awake and cry in terror to the Virgin for protection.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
heaped
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
held
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
indignities
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
KILL
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From this reading "THOU SHALT NOT KILL."
left
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From this reading Now her father had left England; the motive which prompted his departure she could surmise,--his mission was an enigma.
lethargy
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
made
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
man
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From this reading The man whose face was ever before her, whose touch haunted her in dreams causing her to awake and cry in terror to the Virgin for protection.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
mission
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From this reading Now her father had left England; the motive which prompted his departure she could surmise,--his mission was an enigma.
motive
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From this reading Now her father had left England; the motive which prompted his departure she could surmise,--his mission was an enigma.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "THOU SHALT NOT KILL."
Now
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From this reading Now her father had left England; the motive which prompted his departure she could surmise,--his mission was an enigma.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
overheard
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
potent
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
power
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
prompted
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From this reading Now her father had left England; the motive which prompted his departure she could surmise,--his mission was an enigma.
protection
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From this reading The man whose face was ever before her, whose touch haunted her in dreams causing her to awake and cry in terror to the Virgin for protection.
reason
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
restrain
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
SHALTmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading "THOU SHALT NOT KILL."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
species
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
surmise
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From this reading Now her father had left England; the motive which prompted his departure she could surmise,--his mission was an enigma.
terror
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From this reading The man whose face was ever before her, whose touch haunted her in dreams causing her to awake and cry in terror to the Virgin for protection.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
THOUpronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "THOU SHALT NOT KILL."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
touch
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From this reading The man whose face was ever before her, whose touch haunted her in dreams causing her to awake and cry in terror to the Virgin for protection.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
uttering
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
Virgin
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From this reading The man whose face was ever before her, whose touch haunted her in dreams causing her to awake and cry in terror to the Virgin for protection.
voice
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now her father had left England; the motive which prompted his departure she could surmise,--his mission was an enigma.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And who was his companion?
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The man whose face was ever before her, whose touch haunted her in dreams causing her to awake and cry in terror to the Virgin for protection.
Winter
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From this reading The deduction made by Winter concerning the silence of Elinor had been correct; but the power he had deemed potent to restrain her from uttering what she had overheard, and from giving voice to the indignities he in his drunkenness had heaped upon her, was not alone the reason of her silence; the mind was held in a species of lethargy.
