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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 There were moments when she was frankly glad at the prospect of a companionship which had been hers since her earliest childhood.
adherence
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From this reading Then, besides, whatever Aunt Mercy's outlook, whatever the unwholesomeness of the profession she followed with fanatical adherence, she was used to her, used to her strangenesses, her dark moments.
affection
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
any
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
apparent
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were moments when she was frankly glad at the prospect of a companionship which had been hers since her earliest childhood.
attitude
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
Aunt
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From this reading Then, besides, whatever Aunt Mercy's outlook, whatever the unwholesomeness of the profession she followed with fanatical adherence, she was used to her, used to her strangenesses, her dark moments.
aunt's
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From this reading THE WEB OF FATE Joan had looked forward to her aunt's coming with very mixed feelings.
avoidance
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There were moments when she was frankly glad at the prospect of a companionship which had been hers since her earliest childhood.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Then, besides, whatever Aunt Mercy's outlook, whatever the unwholesomeness of the profession she followed with fanatical adherence, she was used to her, used to her strangenesses, her dark moments.
bestowed
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From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
care
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From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
certainly
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
childhood
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From this reading There were moments when she was frankly glad at the prospect of a companionship which had been hers since her earliest childhood.
coming
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From this reading THE WEB OF FATE Joan had looked forward to her aunt's coming with very mixed feelings.
companionship
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From this reading There were moments when she was frankly glad at the prospect of a companionship which had been hers since her earliest childhood.
counted
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From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
dark
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From this reading Then, besides, whatever Aunt Mercy's outlook, whatever the unwholesomeness of the profession she followed with fanatical adherence, she was used to her, used to her strangenesses, her dark moments.
days
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
display
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
duty
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From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
earliest
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From this reading There were moments when she was frankly glad at the prospect of a companionship which had been hers since her earliest childhood.
early
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From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
elder
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
Ellis
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
fanatical
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From this reading Then, besides, whatever Aunt Mercy's outlook, whatever the unwholesomeness of the profession she followed with fanatical adherence, she was used to her, used to her strangenesses, her dark moments.
FATE
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From this reading THE WEB OF FATE Joan had looked forward to her aunt's coming with very mixed feelings.
feeling
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
feelings
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From this reading THE WEB OF FATE Joan had looked forward to her aunt's coming with very mixed feelings.
few
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
flight
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
followed
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From this reading Then, besides, whatever Aunt Mercy's outlook, whatever the unwholesomeness of the profession she followed with fanatical adherence, she was used to her, used to her strangenesses, her dark moments.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
forward
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From this reading THE WEB OF FATE Joan had looked forward to her aunt's coming with very mixed feelings.
frankly
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From this reading There were moments when she was frankly glad at the prospect of a companionship which had been hers since her earliest childhood.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
glad
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From this reading There were moments when she was frankly glad at the prospect of a companionship which had been hers since her earliest childhood.
gratitude
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From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WEB OF FATE Joan had looked forward to her aunt's coming with very mixed feelings.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WEB OF FATE Joan had looked forward to her aunt's coming with very mixed feelings.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading There were moments when she was frankly glad at the prospect of a companionship which had been hers since her earliest childhood.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
immediately
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
Joan
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From this reading THE WEB OF FATE Joan had looked forward to her aunt's coming with very mixed feelings.
last
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
looked
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From this reading THE WEB OF FATE Joan had looked forward to her aunt's coming with very mixed feelings.
malice
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From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
Mercy's
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From this reading Then, besides, whatever Aunt Mercy's outlook, whatever the unwholesomeness of the profession she followed with fanatical adherence, she was used to her, used to her strangenesses, her dark moments.
mixed
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From this reading THE WEB OF FATE Joan had looked forward to her aunt's coming with very mixed feelings.
moments
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From this reading There were moments when she was frankly glad at the prospect of a companionship which had been hers since her earliest childhood.
much
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From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
nature
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From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
never
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WEB OF FATE Joan had looked forward to her aunt's coming with very mixed feelings.
old
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From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
other
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
outlook
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From this reading Then, besides, whatever Aunt Mercy's outlook, whatever the unwholesomeness of the profession she followed with fanatical adherence, she was used to her, used to her strangenesses, her dark moments.
own
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
particularly
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
preceding
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
profession
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From this reading Then, besides, whatever Aunt Mercy's outlook, whatever the unwholesomeness of the profession she followed with fanatical adherence, she was used to her, used to her strangenesses, her dark moments.
prospect
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From this reading There were moments when she was frankly glad at the prospect of a companionship which had been hers since her earliest childhood.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were moments when she was frankly glad at the prospect of a companionship which had been hers since her earliest childhood.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There were moments when she was frankly glad at the prospect of a companionship which had been hers since her earliest childhood.
St
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
strange
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From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
strangenesses
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From this reading Then, besides, whatever Aunt Mercy's outlook, whatever the unwholesomeness of the profession she followed with fanatical adherence, she was used to her, used to her strangenesses, her dark moments.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WEB OF FATE Joan had looked forward to her aunt's coming with very mixed feelings.
Then
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From this reading Then, besides, whatever Aunt Mercy's outlook, whatever the unwholesomeness of the profession she followed with fanatical adherence, she was used to her, used to her strangenesses, her dark moments.
There
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From this reading There were moments when she was frankly glad at the prospect of a companionship which had been hers since her earliest childhood.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WEB OF FATE Joan had looked forward to her aunt's coming with very mixed feelings.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
understanding
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From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
undoubted
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From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
uniform
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
unwholesomeness
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From this reading Then, besides, whatever Aunt Mercy's outlook, whatever the unwholesomeness of the profession she followed with fanatical adherence, she was used to her, used to her strangenesses, her dark moments.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
used
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From this reading Then, besides, whatever Aunt Mercy's outlook, whatever the unwholesomeness of the profession she followed with fanatical adherence, she was used to her, used to her strangenesses, her dark moments.
very
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From this reading THE WEB OF FATE Joan had looked forward to her aunt's coming with very mixed feelings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were moments when she was frankly glad at the prospect of a companionship which had been hers since her earliest childhood.
WEB
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From this reading THE WEB OF FATE Joan had looked forward to her aunt's coming with very mixed feelings.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were moments when she was frankly glad at the prospect of a companionship which had been hers since her earliest childhood.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Then, besides, whatever Aunt Mercy's outlook, whatever the unwholesomeness of the profession she followed with fanatical adherence, she was used to her, used to her strangenesses, her dark moments.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There were moments when she was frankly glad at the prospect of a companionship which had been hers since her earliest childhood.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were moments when she was frankly glad at the prospect of a companionship which had been hers since her earliest childhood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WEB OF FATE Joan had looked forward to her aunt's coming with very mixed feelings.
woman
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From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
woman's
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From this reading If affection had never been particularly apparent in the elder woman's attitude toward her, there had certainly been a uniform avoidance of the display of any other feeling until those last few days immediately preceding her own flight from St. Ellis.
years
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From this reading Her nature had no malice in it, and the undoubted care, which, in her early years, the strange old woman had bestowed upon her counted for much in her understanding of duty and gratitude.
