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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 A prude would have paltered with the proposal--a coquette would have declined it--a timid girl have shrunk back.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "_She will regard you as her tamer; and ever after submit to your will, if you but exhibit the sign that first deprived her of her liberty_."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
aristocratic
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
back
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From this reading A prude would have paltered with the proposal--a coquette would have declined it--a timid girl have shrunk back.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "_She will regard you as her tamer; and ever after submit to your will, if you but exhibit the sign that first deprived her of her liberty_."
caballeriza
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
captive
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
Casa
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
circle
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
coquette
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From this reading A prude would have paltered with the proposal--a coquette would have declined it--a timid girl have shrunk back.
Corvo
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
declined
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From this reading A prude would have paltered with the proposal--a coquette would have declined it--a timid girl have shrunk back.
del
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
deprived
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From this reading "_She will regard you as her tamer; and ever after submit to your will, if you but exhibit the sign that first deprived her of her liberty_."
descendant
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From this reading Not so Louise Poindexter--a descendant of one of the _filles-a-la-casette_.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As she did so, the mustanger's words were ringing in her ears, and echoing through her heart with a strange foreboding weird signification.
ears
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From this reading As she did so, the mustanger's words were ringing in her ears, and echoing through her heart with a strange foreboding weird signification.
echoing
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From this reading As she did so, the mustanger's words were ringing in her ears, and echoing through her heart with a strange foreboding weird signification.
ever
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From this reading "_She will regard you as her tamer; and ever after submit to your will, if you but exhibit the sign that first deprived her of her liberty_."
exhibit
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From this reading "_She will regard you as her tamer; and ever after submit to your will, if you but exhibit the sign that first deprived her of her liberty_."
fear
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
filles-a-la-casette
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From this reading Not so Louise Poindexter--a descendant of one of the _filles-a-la-casette_.
first
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From this reading "_She will regard you as her tamer; and ever after submit to your will, if you but exhibit the sign that first deprived her of her liberty_."
foreboding
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From this reading As she did so, the mustanger's words were ringing in her ears, and echoing through her heart with a strange foreboding weird signification.
forth
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
girl
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From this reading A prude would have paltered with the proposal--a coquette would have declined it--a timid girl have shrunk back.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A prude would have paltered with the proposal--a coquette would have declined it--a timid girl have shrunk back.
heart
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From this reading As she did so, the mustanger's words were ringing in her ears, and echoing through her heart with a strange foreboding weird signification.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she did so, the mustanger's words were ringing in her ears, and echoing through her heart with a strange foreboding weird signification.
hesitation
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
hold
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
horsehair
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "_She will regard you as her tamer; and ever after submit to your will, if you but exhibit the sign that first deprived her of her liberty_."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As she did so, the mustanger's words were ringing in her ears, and echoing through her heart with a strange foreboding weird signification.
instructed
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A prude would have paltered with the proposal--a coquette would have declined it--a timid girl have shrunk back.
led
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading "_She will regard you as her tamer; and ever after submit to your will, if you but exhibit the sign that first deprived her of her liberty_."
Louise
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From this reading Not so Louise Poindexter--a descendant of one of the _filles-a-la-casette_.
moment's
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
mustang
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
mustanger's
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From this reading As she did so, the mustanger's words were ringing in her ears, and echoing through her heart with a strange foreboding weird signification.
neck
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not so Louise Poindexter--a descendant of one of the _filles-a-la-casette_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not so Louise Poindexter--a descendant of one of the _filles-a-la-casette_.
off
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not so Louise Poindexter--a descendant of one of the _filles-a-la-casette_.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
paltered
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From this reading A prude would have paltered with the proposal--a coquette would have declined it--a timid girl have shrunk back.
Poindexter
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From this reading Not so Louise Poindexter--a descendant of one of the _filles-a-la-casette_.
proposal
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From this reading A prude would have paltered with the proposal--a coquette would have declined it--a timid girl have shrunk back.
prude
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From this reading A prude would have paltered with the proposal--a coquette would have declined it--a timid girl have shrunk back.
prudery
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
regard
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From this reading "_She will regard you as her tamer; and ever after submit to your will, if you but exhibit the sign that first deprived her of her liberty_."
ringing
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From this reading As she did so, the mustanger's words were ringing in her ears, and echoing through her heart with a strange foreboding weird signification.
rope
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
show
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
shrunk
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From this reading A prude would have paltered with the proposal--a coquette would have declined it--a timid girl have shrunk back.
sign
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From this reading "_She will regard you as her tamer; and ever after submit to your will, if you but exhibit the sign that first deprived her of her liberty_."
signification
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From this reading As she did so, the mustanger's words were ringing in her ears, and echoing through her heart with a strange foreboding weird signification.
slightest
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not so Louise Poindexter--a descendant of one of the _filles-a-la-casette_.
stepped
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
strange
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From this reading As she did so, the mustanger's words were ringing in her ears, and echoing through her heart with a strange foreboding weird signification.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading "_She will regard you as her tamer; and ever after submit to your will, if you but exhibit the sign that first deprived her of her liberty_."
tamed
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
tamer
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From this reading "_She will regard you as her tamer; and ever after submit to your will, if you but exhibit the sign that first deprived her of her liberty_."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_She will regard you as her tamer; and ever after submit to your will, if you but exhibit the sign that first deprived her of her liberty_."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A prude would have paltered with the proposal--a coquette would have declined it--a timid girl have shrunk back.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading As she did so, the mustanger's words were ringing in her ears, and echoing through her heart with a strange foreboding weird signification.
timid
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From this reading A prude would have paltered with the proposal--a coquette would have declined it--a timid girl have shrunk back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_She will regard you as her tamer; and ever after submit to your will, if you but exhibit the sign that first deprived her of her liberty_."
took
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
weird
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From this reading As she did so, the mustanger's words were ringing in her ears, and echoing through her heart with a strange foreboding weird signification.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As she did so, the mustanger's words were ringing in her ears, and echoing through her heart with a strange foreboding weird signification.
whisked
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From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "_She will regard you as her tamer; and ever after submit to your will, if you but exhibit the sign that first deprived her of her liberty_."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A prude would have paltered with the proposal--a coquette would have declined it--a timid girl have shrunk back.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without a moment's hesitation--without the slightest show of prudery or fear--she stepped forth from the aristocratic circle; as instructed, took hold of the horsehair rope; whisked it across the neck of the tamed mustang; and led the captive off towards the _caballeriza_ of Casa del Corvo.
words
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From this reading As she did so, the mustanger's words were ringing in her ears, and echoing through her heart with a strange foreboding weird signification.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A prude would have paltered with the proposal--a coquette would have declined it--a timid girl have shrunk back.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_She will regard you as her tamer; and ever after submit to your will, if you but exhibit the sign that first deprived her of her liberty_."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_She will regard you as her tamer; and ever after submit to your will, if you but exhibit the sign that first deprived her of her liberty_."
